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Decolonial theory – https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0003616

homoit0003616

Preferred Label

Decolonial theory	English
Dekoloniale theorie	Dutch
Dekolonial teori	Swedish

Alternative Label

Decoloniality	English
Decolonizing theory	English
Postcolonial theory	English
Postcolonialism	English
Dekolonizeringstheorie	Dutch
Postkoloniale theorie	Dutch

A school of thought that rejects Eurocentric knowledge hierarchies and ways of being, including the presumed superiority of white Western culture.	English
Een stroming die eurocentrische kennishiërarchieën en manieren van zijn verwerpt, inclusief de veronderstelde superioriteit van de blanke westerse cultuur.	Dutch
En tankeskola som förkastar eurocentriska kunskapshierarkier och sätt att vara, inklusive den förmodade överlägsenheten hos vit västerländsk kultur.	Swedish

Term suggested by Jude Romines in 2023.

English

Issued (Created)

2024-10-22 17:00:04 UTC

Modified

2026-06-30 09:19:35 UTC

Broader

Theories [homoit0001365]

LCSH Close Match

Postcolonialism [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97007835]

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Decolonial theory

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