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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and human rights > postcolonial/subaltern feminism

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postcolonial/subaltern feminism  

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  • Postcolonial theory is a growing and a contentious field. While postcolonial scholars are divided over the precise definition of the term postcolonial and what it encompasses, this theory deals with the ways societies have been colonized, centering on the key concept of otherness, also referred to as the subaltern. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Postcolonial/Subaltern Feminism]

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