What is post-colonialism as a literary approach?

Post- colonialism seeks to analyze literature from a point of
view that takes into account the differences in cultural expression.  As a literary approach,
post- colonialism is steeped in the idea of duality.  It analyzes literature from the point of
view of the relationship between those in the position of power and those not in the position of
power.  Postcolonialism understands the concept of hybridity, the combination and convergence of
practices and signs from the colonizer and the colonized cultures.  With this in mind, the
postcolonial literary approach seeks to understand literature from both points of view, fully
aware of the impact that both have one another.  Just as the experience of colonization impacted
both those in and outside of the positions of power, its literary approach sought to understand
both experiences in the field of writing and composition.