Difference between revisions of "Post-Colonial Studies"
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− | Academic discipline examining the cultural legacies of colonization and imperialism. The discipline provides criticisms of mainstream post-colonial knowledge and perceptions by analysing the political and social power structures that enable the continuation of colonialism and neo-colonization. It also examines the identities of the colonized and colonizers. The aim of the discipline is to unearth and combat the remaining effects of colonization. | + | Academic discipline examining the cultural legacies of colonization and imperialism. The discipline provides criticisms of mainstream post-colonial knowledge and perceptions by analysing the political and social power structures that enable the continuation of [[colonialism]] and neo-colonization. It also examines the identities of the colonized and colonizers. The aim of the discipline is to unearth and combat the remaining effects of colonization. |
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Revision as of 11:23, 27 March 2014
Academic discipline examining the cultural legacies of colonization and imperialism. The discipline provides criticisms of mainstream post-colonial knowledge and perceptions by analysing the political and social power structures that enable the continuation of colonialism and neo-colonization. It also examines the identities of the colonized and colonizers. The aim of the discipline is to unearth and combat the remaining effects of colonization.