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Postcolonial identity

Identity forged in the aftermath of colonialism, bearing both the ruptures of colonial violence and the assertion of sovereignty in its wake—marked by the inheritance of imposed languages, borders, and hierarchies alongside the drive to reclaim self-definition. Postcolonial identity is never simply freed from colonialism but rather always negotiates its continuing weight, both internalized and structural.

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