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cultural imperialism

Cultural  
  1. The imposition of a foreign viewpoint or civilization on a people.


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A master of plotting and characterization, French uses the tropes of the detective novel to explore greater themes of class and cultural imperialism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

And her dialogue calls attention to, among other things, colorism, queerness and the cultural imperialism of New Orleans tourism.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

At worst she's the living embodiment of cultural imperialism.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

Is it American cultural imperialism in sandwich form?

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2016

They are chary of another period of "shock therapy" and of creeping cultural imperialism.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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