Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 07:26:54 -0500 (EST)
From: "cyberdiva (aka Radhika Gajjala)" <radhik-AT-bgnet.bgsu.edu>
Subject: Re: Multiculturalism/Postcolonial


Kevin - 

> both terms common. My take is that multiculturalism/multicultural literature
> presumes a less political, more "celebratory" approach that postcolonial
> literature (and theory) which will be more decidedly political in situating
> itself in relationship to (neo)colonialism.
> 

this to me is the maindifference - at least in academic-speak - but I
think both terms can be contested in various ways and it can be argued
that both have been/ are being de-politicized and used in tokenizing and
appropriating ...

but what else is knew?

r

> Any thoughtts?
> 
> Kevin Hickey
> 

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Radhika Gajjala

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