postcolonial
adjective
post·co·lo·nial
ˌpōst-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl 
-nyəl
: of, relating to, or being a time after colonialism
postcolonial America
Carter was the first American president to take seriously the entire postcolonial era that has remade the globe since World War II.—
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From the modernist, Black figuration of Kwami’s ceramics to Abban’s documentary portrayals of Ghanaian protest movements and architecture, these artists responded to the distinctive, pedestrian layers of postcolonial life.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition to being a respected Indian novelist in her own right, Desai is a genetic heir to the postcolonial novel as a daughter of three-time Booker-shortlisted Anita Desai.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
For years, critics in the United States and Europe have been skeptical of the catchall concept of the global South, dismissing it as an impossibly broad label to apply to a diverse collection of more than 100 postcolonial and developing countries.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition to being a respected Indian novelist in her own right, Desai is a genetic heir to the postcolonial novel as a daughter of three-time Booker-shortlisted Anita Desai.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
For years, critics in the United States and Europe have been skeptical of the catchall concept of the global South, dismissing it as an impossibly broad label to apply to a diverse collection of more than 100 postcolonial and developing countries.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Postcolonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcolonial. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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