postcolonialism

  1. COLONIALISM – taking full or partial political control of another country
  2. POST COLONIALISM – academic study of colonialism and imperialism focusing on human consequences
  3. DIASPORA – dispersion of people living outside of their homeland
  4. BAME – minorities eg black/asian people
  5. DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS (GILROY) – internal conflict between subordinated groups in an oppressive society
  6. CULTURAL ABSOLUTISM / RACIAL ESSENTIALISM – assumption that someone’s cultural values are more important than others
  7. CULTURAL SYNCRETISM – different cultures come together to create something new positively
  8. ORIENTALISM (SAID) – how the middle east is viewed
  9. APPROPRIATION – a culture adopts parts of another culture
  10. CULTURAL HEGEMONY – domination (power) maintained by ideological or cultural means
  11. THE PUBLIC SPHERE (HABERMAS) – a public opinion can be formed about government activities
  12. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS / INTERESTS – eg BBC, tyhe news is usually biased and acts negatively towards minorities which creates an unfair image of them

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