Cultural Imperialism as a Structural Feature of Global Capitalism: Marxist and Postcolonial Perspectives, and Subaltern Strategies of Resistance Introduction The debate over cultural imperialism—whether it is an effect of state-centred “soft power” projection or a structural product of capitalism’s global dynamics—has important theoretical and political consequences. If cultural imperialism is reducible to intentional soft-power policies, … Continue reading To what extent can cultural imperialism be conceptualised as a structural component of global capitalism rather than a mere by-product of Western soft power? Evaluate using Marxist and postcolonial theoretical frameworks. How do indigenous and subaltern cultural movements resist or appropriate global cultural forms to challenge the cultural hierarchy embedded in neoliberal globalisation?