From 613af446694ac05330397b0615066e4db63808c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 22:27:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 01/16] add definition for colonialism --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index cd8f95ba..6fc40b3c 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ --- title: Colonialism slug: colonialism -defined: false +speech: noun +excerpt: The act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin +sub_terms: + - text: neo colonialism, western colonialism, modern colonialism +defined: true +reading: + - text: A brief context of colonialism + href: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/ --- + +Colonialism is the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/){:target="_blank"}, the two words have different latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. + +The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1){:target="_blank"} of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonizers they are writing about. + +An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. From fe3ab7c6e3c7cbe31e2e4aadd2072bd16e8fb2c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 22:40:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 02/16] removed target blank indicator --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index 6fc40b3c..e579fe3d 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ reading: href: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/ --- -Colonialism is the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/){:target="_blank"}, the two words have different latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. +Colonialism is the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. -The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1){:target="_blank"} of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonizers they are writing about. +The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonizers they are writing about. An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. From 053bb6941cb7f68b9504e8e823031a9c8d81ea04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:16:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 03/16] Update 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md review resolved! Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index e579fe3d..fade1ed5 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ reading: href: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/ --- -Colonialism is the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. +the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. + +### Note +Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different Latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are Western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. + The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonizers they are writing about. From 45216ac72b901648ebc0fc64827bcab93f06d6f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:17:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 04/16] Update 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md similar terms updated. resolved Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index fade1ed5..9840b392 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ slug: colonialism speech: noun excerpt: The act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin sub_terms: - - text: neo colonialism, western colonialism, modern colonialism + - text: modern + full_title: modern colonialism + - text: neo- + full_title: neo-colonialism + - text: settler + full_title: settler colonialism + - text: Western + full_title: Western colonialism defined: true reading: - text: A brief context of colonialism From 115c4851aea6a2afdc57c2cc7b580a2b65667985 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:22:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 05/16] Update 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md changed from American to British spelling of coloni"*"ers Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index 9840b392..380ed2ae 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the po Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different Latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are Western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. -The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonizers they are writing about. +The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about. An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. From fd23c5ed2bf335a67028965ee6b622850aa8046d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:24:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 06/16] Update 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index 380ed2ae..6e64a2a4 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: Colonialism +title: colonialism slug: colonialism speech: noun excerpt: The act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin From ec16fa7446f7e6ebb9519b004293d0c79b455f72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:24:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 07/16] Update 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index 6e64a2a4..a226775f 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: colonialism slug: colonialism speech: noun -excerpt: The act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin +excerpt: the act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin sub_terms: - text: modern full_title: modern colonialism From 1ce5e454608b2af63b6a71c699b377cae4392c2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:38:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 08/16] updated slave trade descriptor --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index a226775f..679c3338 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ reading: the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. ### Note + Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different Latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are Western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. - -The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade was implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about. +The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade(s) was(were) implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about. An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. From a3d86ec0d9ac56ee5a31015860af51f8bd57dd1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:31:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 09/16] split neo-colonialism for a different definition --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md index 679c3338..198843a1 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ excerpt: the act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a cou sub_terms: - text: modern full_title: modern colonialism - - text: neo- - full_title: neo-colonialism - text: settler full_title: settler colonialism - text: Western @@ -26,4 +24,4 @@ Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/co The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade(s) was(were) implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about. -An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. +Also see [neo-colonialism](/definitions/neo-colonialism) for an extension on this concept. From 37cb3d3de45b117bb0efdc51e1716ccaa1f8c916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:12:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 10/16] added definition and references for neo-colonialism --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..52eb6698 --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +title: neo-colonialism +slug: neo-colonialism +speech: noun +excerpt: the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of colonialism +sub_terms: + - text: neo- + full_title: neo-colonialism + - text: modern + full_title: modern colonialism +defined: true +reading: + - text: neo-colonialim - internet encyclopedia of philosophy + href: https://iep.utm.edu/neocolon/ +--- + +the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of colonialism + +### Note + +An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. + +For instance, in most African nations that were colonized by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. This erases and dismisses other ways of life, deeming them unconventional. Another form of neo-colonial influence can be seen in how governments limit the freedom of speech and other civil liberties of their citizens. A recent manifestation of this is seen in the [2020 End SARS campaign in Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS). + +See also: [colonialism](/definitions/colonialism) From f376373668753ee69539bbbf8c4772d75d1bd0e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:31:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 11/16] Update 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md index 52eb6698..dbdb20e8 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ title: neo-colonialism slug: neo-colonialism speech: noun excerpt: the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of colonialism -sub_terms: - - text: neo- - full_title: neo-colonialism - - text: modern - full_title: modern colonialism +skip_in_table_of_content: true defined: true reading: - text: neo-colonialim - internet encyclopedia of philosophy From 4002653df10f7b4bb5a3be90c86c3a9c33cf855c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:31:35 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 12/16] Update 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md index dbdb20e8..e0cfd464 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ reading: href: https://iep.utm.edu/neocolon/ --- -the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of colonialism +the continued influence and impact of colonial-era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of [colonialism](/definitions/colonialism) ### Note From 73aba1fd8e988f293c10ad393f647aae59890b31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:32:17 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 13/16] Update 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md index e0cfd464..ed1722d9 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ the continued influence and impact of colonial-era ideologies and practices in a An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. -For instance, in most African nations that were colonized by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. This erases and dismisses other ways of life, deeming them unconventional. Another form of neo-colonial influence can be seen in how governments limit the freedom of speech and other civil liberties of their citizens. A recent manifestation of this is seen in the [2020 End SARS campaign in Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS). +### Impact +In most African nations that were colonised by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. Standards of living that are ancestral are often dismissed as uncivilised and unconventional, erasing what is often thousands of years of culture. + +Governments limiting freedom of speech and other civil liberties of their citizens. A recent manifestation of this is seen in the [2020 #EndSARS campaign in Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS). See also: [colonialism](/definitions/colonialism) From 68fa95ee7d2500b3433fe82cc1fe9a9850f82068 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:34:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 14/16] Update 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md index ed1722d9..7f2c58b6 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ the continued influence and impact of colonial-era ideologies and practices in a ### Note -An extension of colonialism that appears in the 21st century is neo-colonialism - a more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its colonizer. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppresors on the oppressed because of previous dependencies. +Neo-colonialism is a modern and more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its coloniser. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppressors onto the oppressed from previous dependencies. ### Impact In most African nations that were colonised by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. Standards of living that are ancestral are often dismissed as uncivilised and unconventional, erasing what is often thousands of years of culture. From a366464739bd961b7fb1f187fb532ab18c1dda9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia <44813863+siawayforward@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:13:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 15/16] delete colonialism.md to keep PRs straight --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 27 --------------------------- 1 file changed, 27 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md deleted file mode 100644 index 198843a1..00000000 --- a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: colonialism -slug: colonialism -speech: noun -excerpt: the act of enforcing one's political and ideological dominance in a country or region that is not of one's origin -sub_terms: - - text: modern - full_title: modern colonialism - - text: settler - full_title: settler colonialism - - text: Western - full_title: Western colonialism -defined: true -reading: - - text: A brief context of colonialism - href: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/ ---- - -the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance. - -### Note - -Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different Latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are Western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism. - -The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade(s) was(were) implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about. - -Also see [neo-colonialism](/definitions/neo-colonialism) for an extension on this concept. From d76218f91429a244f6d8fa51d56bfa14c61fa456 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sia Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:14:32 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 16/16] updated suggested edits --- 11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md index 7f2c58b6..0c17c429 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/neo-colonialism.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ excerpt: the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a c skip_in_table_of_content: true defined: true reading: - - text: neo-colonialim - internet encyclopedia of philosophy + - text: neo-colonialism - internet encyclopedia of philosophy href: https://iep.utm.edu/neocolon/ --- @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ the continued influence and impact of colonial-era ideologies and practices in a Neo-colonialism is a modern and more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its coloniser. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppressors onto the oppressed from previous dependencies. ### Impact + In most African nations that were colonised by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. Standards of living that are ancestral are often dismissed as uncivilised and unconventional, erasing what is often thousands of years of culture. Governments limiting freedom of speech and other civil liberties of their citizens. A recent manifestation of this is seen in the [2020 #EndSARS campaign in Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS).