PHL 790

This course will examine the ever-expanding body of decolonial theory, beginning with its emergence in the 20th century and its relationship to postcolonial theory. Possible themes include colonial power structures, the colonization of knowledge and the self, the resistance of the colonized, self-determination, revolution, and colonial gender relations. Themes will be examined through global and Canadian perspectives via the works of canonical thinkers, such as Fanon, Said, Cabral, and Spivak, in conjunction with recent thinkers such as Walter Mignolo, Maria Lugones, Glen Coulthard, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.