approaches to organization theory
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: postcolonial theory

critical orientations
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

criticism/critical theory
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

cultural orientations
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

information, media, and communication technology
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

international and global concepts
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

political theory
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

popular culture studies
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory

postcolonial theory
type: Concept
broader: international and global concepts
broader: approaches to organization theory
broader: cultural orientations
broader: political theory
broader: critical orientations
broader: popular culture studies
broader: theoretical perspectives
broader: information, media, and communication technology
broader: criticism/critical theory
definition: Postcolonial theory addresses the effect of colonialism on culture. Initially associated with literary analysis, in the 1970s, postcolonial theory focused first on Western colonial discourse, showing that colonial power took shape in areas of life such as literature, which are not initially obviously political. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Postcolonial Theory]

theoretical perspectives
type: Concept
narrower: postcolonial theory