The Stockton Postcolonial Studies Project

The Stockton Postcolonial Studies Project is an ongoing digital research project that explores different theoretical arenas within postcolonial studies. “Postcolonial Studies” encapsulates a series of theories and methodologies that have impacted disciplines as diverse as history, literature, anthropology, sociology and political economics. Its roots stem from an intellectual imperative to radically reinterpret the histories, cultures and representation of formerly colonized peoples, a call pioneered in the 1980s by critics such as Edward Said, V.Y. Mudimbe, and members of the Subaltern Studies group.

The Project is an effort to document recent trends in the history of postcolonial studies across a variety of fields and disciplines, and is indexed in the Modern Language Association‘s database of scholarly websites. You can follow our discussion of current projects on Twitter through our Twitter account @RSCpostcolonial, and by using the hashtag #stocktonpostcolonial.