Post Colonial Literature

In what fact imperialism is different from colonialism

• Military rule

• Domination

• Control

• Settlement

"the attempt to govern the indigenous people" is the definition of colonialism by

• Peter Childs

• Elleke Boehmer

• Patrick Williams

• Homi Bhabha

When did the third period of decolonisation occur?

• Late 18 th century

• End of 19 th century

• After second world war

• After first world war

Pick the odd one out-

What are the reasons for decolonisation?

• Nationalist movements

• Economic power of Britain declined

• Gandhi's Satyagraha

• Empire became expensive to administer

The literature of which countries are not included in the Commonwealth Literature

• Ireland

• Australia

• Caribbean

• Russia

Pick the correct order of the evolution of Commonwealth

• Colonial conferences- Commonwealth conferences- Imperial conferences

• Imperial conferences- colonial conferences- commonwealth conferences

• Colonial conferences-Imperial Conferences- Commonwealth conferences-

Even after independence the term " commonwealth " in commonwealth literature carries the previous connotation of belonging to British, why?

• Because it is written in English

• English themes are used

• Addressed to English audience

• Western educated writers

What is the main important function of commonwealth literature

• To develop sense of national and cultural identity

• To develop self consciousness and confidence

• To expose the atrocities of the colonisers

• To demand equal status

Why Mc Leod criticised commonwealth literature as the subset of canonical English Literature?

• They focuses on national themes

• They focused on local specifics

• They focused on universal themes

• They focused on readership

Liberal Humanist supported texts that focussed on

• Provincial contexts

• National contexts

• Local and regional

• Universality and timelessness