Research Article

Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko: The Rastafari Movement in the light of Postcolonialism

Volume: 8 Number: 4 August 24, 2020
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Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko: The Rastafari Movement in the light of Postcolonialism

Abstract

Mustapha Matura, who was personally involved in the colonial history, has produced literary works associated with the postcolonial movement. In his pieces, he has shown the effects of colonialism on individuals even though the colonial period is over. In one of those works, Welcome Home Jacko, he employs Rastafarianism as a resistance against colonialism. In this context, this paper seeks to show how individuals are keen to create their own identities free from the colonial/European influence although some characters still bear the European ideology of superiority since they tend to perform mimicry. Within this framework, the study aims to reveal whether the postcolonial individual has, indeed, decolonized his/her psyche in consideration of fundamental (post)colonial concepts.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 24, 2020

Submission Date

February 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 18, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 8 Number: 4

APA
Aydoğdu Çelik, M. (2020). Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko: The Rastafari Movement in the light of Postcolonialism. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 8(4), 1019-1025. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.520688

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