Regionalism may refer to: Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s Regionalism (international relations), the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation and implementation of institutions that express a particular identity and shape collective action within a geographical region Regionalism (politics), a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal Critical regionalism, in architecture, an approach that strives to counter placelessness and lack of identity in modern architecture by using the building's geographical context
Literature American literary regionalism, refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features – including characters, dialects, customs, history, and landscape – of a particular region British regional literature Criollismo, a literary movement
See also Bioregionalism, regions defined by physical or environmental features