THE REPRESENTATION OF POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH, MARGINALITY, AND NECROPOLITICS IN UZBEK LITERATURE
Authors: Tursunboyeva Shohzoda Kenjaboy qizi
Published: November 26, 2025 • Vol. 13 Issue 8 • Views: 139
This article analyzes the interrelationship and
artistic expression of postcolonial approaches,
marginalism, and necropolitics in Uzbek literature. It
demonstrates how the influence and consequences of the
colonial period on socio-cultural life are reflected in
national literary thought. The study employs the
theoretical perspectives of Achille Mbembe, Edward Said,
Homi Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak as its methodological
foundation. In the analysis of literary works, the oeuvre of
Sherzod Komil Xalil takes center stage, particularly his
works “The Labyrinth of Death,” “We Will Cease to
Exist,” “The Mute Fish,” and “The Last Generation of
Adam.” The findings reveal that these works artistically
depict the social isolation of individuals, the sense of
“otherness,” and the subjection to necropolitics resulting
from colonialism. The author portrays personal and
national marginality within the context of global
necropolitics. He illuminates the fate of ethnic minorities
in former colonial territories who were “isolated” and
faced death through various means. In conclusion, the
concepts of postcolonialism, marginalism, and
necropolitics are shown to be complementary theoretical
approaches that offer a new scientific perspective for
analyzing the relationships between individual and power,
life and death, and center and periphery in Uzbek
literature.