Colonialism is when a group of people exert political and economic control over another group of people who live in a “colony” territory, often to extract the colony’s natural resources. Though colonialism has existed in some form for much of history, today it is often condemned as unjust and associated with racism, leading to “decolonization” movements in many former colonies.
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Colonialism Term Timeline in I Will Always Write Back
The timeline below shows where the term Colonialism appears in I Will Always Write Back. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: Caitlin, September 1997
...Her mom is confused; she remembers when it used to be called Rhodesia. She mentions colonialism, a word that Caitlin only vaguely knows the meaning of. Her mom explains colonialism as...
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