- "The critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic legacy of colonialism and imperialism."
The study of the ways in which colonialism and imperialism have shaped modern media systems and how this continues to impact media representation and industry structure.
Colonialism: The historical process of European colonization and the resulting exploitation and oppression of colonized people.
Resistance and rebellion: The history of resistance and rebellion by colonized peoples against their oppressors, including armed uprisings, protests, and cultural movements.
Orientalism: The Western construction of the East as exotic and inferior, which served to justify colonialism and perpetuate racist stereotypes.
Decolonization: The process of exiting from colonial rule and achieving national independence, including the struggles and challenges that came with it.
Nationalism: The idea of a nation-state and its role in postcolonial societies, including issues related to identity, belonging, and power.
Globalization: The globalizing forces that have shaped postcolonial societies, including economic, cultural, and technological trends.
Hybridity: The mixing of different cultures and identities in postcolonial societies, resulting in new forms of cultural expression and identity formation.
Intersectionality: The ways in which different forms of oppression, such as racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia intersect and reinforce each other.
Diaspora: The dispersal of people from their original homeland and the resulting complex relationships they have with their new homes and identities.
Postcolonial feminism: The intersection of postcolonialism and feminism, which seeks to challenge both Western feminist and patriarchal perspectives on gender and power in postcolonial societies.
Media representation: The ways in which postcolonial cultures and identities are represented in the media, including issues of stereotyping, misrepresentation, and appropriation.
Social media: The role of social media in giving voice to marginalized communities, challenging dominant narratives, and constructing alternative identities and communities.
Postcolonial literature: The emergence and development of postcolonial literature, including its themes, styles, and its relationship to the wider postcolonial discourse.
Critical theory: The intellectual tradition of postcolonialism, along with its theoretical debates, challenges, and critics.
Subaltern Studies: A movement that emerged in India in the 1980s that seeks to rewrite history from the perspective of the marginalized and oppressed groups, including peasants, workers, women, dalits, and others who were excluded from mainstream narratives.
Cultural Studies: An interdisciplinary field that emerged in the UK in the 1960s and 70s that seeks to analyze media, art, literature, and popular culture from a critical perspective.
Hybridity: The idea that cultures are not pure or fixed entities, but rather are constantly evolving and combining with each other to create new forms of identity.
Orientalism: A concept popularized by Edward Said that refers to the Western construction of the East as a monolithic and exotic other, which is used to justify colonization and domination.
Postcolonial Feminism: An approach that explores the intersection of gender, race, and colonialism and how they interact to produce inequality and oppression.
Diaspora Studies: The study of dispersed communities and their cultural, social, and political connections to their homeland.
Globalization Studies: The study of the complex social, cultural, and economic processes that are transforming the world and the ways in which they are impacting different regions and people.
Critical Race Theory: An approach that focuses on the ways in which race and racial hierarchies are constructed and maintained in society and how they intersect with other forms of inequality.
Indigenous Studies: The study of the history, culture, and politics of indigenous peoples, their struggles against colonialism, and their efforts to maintain their distinct identities and sovereignty.
Environmental Justice: An approach that explores how environmental degradation and pollution disproportionately affect marginalized and vulnerable communities, often in the context of colonialism and imperialism.
- "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: