The post colonial literature

1. MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR
UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Enrollment number: 2069108420200018
Batch year: 2019-21
The Post-Colonial Literature
Center and Periphery
Presented by: Ruchi Joshi
ruchivjoshi101@gmail.com

2. What is center and periphery?
The periphery in
postcolonial literature
refers to those that are on the margins of society.
The centre in
postcolonial literature ca
n be taken to represent
those groups in society who
have power and discursive
tools.

3. Center and periphery into
post colonial discourse
Center and Periphery are probably two most
contested terms in postcolonial studies, as they
represent the biaristic geography of colonialism
but at the same, if used uncritically, also tend to
normalize this view of colonialism in which the
European powers constitute the center while the
colonies are seen as the periphery or as the
margins.

4. What does this stand for?
The main functional elements of
the world system model depend
on the integration of constant
accumulation of capital and class
societies with a spatial approach,
which classifies states according
to their position in the division of
labor.

5. Three fold
hierarchies
The structurally developed
centers where the most
productive and profitable
economic activities may be
found, income levels are high
and social ability is norm
Peripheries, conversely, at the
bottom of the scale in terms of
productivity, profit and
wealth;
between them, there are semi-
peripheral areas, which are
some times closer to centers
and other times more akin to
peripheries.
How to situate center and periphery?

6. "Little research has
been done on Indian
cinema. The history of
Indian cinema remains
largely undocumented
as compared to that of
other countries".
"Hindi cinema is
unrealistic and it is a
mistake for people to
view it as representing
India. It is Indian only
in imagination and
aspiration," said
Dwyer,
"Little research has
been done on Indian
cinema. The history of
Indian cinema remains
largely undocumented
as compared to that of
other countries".
"Little research has
been done on Indian
cinema. The history of
Indian cinema remains
largely undocumented
as compared to that of
other countries".
Hindi Cinema is unrealistic
- Rachel Dwyer

7. Example
Text
हमने जग की अजब तस्वीर देखी
एक हँसता है दस रोते हैं
ये प्रभु की अद्भुत जागीर देखी
एक हँसता है दस रोते हैं
Discourse
Reading the language in this video
song
Center
IS betterment of common people
is at the center?
Periphery
What is narrated at the center is
only center or periphery?
Center
&
Periphery

8. Work Cited
• Ashcroft, Bill, et al. Postcolonial Studies: the Key Concepts. Routledge, 2013.
• Dwyer, Rachel. “Real and Imagined Audiences: ‘Lagaan’ and the Hindi Film after the
1990s.” Etnofoor, vol. 15, no. 1/2, 2002, pp. 177–193. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/25758031. Accessed 2 Dec. 2020.
• Dwyer, Rachel. “Hindi Cinema Is Unrealistic.” Https://Www.outlookindia.com/,
Outlookindia.com, 13 Aug. 2014, www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hindi-cinema-is-
unrealistic-rachel-dwyer/855178.
• Kaps, Klemens, and Andrea Komlosy. “Centers and Peripheries Revisited: Polycentric
Connections or Entangled Hierarchies?” Review (Fernand Braudel Center), vol. 36, no. 3-
4, 2013, pp. 237–264. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/90000017. Accessed 2 Dec. 2020.

9. Thank You