postcolonial theory

collocation in English

meaningsofpostcolonialandtheory

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postcolonial
adjective
uk
/ˌpəʊst.kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/ˌpoʊst.kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
from or relating to the period ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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(Definition ofpostcolonialandtheoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Postcolonialtheorydoes, however, signpost approaches to these issues that may have considerable critical potential and which are particularly appropriate to a discussion of popular music.
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This conceptual ' 'contamination ' ' of discussions by the rhetoric ofpostcolonialtheorybrings about a certain degree of de-realization of the actual phenomenon, which acquires metaphorical overtones.
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Of particular importance is her contribution topostcolonialtheory: her insistence that the interaction between colonizer and colonized never be seen as a one-way street. 11.
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Agawu's essays are located withinpostcolonialtheory, a theory whose discriminating attentiveness to the play of power in shaping discourses provides the essence of his critique.
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This research frequently interacts with other areas of sociology such as stratification and social psychology, as well as withpostcolonialtheory.
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Many scholars employ the term, especially those in the fields of history, cultural studies, andpostcolonialtheory.
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Liao works primarily in the fields of comparative literature,postcolonialtheory, and cultural studies.
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Some of these arguments form an integral part of what is calledpostcolonialtheory.
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What hope the more contemporary engagements with post-modern and postcolonial theories?
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The sociological analysis of race and ethnicity frequently interacts with other areas of sociology such as stratification and social psychology, as well as withpostcolonialtheory.
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