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https://doi.org/10.1080/00138390508691328
English
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Goodman, Ralph
Contributor
<p>The article examines how “utopian spaces” — imagined or fictional spaces of ideal society — are used by (post-)colonial writers (particularly African / formerly colonized contexts) to explore themes of privilege, loss, identity, and transformation. It argues that utopia in postcolonial literature is not just a mirage of an ideal world, but a space where (post)colonized peoples renegotiate identity, confront the legacies of colonialism, and articulate possibilities of gain, loss, and hope. The article analyses narrative and structural strategies writers deploy: using utopian/dystopian tropes to critique colonial or neocolonial realities; combining memory, migration, exile, and re-imagining of home/space; and questioning whether utopia truly offers liberation or masks new forms of loss or alienation. <br></p><span class="" data-state="closed"><span class="ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]" data-testid="webpage-citation-pill"><a href="https://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/10638.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" alt="https://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/10638.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com" class="flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!"><span class="max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center"></span></a></span></span>
Taylor & Francis
2005
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ISSN 0013-8398
Post-colonial literary studie
Privilege, loss and gain in utopian spaces
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Taylor & Francis