Research Article

The intersections of postcolonialism, postsecularism, and literary studies: Potentials, limitations, bibliographies

Published: 2022-10-2

Journal: Sikh Formations

DOI: 10.1080/17448727.2022.2156193

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article presents some features, potentials, limitations, and bibliographies of the intersection of postcolonialism, postsecularism, and literary studies. It examines literatures, cultures, religions, indigenous beliefs and practices, and political imaginaries from Africa, Europe, and South Asia. The religions discussed include Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The article shows how the institutional and discursive emergence of postcolonial postsecularism, including its intersection with literary studies, can draw lessons from similarly contestatory fields of study, such as postcolonial theory, postcolonial feminism, and intersectional feminism. The article includes bibliographies of literary works that address secularism and postsecularism, including their intersection with postcoloniality. KEYWORDS: Postcolonial postsecularism, intersectional feminism, literary studies, Europe, Africa, South Asia Acknowledgements The author thanks Rajeswari Sunder Rajan and Roseann Runte for their feedback on drafts of this article; and Alex Prosi and Mohammed Mansoor Ilahi for their editorial support. Disclosure statement No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Faculty Members

  • Manav Ratti - Department of English, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA

Themes

  • Cultural Studies
  • Literary Studies
  • Postcolonialism
  • Postsecularism
  • Intersectionality
  • Political Imaginaries
  • Religious Studies
  • Indigenous Beliefs and Practices

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