provincializing

[US]/[prəˈvɪŋʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ]/
[UK]/[prəˈvɪŋʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ]/

Translation

v.To make provincial; to restrict to a province or region.
v. (often used in academic contexts)To contextualize or understand something within a specific regional or historical framework, often to challenge universalizing narratives.

Phrases & Collocations

provincializing cultures

provincializing effect

provincializing process

provincializing view

provincializing tendency

provincializing narratives

provincializing knowledge

provincializing others

provincializing discourse

Example Sentences

the historian sought to avoid provincializing the region's complex history.

critics argued that the film provincialized the global issue of climate change.

we must be careful not to provincialize indigenous knowledge systems.

the study aimed to understand how globalization resists provincializing local cultures.

the project actively worked against provincializing the artistic movement within a single nation.

it's important to avoid provincializing scientific discoveries by attributing them solely to one country.

the author challenged the tendency to provincialize philosophical thought within western traditions.

the research questioned the impulse to provincialize minority languages and their cultural significance.

we need to resist the urge to provincialize economic models based on western experiences.

the goal was to demonstrate how colonial narratives often provincialized non-western societies.

the discussion highlighted the dangers of provincializing diverse perspectives on development.

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