Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World

7 Pages • Essays / Projects • Year Uploaded: 2022

An essay in response to a list of questions from the module "Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World." The essay looks at Ken Saro-Wiwa's book "A Month And A Day & Letters" and its relation to the postcolonial theory of slow violence. Mark received: 70. Feedback: This is a powerful and well-formulated discussion of Ken Saro-Wiwa's book, A Month and A Day and the ways in which it expresses notions of slow violence. It evidences a very good understanding of debates on slow violence, and engages in a sustained way with the primary text as well as Nixon's theory of slow violence. I imagine that Nixon developed this theory from his own readings of work by environmentalists like SaroWiwa. Not only does the essay handle the theory very well indeed, it also historicises Saro-Wiwa's book and the history of Shell's dealings in the Niger Delta very well, whilst also offering excellent summaries of the key points of contribution to the cause of environmental justice that Saro-Wiwa made. Where the essay does need some attention (and where it has lost some marks) is in careful proofreading and in the presentation of references. There are far too many grammatical errors, especially missing punctuation and over-running sentences. On occasion referencing could be clearer. But otherwise, it is an elegant piece of writing that presents a compelling argument on the legacy of Saro-Wiwa's work. Well done.

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