Life Writing after Empire vs Postcolonial theory and autobiography: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography as a literary form, Biography & Memoir
Life Writing after Empire
A watershed moment of the twentieth century, the end of empire saw upheavals to global power structures and national identities. However, decolonisation profoundly affected individual subjectivities too. Life Writing…
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Postcolonial theory and autobiography
Cultural theory has often been criticized for covert Eurocentric and universalist tendencies. Its concepts and ideas are implicitly applicable to everyone, ironing over any individuality or cultural difference.…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| Life Writing after Empire | Postcolonial theory and autobiography | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Life Writing after Empire | Postcolonial theory and autobiography | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 1 |
| Editions | 6 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 90 |
| Want to read | — | 11 |
| Pages | 156 | 200 |