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Cultural imaginaries of the postcolony: a critical discourse analysis of cross-cultural references in Estonian art history through a postcolonial lens

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The article argues for an extended delineation of increasing Western cultural hegemony in the reconstituted Baltic states. An initial idiom of postcolonial studies is revisited in order to complement their dominant scope in the Baltics, focused primarily on a retrospective cultural study of Baltic/Soviet relationships. The argument elaborates on the urgency of the expanding research agenda regarding the Baltic/European research framework. By pointing out the frequent occurrence of the superiority or inferiority value scale in cross-cultural references sampled from press releases of the Art Museum of Estonia, the article concludes that mainstream cultural self-reflection in Estonia is nowadays subjected to the supremacy of the imagined West European viewpoint.

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  • Johannes Saar, 2018. "Cultural imaginaries of the postcolony: a critical discourse analysis of cross-cultural references in Estonian art history through a postcolonial lens," Journal of Baltic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 463-486, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rbalxx:v:49:y:2018:i:4:p:463-486
    DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2018.1473264
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