Being in love never felt this wild.

[jhameia]

I am reading Leela Gandhi's critical introduction to Postcolonial Theory and I am nodding my head so fucking much, I realized all my yapping about race theory in my statement of interest is completely bunk, and what I really want to do is *ahem* explore the potential of the steampunk literary genre and roleplaying subculture in the practical application of postcolonial theory. In particular, using the de-centering theory of Derrida and the exploration of power dynamics as expounded by Foucalt, I want to answer Spivak's question: "Can the subaltern speak?" My answer is yes, and my quest is to find out how, and I have a very strong feeling that steampunk is a key.

Names I must look up: Homi Bhabha, Albert Memmi, Ashis Nandy. (At this point, I think I am much more comfortable reading PoC analysis, although I can't escape the greats like Derrida, Lyotard and Foucalt.)

Comments

[guitarpulsation.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm Foucault. :)
Memmi is awesome. Also, maybe look up Fanon?

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

Fanon and Gandhi would be useful (particularly since they're often compared to each other).

I'm more of a Derrida fan myself, though XD

[dmp.livejournal.com]

Then you'd probably have to interview more people than me to get a thesis going. ^-~

But yay to finding your academic goal! Am still mucking about for mine.

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

I'd probably have to do a lot more reading than I currently am, too! Gah! Too little time in life!

Yay! I hope you find yours soon!

[divabat.livejournal.com]

...@_@

What does all that mean in English?