"Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism."
This subfield considers the cultural impact and control exerted over the colonized societies through colonialism.
History of Colonialism: This topic covers the historical events and patterns of colonization, the motives of colonizers, and the different forms of colonialism which have shaped the world.
Cultural Imperialism Theory: This is a theoretical approach that focuses on how cultural domination maintains the international power structures. It explores how dominant cultures export their values and ideas, thereby eroding the culture of the weaker societies.
The impact of colonialism on the colonized: This topic focuses on how colonialism has impacted the cultures, societies, economies, and political systems of the colonized. It covers issues like identity, language, land use, religion, and resistance movements.
Globalization and Cultural Imperialism: This topic examines how the process of globalization has facilitated cultural imperialism. It explores how multinational corporations, media, and technology have contributed to the spread of dominant cultural values.
Cultural Appropriation: Cultural appropriation is a practice where dominant cultures adopt elements of the traditions, customs and mannerisms of other cultures without permission, effectively eroding or diminishing their distinctiveness. This topic examines how cultural appropriation is implicated in cultural imperialism.
Postcolonial Theory: Postcolonial theory examines the cultural politics of colonial domination and resistance. It examines how colonialism has shaped the world, with particular attention to how experiences of colonization and resistance have influenced culture, politics and economics.
Theories of cultural hybridity: Cultural hybridity refers to the mixing of cultural elements from different cultures, particularly where they have been forced to co-mingle in colonial situations. This topic explores how cultures have blended, and how hybrid cultures have developed.
Decolonization and its challenges: This topic covers the post-independence challenges that former colonies face in the process of decolonization, and how they are confronted by neo-colonialist forces that perpetuate the legacy of colonialism.
Westernization and its impact on local cultures: Westernization refers to the spread of western cultures around the world. This topic examines how the spread of western values has impacted local cultures, particularly in non-western societies.
Cultural resistance strategies: This topic examines how local cultures have resisted the imposition of dominant cultures. It explores strategies such as the creation of counter-cultures, the reclamation of cultural traditions, and the utilization of new media for cultural empowerment.
Linguistic imperialism: This occurs when a dominant language is imposed on other cultures, often resulting in the loss or decrease of the minority culture's language.
Economic imperialism: This happens when dominant economic powers impose their economic policies and practices on other countries.
Religious imperialism: This occurs when religious beliefs are forced upon other cultures, resulting in the suppression of the minority culture's religions.
Media imperialism: This is when dominant media corporations spread their culture, values, and beliefs through mass media, often resulting in the destruction of regional cultures.
Political imperialism: This takes place when dominant political powers force their political beliefs, values, and systems on other cultures.
Technology imperialism: This happens when dominant technological powers impose their technology, such as machinery and equipment, on other cultures, often resulting in the suppression of their traditional methods.
Ideological imperialism: This occurs when a dominant ideology, such as democracy or communism, is imposed on other cultures, resulting in the suppression of the minority culture's beliefs and values.
Educational imperialism: This takes place when dominant educational systems and curricula are forcefully implemented on other cultures, often resulting in the erasure of their unique educational practices and knowledge.
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics) to create and maintain unequal social and economic relationships among social groups."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to... legitimize imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, environmentalism, and sports."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as an attitude, a formal policy, or military action."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as... a formal policy."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as... military action."
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics)..."
"Imperialism describes practices... to create and maintain unequal social and economic relationships among social groups."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, environmentalism, and sports."
"Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism."
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics)..."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... history."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... education."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... international relations."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... environmentalism."