Postcolonial Interruptions, Unauthorised Modernities
Postcolonial Interruptions, Unauthorised Modernities by Iain Chambers, published by Bloomsbury Academic in March 2017, is a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary cultural and political understandings from a southern perspective. This 144-page work delves into the historical formation and political configurations of multiple modernities, primarily situated in the Mediterranean context, while addressing broader implications that extend beyond local and national boundaries.
Readers will find that the book draws on interdisciplinary insights from cultural and postcolonial studies, presenting a redefined concept of heritage that challenges the dominant narratives of the Anglo-American world. It examines the roles of migrants and the ‘other’ as disruptive forces in shaping the notion of the West, encouraging a reevaluation of the geo-political economies of knowledge and power. This accessible text is relevant for those interested in the dynamics of colonialism, post-colonialism, and the evolving discourse surrounding modernity.
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Postcolonial Interruptions, Unauthorised Modernities is a ground-breaking work that revaluates the cultural and political understandings of the world today from the perspective of the south. Largely located in the Mediterranean, and in understandings of a ‘southern question’ that extends beyond local and national confines, the arguments and perspectives proposed seek to explore the historical formation and political configurations of a multiple modernity.
Drawing upon the interdisciplinary lines of thought developed within cultural and postcolonial studies, the work develops a concept of heritage beyond the concerns and obsessions of the Anglo-American world. It offers a counter-hegemony construction of the figure of the migrant and ‘other’ as a disruptive force in the construction of the idea of the West. It proposes a rethinking of the geo-political economies of knowledge and power, lived and viewed from elsewhere. This accessibility written book should be of interest to anyone interested in the construction of modernity and the future of postcolonial studies.
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