History and its aftermath
An interview with Premesh Lalu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20155785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fernanda Pinto De Almeida (0000-0003-1506-9468, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 147-163 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2025.2588089 |
| OpenAlex | W4416667475 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
South African scholar Premesh Lalu is a leading postcolonial theorist of South Africa. Framed by an introductory note by Fernanda Pinto de Almeida, this interview invites Lalu to discuss his critical work alongside his own intellectual trajectory, beginning with his early essay entitled “Sara’s Suicide” (2000). Building on his engagement with the concept of subalternity and a critique of nationalist narratives of the past, it asks whether this essay offers a model for a postcolonial history. The interview also discusses how Lalu’s early work may relate to the theoretical approaches developed in his later monographs The Deaths of Hintsa (2009) and Undoing Apartheid (2022)
Interview · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Highly cited | No |
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