Teaching the Postcolonial : Disrupting a euro-centric world-view in the multicultural classroom

Abstract: This thesis discusses postcolonial literature as focus of study on Swedish upper secondary school. It is based on literature concerning postcolonial literature, identification and culture. It also contains an empiric survey of the spread of usage of postcolonial liturature for educational purposes at upper secondary school in Sweden. The survey is in two parts, one qualitative with teacher interviews. The other part is quantitative, based on the results of a questionnaire by students.