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Problems Of Post Colonialism

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Postcolonialism refers to the period after colonialism, to put it rather simply. It refers to the experiences and epoch of a people that emerge as a result of decades or centuries of European colonial administration. Postcolonialism is a study of the colonial structures set in place within a country through a Western perspective. With this western perspective comes a gap in understanding the postcolonial natives. Postcolonial nations continue to live with the invasion of Western ideologies even after the departure of colonial powers from the country (Xie, 1997, p. 11). In this sense, there exists a transition in the carefully constructed colonized system into the formation of a new national identity, one that supersedes the West’s. However, colonial systems are intricate and permeates through spaces other than just political and social; It deconstructs local culture and education, and replaces ‘traditional values’ with ‘civilised’ ones (Xie, 1997, p. 15). Hodge and Mishra’s (2005) essay expands on the problems that exist in the study of postcolonialism. One of the problems related to postcolonialism is the leaks of insight into religious structures that exist in the native society. Postcolonial studies seem to disregard or put matters of religion on the back-burner, which is considered to be one to the detriments, as political, cultural and social structures embedded within a religious society determine the actions or way of life within a certain locality. This essay will

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