Discourse on colonialism

essay by Aimé Césaire
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Discourse on colonialism

Summary

Discourse on colonialism is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #34 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discourse on colonialism authored Aimé Césaire[3].
  • Discourse on colonialism's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Discourse on colonialism's instance of is recorded as essay[5].
  • Discourse on colonialism's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].
  • Discourse on colonialism's country of origin is recorded as France[7].
  • Discourse on colonialism was published on June 7, 1950[8].
  • Discourse on colonialism was released on 1955[9].
  • Discourse on colonialism's main subject is colonialism[10].
  • Discourse on colonialism's main subject is multiculturalism[11].
  • Discourse on colonialism's main subject is anti-racism[12].
  • Discourse on colonialism's main subject is Négritude[13].
  • Discourse on colonialism's main subject is imperial boomerang[14].
  • Discourse on colonialism's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.larevuedesressources.org/IMG/pdf/CESAIRE.pdf[15].
  • Discourse on colonialism's title is recorded as Discours sur le Colonialisme[16].
  • Discourse on colonialism's title is recorded as Discurso sobre o Colonialismo[17].
  • Discourse on colonialism's title is recorded as Discurso sobre o Colonialismo[18].
  • Discourse on colonialism's reply to is recorded as Bantu Philosophy[19].
  • Discourse on colonialism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025[20].
  • Discourse on colonialism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140786876[21].
  • Discourse on colonialism's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Q140786876[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Discourse on colonialism authored Aimé Césaire[3].

Publication

Publication dates include June 7, 1950[8] and 1955[9]. Discourse on colonialism's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include colonialism[10], multiculturalism[11], anti-racism[12], Négritude[13], and imperial boomerang[14].

Why It Matters

Discourse on colonialism ranks in the top 0.12% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #34 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Pmartinolli · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → French
    Publisher → —
    Title → Discours sur le Colonialisme, Discurso sobre o Colonialismo, Discurso sobre o Colonialismo
    Isbn-13 → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 8d ago · Cristalima · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work, essay
    Title → Discours sur le Colonialisme, Discurso sobre o Colonialismo, Discurso sobre o Colonialismo
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  3. 4w ago · Theodoro Francisco Augusto · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Every Book Its Reader 2025, Q140786876
    Maintained by wikiproject → Q140786876
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  4. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1950-06-07T00:00:00Z, +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Main subject → colonialism, multiculturalism, anti-racism +2
    Aliases → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Every Book Its Reader 2025, Q140786876
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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