Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues demonstrates the continuing validity of the colonial paradigm as it maps the geographical, political, and imaginative space of 'India/Indies' from the seventeenth century to the present. Breaking new ground in postcolonial studies, Jyotsna Singh highlights the interconnections among early modern colonial encounters, later manifestations in the Raj and their lingering influence in the postcolonial Indian nationalist state.
Singh challenges the assumption of eye-witness accounts and unmeditated experiences implcit in colonial representational...

This is an entry into current debates within English, Shakespearean and post-colonial studies. Using Shakespeare as a case in point, Singh shows how the study of English literature was implicated in the ideology of the empires in colonies such as India. In the modern post-independence era, she argues, such literary studies continue to promote western and neo-colonial culture among the English-speaking elite classes. Combining in-depth research with theory, this volume generates debates about the link between culture and politics.