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Lazarus, Neil (2013) Epilogue : the pterodactyl of history? Textual Practice, Volume 27 (Number 3). pp. 523-536. doi:10.1080/0950236X.2013.784031 ISSN 0950-236X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2013.784031
Abstract
I begin this commentary by considering Walter Benjamin's idea of history alongside that of Mahasweta Devi, in her long story, Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay, and Pirtha'. The goal is to bring various ideas of temporality and historical periodisation into relief, ranging from the narrowly conjunctural, to capitalism' and modernity', and on to the notion of universal history'. I then attempt to periodise postcolonial studies as a form of third worldism', and conclude by examining some of the claims being advanced today that enjoin us to think about post-Soviet' in relation to postcolonial' studies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > English and Comparative Literary Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Textual Practice | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge Journals | ||||
ISSN: | 0950-236X | ||||
Official Date: | 1 May 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 27 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 523-536 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/0950236X.2013.784031 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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