后殖民理论(Post-colonial theory)是诸种理论及批评策略的集合性术语,旨在考查昔日欧洲帝国殖民地的文化(文学、政治、历史等)以及这些地区与世界其他各地的关系。尽管后殖民理论,或更为准确地说,后殖民主义诸种理论,并未采纳单一的方法或信奉单一的流派,然而这些理论在很多方面是一致的: Post-colonial theory is a collective term for theories and critical tactics designed to examine the cultures (literary, political, historical, etc.) of the former European imperial colonies and their relationship with the rest of the world. Although postcolonial theory, or, to be more precise, post-colonialist theories that have not adopted a single approach or believe in a single genre, these theories are in many ways consistent: