Decolonising and Islamicising the study of English Literature: an argument for a comparative paradigm

• Main Author: Mohd Ramli, Aimillia
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: LC Special aspects of education; PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/25584/1/INTERNATIONAL_CONFERENCE_ON_COLONIALISM_AND_DECOLONIZATION.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/25584/; http://www.iium.edu.my/news/international-conference-colonialism-decolonization-challenges-prospects-iccd-2012
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The study of English Literature was first introduced during the late eighteenth century in order to consolidate the superiority of British culture in comparison to the cultures of the colonised people. In the postcolonial period of the twentieth century, the continuation of the study of English lite...