Globalization: A Threat to Third World Existence—A Study of Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy; Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross; and Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: This paper entitled “Globalization: A Threat to Third World Existence—A Study of Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy, Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross, and Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses” demonstrates that global and local interconnectedness relegates most developing nations and intensifies crises. The paper questions the possibility of a flat space that alleviates poverty and promotes equity in all spheres of existence. The problem diagnosed here is that globalization undermines the socio-cultural and economic integrities of developing nations, thereby posing as threat to their existence in a hybridized society. The paper argues that globalization is an organized method on which imperialism operates, and undeveloped nations throttle in crises. Postcolonial theory adequately suits contextual analyses especially as it deals with centre/margin binaries and also issues concerning space and identity. Findings revealed that globalization threatens the existence of most third world societies who need socio-cultural and economic restructuring to resist such threats. The paper concludes that for most developing nations to reap the benefits of globalization there is need to develop consciousness in order to deconstruct dependency and unite efforts, skills, and resources to resist global challenges and be entrenched in global memory.
Source: Advances in Literary Study
Author: Vivian Tah
Institution: University of Bamenda
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3200674608