Postcolonial theory - Paul Gilroy Flashcards
1
Q
Colonialism
A
Taking over another country to run and exploit it
2
Q
Gilroy believes we can still see the effects of c…
A
colonialism in media now
3
Q
Gilroy thinks that in media products, you can still see people from ethnic minorities, particularly those from areas we colonised as…
A
dehumanised, marginalised, powerless, weak, ‘other’
4
Q
Gilroy believes that who are often shown as more powerful, successful and important in media?
A
White Western people
5
Q
What may Gilroy say about the WaterAid advert?
A
It has evidence of postcolonialist ideas because we’re showing British people as being more powerful and able to save people in African countries who are powerless.
