some interesting questions posed in class:

- can canadian poetry be referred to as "post-colonial" if there was no struggle for independence
- is a struggle necessarily required for a nation to be "born"; is some degree of self-sacrifice a prerequisite
- can one classify a work as "post-colonial" if it's written in the acquired language as opposed to an indigenous one

i think one can anticipate the way i would respond (or possibly rephrase), given my complete skepticism, disregard and dislike for the concept of "nation" as a whole