- "Postcolonial feminism is a form of feminism that developed as a response to feminism focusing solely on the experiences of women in Western cultures and former colonies."
The study of colonialism and how it shapes gender and sexual relations in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonialism: An introduction to the history, theories and concepts of postcolonialism, exploring how it has shaped contemporary understandings of gender and sexuality.
Feminism: The study of the ways in which gender intersects with other forms of social inequality, and how to challenge these hierarchies to empower women and people of other genders.
Sexuality: An introduction to the history, concepts and theories of sexuality, and the relationship between sexuality and power in postcolonial contexts.
Intersectionality: The recognition that gender, race, class, sexuality, disability and other social categories cannot be studied in isolation, and the exploration of the complex relationships between them.
Colonialism: The study of the ways in which colonialism has shaped gendered and sexual identities, and the legacy of colonialism in postcolonial societies.
Queer Theory: A critical examination of the ways in which normative ideas about gender and sexuality are constructed, and the relationship between these constructions and social power relations.
Sex Work: An exploration of the debates around the legalization and regulation of sex work, and the intersections between sex work, gender and sexuality.
Globalization: An analysis of the ways in which the global economy, politics and culture shape gendered and sexual identities, and the impact of global processes on postcolonial societies.
Migration: An exploration of the ways in which migration shapes gendered and sexual identities, and the challenges faced by migrants in adapting to new cultural contexts.
Human Rights: An investigation of the ways in which human rights frameworks have been used to advance gender and sexual justice, and the limitations of this approach in the context of postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Literature: An examination of the role of literature in challenging colonial power relations and promoting gender and sexual justice in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Art and Film: An exploration of the ways in which visual and performing arts can challenge dominant gender and sexual narratives, and promote alternative visions of social justice.
- "Postcolonial feminism seeks to account for the way that racism and the long-lasting political, economic, and cultural effects of colonialism affect non-white, non-Western women in the postcolonial world."
- "Postcolonial feminism originated in the 1980s as a critique of feminist theorists in developed countries pointing out the universalizing tendencies of mainstream feminist ideas and argues that women living in non-Western countries are misrepresented."
- "Postcolonial feminism argues that by using the term 'woman' as a universal group, women are then only defined by their gender and not by social class, race, ethnicity, or sexual preference."
- "Postcolonial feminists also work to incorporate the ideas of indigenous and other Third World feminist movements into mainstream Western feminism."
- "Third World feminism stems from the idea that feminism in Third World countries is not imported from the First World, but originates from internal ideologies and socio-cultural factors."
- "Postcolonial feminism is sometimes criticized by mainstream feminism, which argues that postcolonial feminism weakens the wider feminist movement by dividing it."
- "It is also often criticized for its Western bias which will be discussed further below."
- "Postcolonial feminism developed as a response to feminism focusing solely on the experiences of women in Western cultures and former colonies."
- "Postcolonial feminism argues that women's identities extend beyond their gender and encompass social class, race, ethnicity, or sexual preference."
- "Postcolonial feminism argues that women living in non-Western countries are misrepresented and seeks to account for the way that racism and the long-lasting political, economic, and cultural effects of colonialism affect them."
- "Postcolonial feminists also work to incorporate the ideas of indigenous and other Third World feminist movements into mainstream Western feminism."
- "Third World feminism stems from the idea that feminism in Third World countries is not imported from the First World, but originates from internal ideologies and socio-cultural factors."
- "Postcolonial feminism is sometimes criticized by mainstream feminism, which argues that postcolonial feminism weakens the wider feminist movement by dividing it."
- "It is also often criticized for its Western bias which will be discussed further below."
- "Postcolonial feminism seeks to account for the way that racism and the long-lasting political, economic, and cultural effects of colonialism affect non-white, non-Western women in the postcolonial world."
- "Postcolonial feminism originated in the 1980s as a critique of feminist theorists in developed countries pointing out the universalizing tendencies of mainstream feminist ideas."
- "Postcolonial feminism argues that by using the term 'woman' as a universal group, women are then only defined by their gender and not by social class, race, ethnicity, or sexual preference."
- "Postcolonial feminism developed as a response to feminism focusing solely on the experiences of women in Western cultures and former colonies, highlighting the universalizing tendencies of mainstream feminist ideas."
- "Postcolonial feminism is sometimes criticized by mainstream feminism, which argues that postcolonial feminism weakens the wider feminist movement by dividing it."