cultural imperialism
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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
Dubbing frequently and unsurprisingly ends up at the centre of debates around the politics of language and cultural imperialism, the imposition of one country's culture onto another country or people.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2021
“School Girls,” by Jocelyn Bioh, was a hoot onstage in 2017, telling its story about colorism and cultural imperialism in a Ghanaian high school in part through movement and composition.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2021
He was initially condemned by President Charles de Gaulle and other political leaders who saw his rock covers as an expression of cultural imperialism.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2017
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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