Paul Gilroy - Post colonial theory

Paul Gilroy - Post colonial theory

Post- colonialism is the study of the impact that being under direct rule has had on former colonies. For example, despite being a tiny island, Britain colonised and declared ownership of many countries, including India and Australia etc.
  • These ideas and attitudes continue to shape contemporary attitudes to race and ethnicity in the postcolonial era.
  • These postcolonial attitudes have constructed racial hierarchies in our society, where for example, white people are by and large given more positive and important roles than BAME people.
  • Media producers are also guilty of using binary oppositions to reinforce BME people and characters as 'others' 
  • Zoella has the lack of representation for an ethnic minority, showing the lack of regard and placing this minority. Teaching the audience nothing regarding ethnic minorities, teaching them lack of beauty 

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