Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Preliminary Questions
Postcolonialism (postcolonial studies, postcolonial theory, postcoloniality)
Questions you might ask yourself and issues to consider in beginning to formulate the topic of your study.
Definitions of the postcolonial; what is postcolonialism?
When is the postcolonial?
How might one define or characterize periods/phases of the postcolonial condition? What about of postcolonial studies?
What are some schools of postcolonial thinking and what are their concerns? Why are they worthwhile?
What types of questions does postcolonial studies ask?
What types of questions are you interested in asking
What are some limitations, biases of, or problems with postcolonialism?
What are some challenges to postcolonial studies?
What are some challenges for postcolonial studies?
What works/texts/kinds of texts would benefit from a postcolonial reading or approach? How so?
What are some popular or typical postcolonial works?
What are some surprising or underinvestigated postcolonial works?
Who uses or practices postcolonialism?
How is postcolonialism used and to what end?
Individual thinkers and the development of their ideas
Regional postcolonialisms
The postcolonial author and critic discord
General
What types of questions are you interested in asking about a text or about literature?
Links
Research
English Literature: A Select Bibliography of Reference Sources
Standard Bibliographies of English Literature and Scholarship
Worksheet for Choosing a Research Paper Topic and Developing a Thesis Statement (pdf file)
Last updated June 6, 2011