THE CRISIS OF IDENTITY IN POSTCOLONIAL NOVEL
Saman Abdulqadir Hussein
saman.dizayi@cihanuniversity.edu.iq
Abstract- The issue of identity has always brought out conflicting views in post-colonial works. Today’s world where large scale immigration is the norm, nations are a picture of multiculturalism and countries are composed of citizens with different nationalities the issue of identity becomes even more relevant. the term identity encompasses many different intellectual issues which have been analyzed under different schools of thought and in context of different theories.This seminar analyzing identity crisis in postcolonial novel specifically limited to writers from former British colonies who are Sam Selvon and V.S. Naipaul, throughout postcolonial theory particularly that of Franz fanon, Edward Said and their ideas about identity and its crisis respectively.
Keywords- post colonialism, Identity, Postcolonial Novel
Date: 30/11/2017
Place: Translation Department, Hall No. 103