Postcolonial and World Literature
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This Postcolonial and World Literature page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, quizzes, flashcards, notes and slides on texts from Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness to Tsotsi and Chronicle of a Death Foretold. It's built for school students, university students and professional candidates revising set texts, plus teachers after ready-made material. There are over 390 resources here, including more than 310 mind maps and over 10 quizzes, pitched mostly at secondary level with a university share. Pick a text, try a quiz to find your gaps, then make your own.
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- Postcolonial Literary Theory9
- Canadian Literature11
- Latin American Literature33
- Philippine Literature5
- Heart of Darkness and Joseph Conrad35
- Things Fall Apart34
- Wide Sargasso Sea7
- Buchi Emecheta and Second-Class Citizen7
- A Passage to India6
- Anil9
- A Passage to Africa5
- Purple Hibiscus10
- Half of a Yellow Sun22
- Indian Horse10
- There There12
Top Postcolonial and World Literature resources
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Mind map LITERATURA CANADIENSE -
10 cardsA PASSAGE TO INDIA E. M. Forster Themes, Motifs & Symbols The Difficulty of English-Indian Friendship Theme
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Mind map Things Fall Apart Notes on Things Fall Apart for IB IOC -
Mind map Hockey mindmap to organize hockey of indian horse
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Mind map The God of Small Things
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12 questionsThings Fall Apart--chapters 8-10 What did Okonkwo do whenever he thought of his father’s weakness and failure?
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10 questionsTest "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" What did Santiago Nasar dream about the night before he died?
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12 questionsThings Fall Apart--chapters 8-10 What did Okonkwo do whenever he thought of his father’s weakness and failure?
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10 questionsTest "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" What did Santiago Nasar dream about the night before he died?
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36 questionsENG234 Quote Review "They are an inoffensive, unwarlike people, naked, except that the women wear a very slight covering at the...
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25 questionsA Passage to India In the opening dialogue of the novel, who is most open to the possibility of Indian-English friendship?
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5 questionsExamining the ending of A Passage to Africa Why does Alagiah decide to tell the story of Gufgaduud?
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14 questionsThings Fall Apart Midterm Who is Amalinze the cat?
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20 questions21st reviewer literature focused on the society and culture as reflected and affected by the Catholic faith
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3 questionsAmina Abdirahman and her children Which of the following quotations conveys the severity of the famine in Somalia in the early 1990s?
Mind maps
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Flashcards
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10 cardsA PASSAGE TO INDIA E. M. Forster Themes, Motifs & Symbols The Difficulty of English-Indian Friendship Theme
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7 cardsChronicle of a Death Foretold Themes Gabriel García Márquez is one of the most important and representative writers of the so-called "boom" of t...
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36 cardsamerican period to what year did the americans reign philippines?
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20 cardsColonial Literature Sir Walter Raleigh
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70 cardsREVIEWER: 21st Century Liretature Literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his fell...
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14 cardsUnfinished Nations As I have showed in my literature review on the narration of the postcolonial nation, the performative leve...
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56 cardsSEEN 7913 TERMS Aims of Spanish Colonization
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9 cardsImprisonment, freedom,and literary opacity in the work of el saadawi and djebar Citing Amal Amireh’s article on the fraught history of the reception of El Saadawi in Egypt and in Europe, ...
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Tsotsi Opening Sequence Notes "Tsotsi" Opening Sequence NotesImages in the opening sequence multiple close-ups on dice- metaphor for game of luck and chance dice are also shown when Boston corrects Butcher on his counting- reinforces the fact that...
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engl 271 study guide week two - racism and discourse - discourses influence politics and shape ideologies (eg: us immigration) jackie kay - scottish poet and novelist - third poet to hold title of 'makar' (british poetry laureate) race, r...
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TFA Character Analysis Okonkwo Okonkwo, the son of the effeminate and lazy Unoka, strives to make his way in a world that seems to value manliness. In so doing, he rejects everything for which he believes his father stood. Unoka was idle, p...
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TFA Themes Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Struggle Between Change and Tradition As a story about a culture on the verge of change, Things Fall Apart deals w...
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Things Fall Apart Notebook Things Fall Apart 12/12/17 Igbo Culture/ Umuofian society Values Centered on Rituals Wrestling Individual sports Oko earns his own success merit physical strength Masculinity/ patriarchy Reflect + t...
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Okonkwo - created from Mind Map Loss of Culture and position pointlessness of existence misplaced pride
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Random notes - 3 Edward Said - Orientalism- 'they were not like us and for that reason deserved to be ruled.'- 'certain territories and people require and beseech domination, because these territories are populated...
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Palimpsets of Fiction and Reality (Immigrant Writers) PALIMPSETS OF FICTION AND REALITY (IMMIGRANT WRITERS): Immgrant writers, Rushdie claims in his essay, possess an identity that is "at once plural and partial. Sometimes we feel that we straddle two cultures; at other ...
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GoConqr OriginalWhat the page covers
This unit sits in the Literary Periods and Traditions strand of Literature. It brings together novels, films and writers from Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, Canada and the Philippines, all made by GoConqr users.
Most of the material is mind maps. The Things Fall Apart map follows Okonkwo, a wealthy and respected farmer and warrior who despises his father Unoka and feels he must prove he is nothing like him. The Tsotsi map covers poverty and wealth, crime, redemption and family, including Tsotsi and baby David. The Heart of Darkness map looks at historical and political context and narrative. Others cover A Thousand Splendid Suns, The God of Small Things and Wide Sargasso Sea.
Where to start
- Open a mind map for the text you are studying to get the characters, themes and context in one view.
- Read a note, such as the Tsotsi Opening Sequence Notes, which looks at close-ups of dice as a metaphor for luck and chance.
- Move on to flashcards. The deck of themes, motifs and symbols for A Passage to India by E. M. Forster covers the echo motif and the difficulty of English-Indian friendship.
- Finish with a quiz.
Using quizzes and maps together
Try a quiz cold first. The quiz on Things Fall Apart chapters 8-10 asks what Okonkwo told himself about his part in Ikemefuna's death. The Chronicle of a Death Foretold test asks what Santiago Nasar dreamed about the night before he died. Note the questions you miss, then go back to the matching map or the Chronicle of a Death Foretold Themes flashcards, which include fate, honour and institutional power. Retest a few days later.
Who it suits
Many resources mention GCSE English, GCSE English Literature and A-level English Literature, and some are university course material. Teachers can use the maps and slide sets, such as the one on the God of Small Things, as ready-made starting points.
Next step
Choose one text from the list, work through its map and quiz, and see what you can add in your own words.
Frequently asked questions
Which resource should I open first?
Start with the mind map for the text you are reading. The Things Fall Apart, Tsotsi and Heart of Darkness maps each give an overview of characters, themes and context. Once you know the outline, a quiz on the same text shows what has stuck and what needs another look.
What do the mind maps cover?
They cover set texts and their ideas. The Things Fall Apart map looks at Okonkwo and his father Unoka. A Thousand Splendid Suns is mapped by themes and context, including female oppression and shame. The God of Small Things map covers caste, gender and sexual transgression.
Are the resources free to use?
Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself. A free account also saves your quiz scores and lets you create your own quizzes, maps, flashcards and notes.
Which exams and levels do these suit?
Most resources are at secondary level, and some mention GCSE English, GCSE English Literature or A-level English Literature. There is also a university share, including study guides and course reviewers. School students, university students and professional candidates can all find something, and teachers can reuse the material.
Are there quizzes on specific books?
Yes. There are quizzes on Things Fall Apart chapters 8-10, Chronicle of a Death Foretold and A Passage to India. Others cover Latin American writers and Canadian literature. Use them after reading a map or flashcard deck to check what you remember.
What if my text is not listed?
The page gathers what GoConqr users have made, so some texts will have more material than others. Look at the maps and flashcards on related themes, such as colonialism, alienation or identity, and consider building your own map for the missing text.