Gautam Basu Thakur is Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, USA. His teaching and research interests include postcolonial literature and theory, transnational/world literature, critical theory with a particular focus on Freudian-Lacanian psychoanalysis, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature of the Empire.

Adopting a fresh perspective as well as inviting a sharp critical stance, the book is a pleasurable and excellent read.

• Introduction Section 1: The Postcolonial Avatar: A Brief History of Postcolonial Theory Section 2: Postcolonial Theory and Avatar, Or, Postcolonial Criticism in a Multicultural World ConclusionAppendices- Further Reading- Filmography

Gautam Basu Thakur is Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, USA. His teaching and research interests include postcolonial literature and theory, transnational/world literature, critical theory with a particular focus on Freudian-Lacanian psychoanalysis, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature of the Empire.

Adopting a fresh perspective as well as inviting a sharp critical stance, the book is a pleasurable and excellent read.

• Introduction Section 1: The Postcolonial Avatar: A Brief History of Postcolonial Theory Section 2: Postcolonial Theory and Avatar, Or, Postcolonial Criticism in a Multicultural World ConclusionAppendices- Further Reading- Filmography

Gautam Basu Thakur is Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, USA. His teaching and research interests include postcolonial literature and theory, transnational/world literature, critical theory with a particular focus on Freudian-Lacanian psychoanalysis, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century British literature of the Empire.

Adopting a fresh perspective as well as inviting a sharp critical stance, the book is a pleasurable and excellent read.

• Introduction Section 1: The Postcolonial Avatar: A Brief History of Postcolonial Theory Section 2: Postcolonial Theory and Avatar, Or, Postcolonial Criticism in a Multicultural World ConclusionAppendices- Further Reading- Filmography