Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography
The study of British imperial culture is heavily attributed to the field of "new imperial history" that became defined in the 1990s, yet theories of imperial cultures date back to at least the 1950s. Furthermore, a recent cadre of new imperial historians has broken away from what might be...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
Published: |
Open Library of Humanities
2019-06-01
|
Series: | Le foucaldien |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://foucaldien.net/articles/59 |
id |
doaj-fb22f0fc57414a529cdf5b1fd7580d36 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-fb22f0fc57414a529cdf5b1fd7580d362020-11-25T00:32:01ZdeuOpen Library of HumanitiesLe foucaldien2515-20762019-06-015110.16995/lefou.5945Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial HistoriographyDarren Reid0University of VictoriaThe study of British imperial culture is heavily attributed to the field of "new imperial history" that became defined in the 1990s, yet theories of imperial cultures date back to at least the 1950s. Furthermore, a recent cadre of new imperial historians has broken away from what might be called "new imperial history proper" to suggest a revised theory of imperial culture. This paper compares the theoretical influences and the methodologies of these three approaches, which I have termed the materialist approach, the discursive approach, and the localized approach, in order to show how pre-Foucauldian and post-Foucauldian imperial histories are not so diametrically opposed between materialism and culturalism as is commonly perceived. Instead, this paper argues that these three approaches all adopt a theory of imperial culture, each different and yet each with its own strengths and weaknesses.https://foucaldien.net/articles/59new imperial historybritish imperial historiographyimperial culturebritish empire |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
deu |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Darren Reid |
spellingShingle |
Darren Reid Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography Le foucaldien new imperial history british imperial historiography imperial culture british empire |
author_facet |
Darren Reid |
author_sort |
Darren Reid |
title |
Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography |
title_short |
Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography |
title_full |
Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography |
title_fullStr |
Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography |
title_full_unstemmed |
Culture as Imperial Synapse: Pre- and Post-Foucauldian Approaches to Culture in British Imperial Historiography |
title_sort |
culture as imperial synapse: pre- and post-foucauldian approaches to culture in british imperial historiography |
publisher |
Open Library of Humanities |
series |
Le foucaldien |
issn |
2515-2076 |
publishDate |
2019-06-01 |
description |
The study of British imperial culture is heavily attributed to the field of "new imperial history" that became defined in the 1990s, yet theories of imperial cultures date back to at least the 1950s. Furthermore, a recent cadre of new imperial historians has broken away from what might be called "new imperial history proper" to suggest a revised theory of imperial culture. This paper compares the theoretical influences and the methodologies of these three approaches, which I have termed the materialist approach, the discursive approach, and the localized approach, in order to show how pre-Foucauldian and post-Foucauldian imperial histories are not so diametrically opposed between materialism and culturalism as is commonly perceived. Instead, this paper argues that these three approaches all adopt a theory of imperial culture, each different and yet each with its own strengths and weaknesses. |
topic |
new imperial history british imperial historiography imperial culture british empire |
url |
https://foucaldien.net/articles/59 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT darrenreid cultureasimperialsynapsepreandpostfoucauldianapproachestocultureinbritishimperialhistoriography |
_version_ |
1725321348224385024 |