COLONIALISM– When a country is acquring control over another country, often occupying it with settlers.

POST COLONIALISM– studying something set in a colonized country or deals with post colnialism issues such as economic, political or cultural.

DIASPORA– the dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland.

BAME– a UK term used to refer to the ethnic minority groups (black, asian etc)

DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS (GILROY)– the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society.

CULTURAL ABSOLUTISM / RACIAL ESSENTIALISM– a belief in a genetic or biological essence that defines all members of a racial category

CULTURAL SYNCRETISM– When aspects of different cultures merge together to make something new and unique.

ORIENTALISM (SAID)– 1978 book by Edward W. Said, in which the author developed the idea of “Orientalism” to define the West’s historically patronizing representations of “The East”

APPROPRIATION– (Cultural) is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture by members of another culture.

CULTURAL HEGEMONY– The domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class

THE PUBLIC SPHERE (HABERMAS)– he public sphere is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action.

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS / INTERESTS– Public service broadcasting (PBS) can be biased when representing ethnic minority groups which causes society to create stereotypes and misunderstandings. Their role is to represent minorities correctly.