The thread regulating identity and alterity, diversity and dialogue, and their accompanying impasse or prospects is of utmost and immediate concern to the contributors to this volume. They all share an urgency to move beyond the stagnant representation/misrepresentation juncture towards a new paradigm, enthused by the epistemological urge to foster inclusivity in a truly universal civilizational context. Throughout this edition, the invested intellectual endeavour examines the question of representation from an interdisciplinary perspective covering a wide spectrum of philosophical, anthropological, sociological, historical, psychological, cultural, linguistic, and literary interests and concerns. They all make a perceptive case for rethinking fundamental theoretical concepts in Postcolonial Criticism.