Joseph Conrad and Postcoloniality - Part 2: Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim
Professor Peter McDonald talks to Great Writers Inspire about the Post/Colonial aspects of Joseph Conrad's writing.
In this second part, Peter closely analyses the narrative functions in Heart and Darkness and Lord Jim in order to consider what can be gained in reading these texts within the framework of post/colonial criticism.
Date Published:
28 August 2012
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Contributors:
Peter McDonald
In Collection(s):
Joseph Conrad, Colonial Writers
Keywords:
joseph conrad, #greatwriters, postcolonial, Chinua Achebe, racism, narrative, politics, heart of darkness, Lord Jim
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Joseph Conrad and Postcoloniality - Part 2: Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/joseph-conrad-postcoloniality-part-2-heart-darkness-lord-jim. Published on 28 August 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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