The Tigers of Curzon Street

This essay combines visual studies, history, literature, and theory to traverse the nature of colonial, postcolonial and decolonizing thought through the eyes of a tiger. In what ways and through what images, the author asks, was tiger hunting central to the maintenance of colonial authority? What d...

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Published inLaw and literature Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 183 - 200
Main Author Manderson, Desmond
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berkeley Routledge 03.05.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
animality
History
Humanity
Laughter
Literature
postcolonial theory
Postcolonialism
raj
tigers
Wildcats
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Summary:This essay combines visual studies, history, literature, and theory to traverse the nature of colonial, postcolonial and decolonizing thought through the eyes of a tiger. In what ways and through what images, the author asks, was tiger hunting central to the maintenance of colonial authority? What does a postcolonial tiger look like? Now, in light of new work in the field of postcolonial environmentalism, what does it mean to decolonize the tiger? The essay is written with a lightness of touch, but the author defends the necessity of laughter, subversion, and irony in our efforts to undo the enduring structures of colonial thought and myth.
ISSN:1535-685X
1541-2601
DOI:10.1080/1535685X.2023.2289772