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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| + | == External links and references == | ||
| + | * [http://www.postcolonialweb.org Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature] | ||
| + | * [http://www.nilsole.net/referate/post-colonialism-definition-development-and-examples-from-india/ Paper about Post-Colonialism: Definition, Development and Examples from India] | ||
| + | * [http://postcolonial.net/about/ The Postcolonial Space] | ||
| + | * [http://www.postcolonialstudiesassociation.co.uk Postcolonial Studies Association] | ||
| + | * [http://www.normativeorders.net/en/component/content/article?id=289 Frankfurt Research Center for Postcolonial Studies (FRCPS)] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:02, 7 April 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.
