- "The critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic legacy of colonialism and imperialism."
The study of the ways in which colonialism has shaped gendered and sexual identities, and the legacy of colonialism in postcolonial societies.
Colonialism: The practice of acquiring control over a country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting its resources for the benefit of the colonizers.
Postcolonialism: An academic discipline that examines the cultural, political, and social legacies of colonialism and imperialism.
Orientalism: A term coined by Edward Said to describe the way in which Western societies have constructed a biased view of Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African cultures.
Imperialism: The policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Decolonization: The process by which colonies gained independence from their colonizers and established self-rule.
Globalization: The process by which economies, societies, and cultures become interconnected through international trade, communication, and migration.
Nationalism: The belief in the importance of one's own nation or ethnic group, often accompanied by a desire for independence or autonomy.
Race and racism: The categorization and discrimination of people based on their physical characteristics, particularly skin color.
Gender: The social and cultural expectations associated with being male or female, often used to justify unequal power relations.
Sexuality: The ways in which people experience and express their sexual desires and identities, often shaped by social and cultural norms.
Class: The system of social stratification based on economic and social standing.
Labour and exploitation: The ways in which colonial powers exploited local labour and resources for their own gain, often at the expense of the colonized population.
Colonialism and the environment: The impact of colonialism on the natural environment, including resource extraction, deforestation, and pollution.
Literature and the arts: The representation of colonialism and its effects in works of literature, film, music, and other forms of cultural expression.
Postcolonial theory and practice: The methods and approaches used by scholars and activists to challenge and transform the legacies of colonialism.
Settler Colonialism: Occurs when an outside group, mainly European, settles in a foreign land, dispossesses, and subsequently replaces the original population with their own populations.
Neo-Colonialism: Occurs when a country or organization continues to control another country's economy, through diplomacy or other means, rather than direct military control.
Economic Colonialism: Occurs when a developed country or countries benefit from conducting business and exploiting resources in an undeveloped country.
Cultural Colonialism: Occurs when a dominant culture imposes its own cultural beliefs, values, and practices upon another culture, erasing or subsuming local cultures and traditions.
Imperialism: Occurs when a dominant entity exerts political and economic control over a weaker state, with a desire to expand its own wealth and power.
Technological Colonialism: Occurs when developed nations introduce their advanced technology to developing nations while controlling its implementation for their own benefit, ignoring the customs, beliefs, and values of the receiving community.
Linguistic Colonialism: Occurs when a dominant language is imposed on non-native speakers, leading to the erosion of the native language and culture.
Biological Colonialism: Occurs when western science seeks to understand, catalog, and profit from the exploitation of organisms and their biological processes without regard to the culture and beliefs of the host communities.
Ecological Colonialism: Occurs when a dominant culture exploits natural resources and dispossesses the people who had lived and depended on it for generations, leading to economic and environmental disasters.
Digital Colonialism: Occurs when online companies and platforms from developed countries exploit developing countries' internet and communication infrastructure, collecting vast amounts of data and data-driven insights to increase their profits, while disregarding the legal rights and cultural expectations of the under-resourced communities.
- "The impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands."
- "The 1960s."
- "Scholars from previously colonized countries."
- "The lingering effects of colonialism."
- "Critical theory analysis."
- "The history, culture, literature, and discourse of (usually European) imperial power." Quotes from the paragraph: