In addition to providing an accessible introduction to postcolonial theory, the authors explore the enormous potential which postcolonial art offers educators—a wealth of material to draw upon for any rethinking of the school curriculum. Some of the artists discussed in this groundbreaking volume include:




African-American critic and writer James Baldwin
Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James
Novelist Wilson Harris of Guyana
African-American novelist and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison
The painter Arnaldo Roche-Rabell of Puerto Rico
The Australian artist Gordon Bennett
The Haitian–Puerto Rican–American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Plus a look at popular “world musics” from around the globe.