Heart of Darkness: Summary, Analysis, and Background | Joseph Conrad|Postcolonial Perspective

Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad | Background, Summary, and Analysis | Postcolonialism Perspective This lecture introduces you to the background and main aspects of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel "Heart of Darkness." Heart of Darkness is one of the most anthologized novels and taught in high schools and universities most of North America. I offer a discussion of HOD as a scholar of postcolonialism and my lecture includes background, summary, analysis and references to what Chinua Achebe said about the racist nature of HOD. This would be a highly useful video for college students as well as AP English students especially in understanding issues of racism in Heart of Darkness. "Heart of Darkness." Norton Critical Edition. https://amzn.to/32i2pOj Achebe Heart of Darkness Analysis:    • Achebe: Analysis of Heart of Darkness | An...   In this speech Achebe calls Joseph Conrad a racist and then provides his reasons for this designation of Conrad. What is Postcolonialism? Since I claim to be a postcolonialism scholar, I think it is apt to include a brief description of my field of study. In my view, Postcolonialism ( also written as Post Colonialism or Post-Colonialism) is a dynamic field of literary study that focuses on the history of colonialism and native responses to the colonial policies and life after colonialism formally ends. The field of postcolonialism also offers insights into the literature and culture of the the former European colonies and their struggles after the end of colonialism. ---- ------------------------- My Website: http://postcolonial.net My Recording Gear: Camera (Logitech C922): https://amzn.to/2Ko6syK Mic (Blue Yeti USB Mic): https://amzn.to/2QjVfmT Lights (Selfie Ring): https://amzn.to/2XbOSDu Computer (Apple iMac): https://amzn.to/2TFKcWH ------------------------------ Donate to help us continue offering free educational content: https://streamlabs.com/rajam6 ---------------------------- Please Subscribe to this channel:    / @masoodraja   ----------------------------- Disclosure: Postcolonial Space sometimes displays merchant affiliate links in the video descriptions. We only generate revenue after someone clicks on a link and makes a purchase/ performs an action on the resulting page! #HeartofDarkness #JosephConrad