Research Article Details

Citation Journal Title: International Jordanian Journal Aryam for Humanities and Social Sciences

Citation Title: Postcolonialism in the Novel Season of Migration to the North

Citation Author: Dr. Mahmoud Khalif Khudair Al-Hayani

Citation Volume: 1

Citation Issue: 3

Citation Year: 2019

Citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.65811/138

Citation PDF: https://aijj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IJJA-VOL1-ISSUE-3-NO8-2019-PP-167-175-PDF.pdf

Received Date: 2 Jane 2019

Revised Date: 11 July 2019

Accepted Date: 21 August 2019

Publication Date: 16 September 2019

First Page: 157

Citation Abstract: The colonial experience, whose effects persist even after the end of direct colonialism and independence, formed the foundation of terms such as postcolonial literature, postcolonial criticism, colonial theory, and postcolonial discourse. All these concepts revolve around examining colonialism and its continuing effects after liberation or independence. The legitimacy of postcolonial reading can be observed in the narrative of the novel Season of Migration to the North, highlighting the recurring imbalance and relationship between East and West. In this novel, postcolonial discourse is built on the ideas of difference, antagonism, marginalization, and the dynamic between national culture and world culture. It reflects the recurring sense of inferiority and conflict in Eastern thought and consciousness towards the West, portraying the East’s view of the West as largely a geographical imagination rather than a reality.

Citation Keywords: Colonialism, novel, season of migration