1. What does the term “postcolonial society” refer to? What are some of the concerns and issues that drive the field of postcolonial studies?
2. How is the use of vernacular language a particularly salient and fraught issue for postcolonial poetry?
3. Describe some of the theories of hybridity in postcolonial studies and discuss the importance of the concept.
4. In what ways does the work of Derek Walcott manifest some of teh major defininig attributes of postcolonial poetry? Give specific examples to illustrate.