Reading and Teaching the Postcolonial: From Baldwin to Basquiat and Beyond

by Greg Dimitriadis and Cameron McCarthy

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In addition to providing an accessible introduction to postcolonial theory, the authors explore the enormous potential which postcolonial art offers educators - a wealth of material to draw upon for any rethinking of the school curriculum. Some of the artists discussed in this groundbreaking volume include: African-American critic and writer James Baldwin; Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James; Novelist Wilson Harris of Guyana; African-American novelist and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison; The painter Arnaldo Roche-Rabell of Puerto Rico; The Australian artist Gordon Bennett; The Haitian-Puerto Rican-American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; Plus a look at popular "world musics" from around the globe.
  • ISBN10 080777443X
  • ISBN13 9780807774434
  • Publish Date 29 May 2015 (first published 30 September 2001)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Teachers College Press
  • Format eBook
  • Language English