Decolonization and the Third World
This essay asks why the Third World has become a symbol of poverty and failed infrastructure while the political imperative towards decolonization has gained popularity. By examining histories of decolonization in mid-twentieth century and the subsequent establishment of postcolonial nation-states t...
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| description | This essay asks why the Third World has become a symbol of poverty and failed infrastructure while the political imperative towards decolonization has gained popularity. By examining histories of decolonization in mid-twentieth century and the subsequent establishment of postcolonial nation-states that often ignored, suppressed, or actively participated in settler colonial occupations both globally and internally, I argue that there needs to be a widespread reckoning with what constitutes anti-colonial liberation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d37eb4d963cb41a483ab17c35c1420c92024-01-13T15:48:33ZengCultural Studies AssociationLateral2469-40532023-12-0112210.25158/L12.2.6Decolonization and the Third WorldJessica Namakkal0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6635-3177Duke UniversityThis essay asks why the Third World has become a symbol of poverty and failed infrastructure while the political imperative towards decolonization has gained popularity. By examining histories of decolonization in mid-twentieth century and the subsequent establishment of postcolonial nation-states that often ignored, suppressed, or actively participated in settler colonial occupations both globally and internally, I argue that there needs to be a widespread reckoning with what constitutes anti-colonial liberation.https://csalateral.org/forum/towards-third-worlding/decolonization-and-the-third-world-namakkal/settler colonialismdecolonialthird worldanti-colonialfourth world |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Namakkal Decolonization and the Third World Lateral settler colonialism decolonial third world anti-colonial fourth world |
| title | Decolonization and the Third World |
| title_full | Decolonization and the Third World |
| title_fullStr | Decolonization and the Third World |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decolonization and the Third World |
| title_short | Decolonization and the Third World |
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| topic | settler colonialism decolonial third world anti-colonial fourth world |
| url | https://csalateral.org/forum/towards-third-worlding/decolonization-and-the-third-world-namakkal/ |
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