The Postcolonial Cultural Industry

Sandra Ponzanesi is Professor of Gender and Postcolonial Studies, Department of Media and Culture Studies, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Among her main publications are: Paradoxes of Postcolonial Culture (2004), Postcolonial Cinema Studies (2012), Deconstructing Europe (2012), Gender, Globalization and Violence (2014), Postcolonial Transitions in Europe (2016).

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Postcolonial Cultural Industry: Notes on Theory and Practice 2. Literary Prizes and the Award Industry 3. Boutique Postcolonialism: Cultural Value and the Canon 4. Advertising the Margins: Translation and Minority Cultures 5. The Adaptation Industry. The Cultural Economy of Postcolonial Film Adaptations 6. Postcolonial Chick Lit: Postfeminism or Consumerism? Bibliography