Colonialism systematically dispossesses the colonized of resources under a justifying discourse of hierarchy

Evidence

Historical colonialism required first and foremost an external colonizer, a group of people who took land and resources that were not theirs. “Appropriation” implies that the land was already occupied by someone, although these colonized, “primitive” inhabitants were not treated as the real owners of the resources. Speaking in general terms, then, colonialism can be said to consist of a global system in which colonizers use power to dispossess the colonized of valuable resources, sending the wealth back to the metropolis or the motherland and all the while justifying their actions with a discourse of hierarchical differentiation between peoples and cultures. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 246

Categorization

• DEFINE: Provides the working definition of colonialism the book’s thesis depends on - the template against which ‘data colonialism’ is measured.
• XREF: Echoes the structure of the landmark colonial studies accounts (e.g., Césaire, Said on discourse) while being explicitly framed for later analogy to data extraction. — connects to: Colonial powers eviscerated indigenous central domains and their internal dynamics; Colonial rule systematically instills an inferiority complex in the colonized — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 59; Colonial apologists attacked ethnography for destroying the cultural hierarchy doctrine — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 217 (+16 more)

Broader Connections

• Colonial domination is justified by inventing a dependency complex in the colonized #expands (0.88) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 149
• Colonial rule systematically instills an inferiority complex in the colonized #expands (0.85) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 59
• Colonial psychology framed colonized peoples as incapable of desiring freedom #expands (0.82) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 156
• The doctrine of progress makes colonialism appear natural rather than impositive #expands (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 217
• Colonial powers eviscerated indigenous central domains and their internal dynamics #complicates (0.78)
• Colonial apologists attacked ethnography for destroying the cultural hierarchy doctrine #exemplifies (0.75) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 217