About the Centre for Postcolonial Studies

The Centre for Postcolonial Studies is dedicated to researching colonialism, past and present, and on the continuing legacies of the colonial era.

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One of our central aims is to expand postcolonial studies beyond its original home in literary studies and to engage with current political, cultural and artistic questions.

The Centre seeks to provide a forum for those engaged in pushing postcolonialism into new domains to meet, discuss, and to explore and disseminate ideas, through seminars, colloquia, film screenings, public events, academic conferences and publications.

Digital Publication

Founded in 2020, Postcolonial Politics is dedicated to exploring the ways in which contemporary politics and culture continue to be shaped by the legacies of colonialism, including its ongoing manifestations in the forms of neocolonialism, racism, global inequality and climate crisis. We are particularly interested in looking at novel forms of political organisation, innovative ideas and subjectivities that question received understandings of our social order.

Academic Journal

The two directors of the Centre for Postcolonial Studies are Global Editors of the journal Postcolonial Studies (Taylor & Francis), the first international journal dedicated to exploring the colonial encounter and the variety of ways in which colonial relations and processes shaped and continue to shape the global world order. PCS publishes research that is theoretically insightful and specifically grounded. It aims to generate dialogue and debate between theorists, writers, artists, and activists in support of world-changing relationships transnationally.

Postcolonial Theory and the Politics of Knowledge,
Routledge Major Works Series

Routledge commissioned the Centre's directors to create a four-volume reference work on Postcolonial Politics. This work compiles significant contributions in postcolonial theory from various fields and disciplines and includes an introduction to survey developments in postcolonial theory.

Public Engagement

One of our core missions is to break down the borders between academic practice and wider society. Through public engagement, we have worked with museums, activists, artists, and organisations both locally and internationally. We also aim to make academic research available to a variety of audiences through our collaborations. Our Visiting Research and Knowledge Exchange Fellows come from non-traditional as well as academic backgrounds.

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To know more about our activities, visit POCO Centre's blo g, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. Our email: postcolonial (@gold.ac.uk).