Orientalism
Looking at the wider analysis of postcolonial literature, through the window of orientalism.
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The Beat of the Drum
enOctober 28, 2011
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About this Episode
Postcolonialism isn't just based on skin colour or ethnicity - The Beat of the Drum tells about this process within an Irish context.
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