From 88437f3f11887708c4f70bcaeb0699990c837efa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tatianamac Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:24:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] adds back colonialism --- 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 11ty/definitions/colonialism.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6a5af1fe --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/colonialism.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +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.