In Anthropology, History, and Literature, the Field of Postcolonial Studies

In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s. Postcolonial refers to

A) the period succeeding the slave trade.
B) the study of social movements that, instead of rejecting colonialism, actually embraced it and transformed it for their own benefit.
C) the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized.
D) an up-and-coming subfield in sociology.
E) a moral stance toward oppressed peoples.