This collection of essays focuses on the evocative figures of the 'gateway' and the 'wall' - both literal and metaphorical - to reflect on the state of postcolonial studies, a dynamic discipline that may itself be seen as permanently 'under construction'.

DARIA TUNCA (Université de Liège) focuses on stylistics and African literatures, particularly contemporary Nigerian fiction. JANET WILSON (University of Northampton) has published widely on New Zealand and Australian writing and cinema, and is co-editor of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing.