Postcolonial America

Interdisciplinary in approach, this volume debates the role of the United States from various perspectives as seen in a contemporary "postcolonial" light, addressing the idea of postcoloniality itself through American studies, anthropology, cultural studies, history, literary criticism, religious studies, and women's studies. The tracing of the history of blacks and black film in the US over the first half of the 20th Century. Includes an interactive searchable database, over 100 photographs, posters, filmclips, production stills, voiceover introductions, and a 32 page guide with suggested classroom exercises and user instructions.

Investigating topics such as law and public policy, immigration and tourism, narratives and discourses, race relations, and virtual communities, this title clarifies and challenges prevailing conceptualizations of post colonialism and accepted understandings of American culture.Scholars from a wide array of disciplines describe and debate postcolonialism as it applies to America in this authoritative and timely collection. Investigating topics such as law and public policy, immigration and tourism, narratives and discourses, race relations, and virtual communities, Postcolonial America clarifies and challenges prevailing conceptualizations of postcolonialism and accepted understandings of American culture.
 
Advancing multiple, even conflicted visions of postcolonial America, this important volume interrogates postcolonial theory and traces the emergence and significance of postcolonial practices and precepts in the United States. Contributors discuss how the unique status of the United States as the colony that became a superpower has shaped its sense of itself. They assess the global networks of inequality that have displaced neocolonial systems of conquest, exploitation, and occupation. They also examine how individuals and groups use music, the Internet, and other media to reconfigure, reinvent, and resist postcoloniality in American culture.
 
Candidly facing the inherent contradictions of "the American experience," this collection demonstrates the patterns, connections, and histories characteristic of postcoloniality in America and initiates important discussions about how these conditions might be changed.