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English and Literature: ENG 4320: Postcolonial Literature

HPU English and Literature Library Guide

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Helpful suggestions: Search these databases to find scholarly articles on postcolonial theory. For example, search "postcolonial theory" with the quotes included. If you are retrieving too many results, it is often helpful to narrow down your search by including a specific author or work using AND, e.g. postcolonial theory AND Conrad. If you do not see the PDF for an article, the blue buttons that say "HPU Libraries Full Text" will attempt to take you to the full article in another database if available.

Library Catalog Search Terms

Search HPU Discovery using the following suggested subject terms to find books, e-books, and articles in our collection.

On the left side, you can narrow to specific format- book, e-book, articles.

Off campus users may be asked for Blackboard login.

Postcolonialism
Postcolonialism in literature
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
Colonies in literature
Imperialism in literature

Recommended Books and E-Books

The Cambridge history of postcolonial literature. Volume 1 [electronic resource] / edited by Ato Quayson

 

The Cambridge History of Postcolonial Literature. Volume 1          
Ato Quayson, Editor
Cambridge University Press, 2012

Cambridge Core

The Cambridge History of Postcolonial Literature. Volume 2         
Ato Quayson, Editor
Cambridge University Press, 2012

Cambridge Core


Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Theory: A Reader.
Williams, Patrick, and Laura Chrisman, Eds.
Columbia University Press, 1994


Understanding Postcolonialism
Jane. Hiddleston
Acumen, 2009


Postcolonialism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Pramod K. Nayar
Continuum, 2010


Browsing the Libraries' Shelves

At Meader Library, downtown campus, the literature collections are on the 5th Floor.

Atherton Library is on the 3rd Floor of the Cooke Academic Center.

In both locations, language and literature begins with the call number P.  Below are the sub-classifications, as determined by the Library of Congress Classification System: (to view the complete listings, please click here [PDF])

 

PA 3000 - 3049 Classical Literature
PA 3050 - 4505 Greek Literature
PA 5000 - 5660 Byzantine And Modern Greek Literature
PA 6000 - 6971 Roman Literature
PA 8001 - 8595 Medieval And Modern Latin Literature
PB 1001 - 3029 Celtic Languages And Literature
PG 2900 - 3698 Russian Literature
PJ 7501 - 8517 Arabic Literature
Pl 700 - 889 Japanese Literature
Pl 950 - 998 Korean Literature
Pl 2250 - 3208 Chinese Literature
Pl 3512 - Malaysian Literature
Pl 3515 - Singapore Literature
Pl 3781 - 3801 Himalayan Languages
Pl 8000 - 8844 African Languages And Literature
PN 1 - 6790 Literature (General)
PQ 1 - 3999 French Literature
PQ 4001 - 5999 Italian Literature
PQ 6001 - 8929 Spanish Literature
PQ 9000 - 9999 Portuguese Literature
PR 1 - 9680 English Literature
PS 1 - 3576 American Literature
PT 1 - 4897 German Literature
PT 5001 - 5980 Dutch Literature
PT 6000 - 6467.36 Flemish Literature
PT 6500 - 6593.36 Afrikaans Literature
PT 7001 - 7099 Scandinavian Literature
PT 7101 - 7338 Old Norse Literature: Old Icelandic And Old Norwegian
PT 7351 - 7550 Modern Icelandic Literature
PT 7581 - 7599 Faroese Literature
PT 7601 - 8260 Danish literature.
PT 8301 - 9155 Norwegian literature -- 19th century.
PT 9201 - 9999 Swedish literature.

Ebrary E-Books