Introduction

Postcolonial Perspectives is an interdisciplinary postgraduate reading group at the University of York that seeks to explore both old and new ways of thinking about the postcolonial. The reading group will meet every three weeks to read and discuss critical theory, historical texts, and cultural products. Though the reading will reflect the members' specific research interests and concerns, we intend to use these contexts as case studies from which to approach the larger issues at stake in the theorization of postcoloniality in various disciplines. This promises to be an exciting addition to postgraduate life at York, and is a great opportunity to broaden your understanding of a key critical field in the academy and beyond.