Diffusion of English Culture and Identity Crisis in Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease (Published)
Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease (1960), a sequel to Things Fall Apart, explores the dilemmas faced by postcolonial subjects navigating between indigenous values and imposed colonial culture. Set in the transitional period of Nigeria’s journey toward independence, the novel foregrounds the psychological and cultural conflicts experienced by Obi Okonkwo, a Western-educated Nigerian civil servant. Achebe’s narrative highlights the consequences of cultural dislocation and hybridization, reflecting the broader struggle of African societies negotiating between colonial modernity and traditional heritage. Through a postcolonial lens, this article analyses how the imposition and internalization of English values, education, and bureaucratic systems disrupt indigenous identities, resulting in a fractured sense of self.
Keywords: Colonialism, Hybridity, Identity Crisis, Mimicry, cultural alienation
Hybridity and Colonial Desire: A Postcolonial Perspective on Translations by Brian Friel (Published)
In the postmodern world there is a need to address how European nations managed to subdue and reign over the cultures, also the consequences of colonialism on cultures and societies. So this paper will analyze Brian Friel’s Translations through a postcolonial outlook. The present study posits postcolonial perspective on Translations through characters and themes. The destructive nature of Western imperialism is highlighted through the characters of Lieutenant Yolland, Maire, Owen and Captain Lancey. The paper will exclusively look on the postcolonial concepts as employed in the play through the key terms of appropriation, hybridity, mimicry, hegemony, and exoticism as put forward by Homi K. Bhabha and Gramsci.
Keywords: Hegemony, Hybridity, Mimicry, Postcolonialism, appropriation, exoticism