POST-COLONIAL STUDIES: TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES

The postcolonial studies is a new research field dealing with the problems of the non-Western countries and their culture through critical discourse analysis. This critical approach covers theoretical approaches which analyze the post-colonial discourse by emphasizing on the consequences of Colonialism. Due to the emergence of new issues, the scope of postcolonial studies is a very vast subject which stems from strong interest in different issues of this field, including a range of studies from literary critique and theory to political economic issues, colonial governments, identity, culture, etc. This vastness has caused some ambiguities and controversies between researchers of this field. Hence, it is necessary to be more precise in the approaches and indicators of this field. Attempts have been made in the present paper to shed light on the postcolonial subjects, problems and approaches in order to be more accurate understanding this field and having a closer look at the ties between this field of cultural studies and political studies.