Mythic Reconstruction
The Study of Australian Aboriginal and South AfricanLiterature
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This work examines the reconstruction of cultural andhistorical myths by selected postcolonial writers offiction from Indigenous Australia and South Africa.It explores summarily how these myths were used todefine the colonial space, define the indigenes andhow they in turn have chosen to define and representthemselves in a post-colonial world. This work alsobrings the postcolonialism debate back to the tableby exploring its implications in using the theory toexamine indigenous works of literature.The prodominant concerns of this work areRepresentation and Historiography situated within thecont...
This work examines the reconstruction of cultural andhistorical myths by selected postcolonial writers offiction from Indigenous Australia and South Africa.It explores summarily how these myths were used todefine the colonial space, define the indigenes andhow they in turn have chosen to define and representthemselves in a post-colonial world. This work alsobrings the postcolonialism debate back to the tableby exploring its implications in using the theory toexamine indigenous works of literature.The prodominant concerns of this work areRepresentation and Historiography situated within thecontext of postcolonialism. The achievement of thiswork is one of the canonical expansions recommendedby postcolonial criticism which stresses the need forand the appreciation of differences that exist inpostcolnial fictions even when they seek to achievethe same goals.
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