In Anthropology,history,and Literature,the Field of Postcolonial Studies Has Gained Prominence

question 37

Multiple Choice

In anthropology,history,and literature,the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

• A) the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized.
• B) the period succeeding the slave trade.
• C) a moral stance toward oppressed peoples.
• D) the study of social movements that, instead of rejecting colonialism, actually embraced it and transformed it for their own benefit.
• E) an up-and-coming subfield in sociology.

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