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Cultural imperialism

Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) is the imposition by a dominant group of its own culture onto another community. As a mode of imperialism, it uses cultural practices to enforce a way of life, systematically attempting to transform or erase aspects of the subordinate culture.

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related to Antiquity · 49
Cultural imperialism → African, After Roman, Alexander, Archaic Period, Aristotle, BC, BCE, Black Sea, Britain, Central Asia, Cultural Romanization, During, Early Rome, Egypt, Etruria, Etruscan, European, For, Great, Greece
related to References · 45
Cultural imperialism → American University, Antony's College, Bernd, Beyond Cultural Imperialism, Cairo, Centre, Christian Missions, Continuum International Publishing Group, Cultural, Cultural Theory, Dunch, Electronic Journalism, Frank, Global Modernity, Hamm, History, Information, Interdisciplinary Subjects Series, ISBN, John
related to Nazi colonialism · 39
Cultural imperialism → Alan Steinweis, Already, Also, Cultural, Czech, Daniel Rogers, Europe, European, European Union, For, France, French, German, Germanization, Germany, Goebbels's, Hans Rosbaud, In, In Italy, Italy
related to British Empire · 30
Cultural imperialism → According, Another, British, British Empire, Butlin, Danilo Raponi, Douglas, Edward Said, Empire, Europeans, Great Britain, He, However, In, India, Indians, It, Italy, London Missionary Society, Most
related to Other pre-Second World War examples · 27
Cultural imperialism → After, Allied, An, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptology, First World War, France, French, French Cultural Imperialism, Germans, History, Institut, Institute, Members, Napoleon, Napoleonic France, Paul Ruhlmann, Peter Hartmann, Rhine
related to Post-colonialism · 25
Cultural imperialism → American, Because, Can, Edward Saïd, English, French, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Hindu, Imperialism, In, In Culture, Occident, Orient, Oriental, Orientalism, Sati, Saïd, Second World War, Spivak, Subaltern Speak
related to Dealing with cultural dominance · 17
Cultural imperialism → But, Clinton Administration, Columbia University, Commerce Department, Culture, David Rothkopf, English, Foreign Policy, He, In, In Praise, Internet, Kissinger Associates, One, Rothkopf, Rothkopf's, United States
related to External links · 17
Cultural imperialism → Academic Web, BBC Radio, David Rothkopf, February, Foreign Policy, In Our Time, In Praise, June, Linda Colley, Livingston, Mary Beard, Phillip Dodd, Reconsidering, Spring/Summer, Summer, Transnational Broadcasting Studies, White
related to Criticisms of "cultural imperialism theory" · 16
Cultural imperialism → American, Americanization, Critical Introduction, Critics, Cultural, He, In, John Tomlinson, One, Similarly, Summarizing, Therefore, Third World's, Tomlinson, US, Western
related to North American colonisation · 14
Cultural imperialism → American, As Catherine Murton Stoehr, British, Canada, Canada's, Canadian, First Nations, In, Keeping, Miami University, Ohio State University, Origins, This, United States

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Cultural imperialismis aterm that is only used in discussions where cultural relativism and constructivism are generally taken as true0.90text
Cultural imperialismis apositive thing0.90text
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neoliberal governmentalityinstance ofwhich lead to various forms of culturally specific governmentality0.80text
freedominstance ofit involved the dissemination of American principles0.80text
democracyinstance ofit involved the dissemination of American principles0.80text
hair straighteninginstance ofCosmetic practices0.80text
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and plastic surgery often try to reinforce these traitsinstance ofCosmetic practices0.80text
reinforcing narrow aesthetic expectationsinstance ofCosmetic practices0.80text
Cultural imperialismhas effectThe0.60section
Cultural imperialismhas effectCritics0.60section

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