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othering1 CONSTRUCTOtheringSPIVAK · POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES

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Postcolonial studies

the process by which a dominant group defines another as different and lesser, so as to define itself, as in colonial archives.

In postcolonial studies, othering refers to the process by which a dominant group defines another as different and lesser, so as to define itself, as in colonial archives. This meaning comes from Spivak (1985) in History and Theory.[1]

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References

  1. Spivak, G. C. (1985). The Rani of Sirmur: An Essay in Reading the Archives. History and Theory, 24(3), 247. https://doi.org/10.2307/2505169

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