Newsletters

The PSA Newsletter #22 (December 2018) is out now. In addition to book reviews, the call for papers for the 2019 PSA convention, and a call for contributions for #23 (Postcolonialism and Visual Culture), this open-themed issue includes reports about exciting events that were funded by the PSA and the new partnership between the PSA and Routledge. A preview (the first 9 pages) is attached below and the full newsletter can be downloaded by paid-up members. To access the download link, please first log in (under ... Read more

The PSA Newsletter #21 (Summer 2018) is now out. This special issue focuses on the topic of Decolonising Speculative Fiction, and features contributions from writers and experts in speculative fiction from Africa and the African diaspora, India, Iraq, the Philippines, and the Indigenous nations of North America and Australasia. We have also included reviews of related anthologies and academic books on postcolonialism and SF. A preview (the first 6 pages) is attached here and the full newsletter can be downloaded below. To access the ... Read more

The PSA Newsletter #19 (Summer 2017) is now out. The theme of this issue is 'The Future of Postcolonial Studies', inspired by a recent panel discussion organised by the PSA. The issue includes papers presented at the panel, an interview with one of our founding members and a number of related book reviews. You will also be introduced to the new Executive Committee of the PSA, who will serve until 2020. A preview (the first 10 pages) is attached here and the ... Read more

The Winter 2017 issue of the PSA Newsletter is now available to download. This issue is open-themed though inflected by some of the seismic global changes that are shaping the world at the moment, which appear to testify more than ever to the urgency of adopting a postcolonial perspective. Highlights include two articles reflecting on "Brexit", a review of Nikesh Shukla's timely anthology The Good Immigrant, reports on recent postcolonial conferences and projects, announcement of the winner of the PSA/JPW Postgraduate Essay ... Read more

The Summer 2016 issue of the PSA Newsletter is now available to download. This issue focuses on the topic of 'Postcolonial Cities'. Highlights include Léopold Lambert's report from the Calais 'Jungle', Zahira Asmal on Johannesburg as 'Arrival City', Monique Michal Marks on the increased securitization of South Africa's urban centres and photography by Jodi Bieber and Bradley Garrett. You will also find reports on recent conferences and research networks and PSA news. A preview is available here. Log in to your member's account to view the full newsletter (paid members only).   Read more