Terms

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Afropolitan

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people with diverse cultural backgrounds (includes those who have emigrated to US from Africa)

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Comprador

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a person who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation

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Berlin Conference 1884

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regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism Period. (also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference.

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Didactic novel

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aims to teach the reader something

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Cultural Imperialism

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occurs when one community imposes or exports various aspects of its own way of life onto another community

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Colonization

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the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

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Decolonization

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the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.

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Post Colonialism

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a theoretical approach in various disciplines that is concerned with the lasting impact of colonization in former colonies.

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Capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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Mimicry (menace)

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the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule.

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Orature

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emphasizes the oral character and nature of literary works

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Direct vs. Indirect Rule

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Direct rule refers to a more direct form of democracy, were the people directly influence policy making, actually through majority rule.
Indirect rule refers to parliamentary (representative) democracy, where people elect representatives to make policy and govern that state.

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Carnivalesque

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a literary mode that subverts and liberates the assumptions of the dominant style or atmosphere through humor and chaos

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Manichaean

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a major religion founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in the Sasanian Empire. Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness

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RSA’s/ISAs

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Repressive State Apparatus consists of the army, the police, the judiciary, and the prison system. It operates primarily by means of mental and physical coercion and violence (latent and actual).
ideological state apparatus A term developed by the Marxist theorist Louis Althusser to denote institutions such as education, the churches, family, media, trade unions, and law,

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Essentialism

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absolutely necessary; extremely important.

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Interpellation

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bring into being or give identity to (an individual or category).

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Niqab

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a garment of clothing that covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of a particular interpretation of hijab

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Prolepsis

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the anticipation and answering of possible objections in rhetorical speech.
the representation of a thing as existing before it actually does or did so, as in he was a dead man when he entered.

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Orientalism

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style, artifacts, or traits considered characteristic of the peoples and cultures of Asia.

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Xenotropia/philia

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dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

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Hybridity

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a cross between two separate races, plants or cultures.

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Gothic Literature

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a genre or mode of literature and film that combines fiction and horror, death

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Diaspora

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the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel.

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Jewish diaspora compared to African diaspora

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similar, return of members to establish nationalism

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Gentrification

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the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.

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Neologism

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a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been fully accepted into mainstream language

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Flaneur

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an idler or lounger (stroller)

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Institutionalized Racism

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a form of racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions. It is reflected in disparities regarding wealth, income, criminal justice, employment, housing, health care, political power and education, among other factors.

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Afro-futurism

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a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African Diaspora culture with technology.

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Black Atlantic

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slave trade triangle

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Satire

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exaggerated commentary on the foibles of contemporary society. Uses humor to criticize. Focus is particular people, groups, behaviors (How to write about Africa)

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Mimetic art/literature

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attempts to represent reality, description so you can try to see it in your world

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Anthropocene

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human activity has altered the geological phases of the earth