Cultural domination and the reaction to it

The article is a part of a research project devoted to the analysis of domi nant cultures as viewed by the cultural minorities. The text is not about t he debate on the cultural domination or a criticism of theories of dominati on, nor is it a dialogue with them. Its aim is to present various approache s, aspects, dimensions and theoretical contexts of cultural domination and reactions to it. The following issues are discussed in the article: ethnic domination and its mechanisms; global approach to cultural domination and t he center/periphery debate; debates on the repressive culture of rationalit y of the Frankfurt School, postmodernism and post-structuralism; debate on economic, political and ideological domination, including the ''dominant id eology thesis" and Pierre Bourdieu's structuralism. In conclusion, the auth or summarizes his arguments and attempts to present the applications of the concept of cultural domination to the modern cultural studies.