Even with a general consensus on the constructedness of tradition, the tradition/modernity dichotomy persists among people of various backgrounds, not least in academic circles. It finds expression under different phrases and dominant frames of thought, such as ‘West/ern/ers’ versus ‘East/ern/ers’, whites versus coloured, coloniser versus colonised races.
Heryanto, Ariel (2012) “New Tradition in a Modernity-Deficit Postcolony“, ACCESS Critical Perspectives on Communication, Cultural and Policy Studies, 31(2): 15-26.
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Ariel Heryanto 