decolonizing

Definitions

The process of undoing or removing colonial influence, control, or structures from a nation, institution, or culture.

The act of critically examining and dismantling colonial ideologies and practices to restore indigenous or local perspectives and autonomy.

Examples

The university is actively decolonizing its curriculum to include more diverse perspectives from the Global South.

Decolonizing the museum's collection involves returning artifacts to their countries of origin and acknowledging their colonial history.

Synonyms

liberating indigenizing dismantling colonial structures reclaiming sovereignty deconstructing imperial influence

Antonyms

colonizing imperializing assimilating imposing colonial rule perpetuating hegemony