Hey Guys,
below are some of my ideas of things i've read and i've found very interesting as they portrayed what I think Esther is looking for to help with my rewrite lol. The colonialism books however I have not read but I'm in the process of. I had to search up some books to do with Colonialism as most of the material listed are post colonial like Esther has said.
Majority of the poems and short story stuff I've read you can see that i'm a fan of Witi Ihimaera. Though he's maori and i'm of Tongan decent I can relate and see myself re-writing some of his work from another persons point of view in his story but use my experiences of stereotype etc.
Still in the process of thinking and looking for THE right book, poem, song or whatever to start my writing until then I look forward to reading your comment and suggestions.
Pacific stories that show;
-The effects of Post Colonialism and Colonialism
-Racism
-Personal Stories about struggle
Books;
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-The Kite Runner
-Sons for the return home
Colonialism Books;
-A passage to India
-Poisonwood Bible
-The Quiet American
Short Stories;
-The Hills
-Dustbins
Poems;
- Dinner with a Cannibal
- The Waste Land
Songs
-Lyrics tell a story of singers struggle.
Hi Lucy,
ReplyDeleteSome interesting texts mentioned here. Most would already be seen as 'Postcolonial' (as you say) in terms of their ideology, so I'm wondering how you can use them for the re-write? They seem to do a lot of good work already in terms of putting the 'marginalised' at the centre of things.
I'm not saying I can't see any use for them at all, as I CAN see possibilities.
I'm just very curious how you're going to take their ideologies further etc.
Good work! Lucky first post :)
Good to see you have heaps of ideas! I experienced the same issue with trying to find a text that I'm familiar with, while still relating to colonialism. I recall some of the texts you mentioned from A Pacific Reader, and there's certainly a wide range of perspectives you could explore. I'll be interested to see which text you choose and how you portray it. :)
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