Colonial Space Spatiality in the Discourse of German South West Africa 1884-1915

Noyes demonstrates the agency of literature in the structuring of colonial space using a series of colonial texts from German South West Africa in the period 1884-1915. The social production of space in colonialization is achieved through establishing and manipulating boundaries. The production of space is itself an ordering process, and as such, a process of civilization. However, the detailed analysis of the colonial discourse reveals how colonial texts can be used to counter their author's claims to universal truth and a civilizing mission.Drawing upon recent work by Lacan, Deleuze and Guattari, Derrida and Foucault, as well as current debate on colonial discourse, Noyes explores the concept of spatiality as constructed under the conditions of colonialization.Noyes, John K. is the author of 'Colonial Space Spatiality in the Discourse of German South West Africa 1884-1915', published 1991 under ISBN 9783718651672 and ISBN 371865167X.