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.