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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 16:34:04 -0500 (EST)
From: 00acking-AT-bsuvc.bsu.edu
Subject: Re: your mail


I can not give sources but in the early 1980s postcolonial was used
to avoid writing post-independence as that was not intended in the
contrast to colonial literature. But it rapidly took on a non-Commonwealth
literature significance allowing, say, American along with New Zealand
literature. I use the two nations as I think the first time I saw
postcolonial in a course description (in contrast to in passing in an
article) was at Auckland University in a course which included Melville
along with Pacific literatures. As the Auckland English department was
often influenced by by the USA they might already have been following a
fashion. My impression is that Australian universities and other New
Zealand universities  were still using
Commonwealth or New Literatures.  Bruce King

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On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Malini Johar Schueller wrote:

> Does anyone know if the term "postcolonial" or "post-colonial" was used
> before Simon During used it in his essay, "Postmodernism or
> Postcolonialism" in 'Landfall' in 1985? Any information about this would be
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance and happy holidays.
> 
> Malini Johar Schueller
> Malini Johar Schueller
> Professor
> Department of English
> University of Florida
> Gainesville, FL 32611-7310
> 
> 
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