Colonialism – when a country/nation takes control of other lands/regions

Post colonialism – academic study of colonialism and imperialism

Diaspora – big group of people with similar heritage that have spread around the world

Double consciousness (gilroy) – internal conflict of a minority in society

Bame – used to refer to non-white communities in the UK

Cultural absolutism / racial essentialism – cultures do not differ in honesty or intelligence levels

Cultural syncretism – distinct aspects of various cultures mixing together together to form something positive

Orientalism (said) – The way in which the east is viewed

Appropriation – the adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture

Cultural hegemony – domination maintained through ideological or cultural means

The public sphere (habermas) – a place where the public can come together and opinions can be formed

The role of public service broadcasting in terms of fair representation of minority groups / interests – Public service broadcasting is mostly biased when representing minority groups which causes society to develop stereotypes and misunderstandings

How is our identity formed? How do we understand our own identity and how is our identity represented in the local, national and global media? 

The Shadow of Slavery. Reaction and reform. The emergence of Postcolonial critical thinking.

ORIENTALISM:

The Link between culture, imperial power & colonialism

the power to narrate, or to block other narratives from forming or emerging, is very important to culture and imperialism

 POSTCOLONIALISM operates a series of signs maintaining the European-Atlantic power over the Orient by creating ‘an accepted grid for filtering through the Orient into Western consciousness‘.