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Hegemony of colonial languages

Claim

How does the field of postcolonial studies contribute to the linguistic, cultural or institutional dominance of English? What kinds of texts, discourses or practices elude, or are repressed by, this framework? What "blind spots" are revealed in postcolonial theory from the perspective of texts or traditions not in a colonizers language? What ideological or strategic roles do specific languages play in texts, institutional contexts, politics, or history?

Broader

Colonialism
Excellent

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality EducationSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Content quality
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Language
English
Last update
Mar 8, 2022