That the discipline grew out of colonialism, perhaps was in league with it, and derives some of its key notions from it, consciously or not.
ðætðə dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ɡɹˈuː ˌaʊɾəv kˈɑːloʊnˌɪəlˌɪzəm, pɚhˈæps wʌz ɪn lˈiːɡ wɪð ɪt, ænd dᵻɹˈaɪvz sˌʌm ʌv ɪts kˈiː nˈoʊʃənz fɹʌm ɪt, kˈɑːnʃəsli ɔːɹ nˈɑːt.