The coloniality of power is a concept interrelating the practices and legacies of European colonialism in social orders and forms of knowledge, advanced in postcolonial studies, decoloniality, and Latin American subaltern studies, most prominently by Anibal Quijano. It identifies and describes the living legacy of colonialism in contemporary societies in the form of social discrimination that outlived formal colonialism and became integrated in succeeding social orders.

practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.

very old or old-fashioned.

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

creating this utopia setting. people seem happy.

lacking interest or excitement; dull.