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Joseph Conrad and Postcoloniality - Part 1: Conrad and Chinua Achebe
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Professor Peter McDonald talks to Great Writers Inspire about the Post/Colonial aspects of Joseph Conrad's writing. In this first part, Peter takes Chinua Achebe's 1975 critique of Conrad as a starting point. Achebe deemed Conrad a 'bloody racist', and McDonald considers how Conrad's relationship to language and narrative complicates this. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
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University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Peter McDonald
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Joseph Conrad and Postcoloniality - Part 2: Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim
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Professor Peter McDonald talks to Great Writers Inspire about the Post/Colonial aspects of Joseph Conrad's writing. In this second part, Peter closely analyses the narrative functions in Heart and Darkness and Lord Jim in order to consider what can be gained in reading these texts within the framework of post/colonial criticism. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
Provider Set:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Peter McDonald
Date Added:
08/28/2012