Richard F. Kuisel
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691151816
- eISBN:
- 9781400839971
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691151816.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter details the rise of anti-Americanism in France, in particular French socialist minister of culture Jack Lang's attack against American popular culture. Lang began by refusing to attend ...
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This chapter details the rise of anti-Americanism in France, in particular French socialist minister of culture Jack Lang's attack against American popular culture. Lang began by refusing to attend the American film festival at Deauville in September 1981; several months later he gave a notorious address denouncing American cultural imperialism at a UNESCO conference in Mexico City; and then he tried to organize a global “crusade” to combat cultural imports from the United States. Lang was a flamboyant young politician whose movie-star good looks, iconic pink jacket, dramatic initiatives, and hyperactive ways won him both admiration and ridicule. He presided over the Ministry of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993.Less
This chapter details the rise of anti-Americanism in France, in particular French socialist minister of culture Jack Lang's attack against American popular culture. Lang began by refusing to attend the American film festival at Deauville in September 1981; several months later he gave a notorious address denouncing American cultural imperialism at a UNESCO conference in Mexico City; and then he tried to organize a global “crusade” to combat cultural imports from the United States. Lang was a flamboyant young politician whose movie-star good looks, iconic pink jacket, dramatic initiatives, and hyperactive ways won him both admiration and ridicule. He presided over the Ministry of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993.
Martha C. Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover (eds)
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198289647
- eISBN:
- 9780191596698
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198289642.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This volume, which grows out of The Quality of Life (eds. Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen, 1993), combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing ...
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This volume, which grows out of The Quality of Life (eds. Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen, 1993), combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism on the one hand, and questions of local traditions vs. universalist critical judgement on the other. The chief aim of this work is to critically explore the relationship between culture and justice as pertinent to women's development, with special attention paid to cultural sensitivity but without compromising the clarity of rational judgement in cases where women's capabilities are at stake. Building upon the practical and philosophical implications of the lived experience of women from a variety of cultures, the authors theorize the pragmatics of economic development beyond utility towards a vision of gender equality. This book is a must‐read for anyone interested in the ethics of women's economic development.Less
This volume, which grows out of The Quality of Life (eds. Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen, 1993), combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism on the one hand, and questions of local traditions vs. universalist critical judgement on the other. The chief aim of this work is to critically explore the relationship between culture and justice as pertinent to women's development, with special attention paid to cultural sensitivity but without compromising the clarity of rational judgement in cases where women's capabilities are at stake. Building upon the practical and philosophical implications of the lived experience of women from a variety of cultures, the authors theorize the pragmatics of economic development beyond utility towards a vision of gender equality. This book is a must‐read for anyone interested in the ethics of women's economic development.
William Talbott
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- April 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195173475
- eISBN:
- 9780199835331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195173473.003.0003
- Subject:
- Philosophy, General
In this chapter, Talbott explains why one of the most attractive arguments for extreme cultural relativism about morality, the moral imperialism argument, is incoherent. The incoherence of the ...
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In this chapter, Talbott explains why one of the most attractive arguments for extreme cultural relativism about morality, the moral imperialism argument, is incoherent. The incoherence of the cultural imperialism argument shows that extreme cultural relativism is too wishy-washy. Talbott distinguishes between internal and external moral norms and articulates a less extreme form of cultural relativism that is compatible with the cultural imperialism argument, cultural relativism about internal norms. This sets the stage for an evaluation of this less extreme form of cultural relativism.Less
In this chapter, Talbott explains why one of the most attractive arguments for extreme cultural relativism about morality, the moral imperialism argument, is incoherent. The incoherence of the cultural imperialism argument shows that extreme cultural relativism is too wishy-washy. Talbott distinguishes between internal and external moral norms and articulates a less extreme form of cultural relativism that is compatible with the cultural imperialism argument, cultural relativism about internal norms. This sets the stage for an evaluation of this less extreme form of cultural relativism.
Simon J. Potter
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199568963
- eISBN:
- 9780191741821
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199568963.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Cultural History
The history of public broadcasting in the British world should not be presented as a clash between imperialism and nationalism. Rather, a set of close and continuing relationships were established ...
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The history of public broadcasting in the British world should not be presented as a clash between imperialism and nationalism. Rather, a set of close and continuing relationships were established among public broadcasting authorities, characterised by both cooperation and conflict. Collaboration was limited in the 1930s, but became more effective in the 1940s and 1950s: there is no simple pattern of gradual disintegration. Partly, this was because the BBC seldom seemed to perpetrate the overwhelming ‘cultural imperialism’ that American media interests were later accused of. Its overseas presence was too weak. Similarly, the BBC failed to make domestic audiences empire- or Commonwealth-minded. The BBC was not an active agent of globalisation. Rather, it attempted to preserve the remnants of an earlier period of semi-globalisation, to reinforce a Victorian world-system that was crumbling under international and American pressure. The World Service is the frail legacy of this imperial mission.Less
The history of public broadcasting in the British world should not be presented as a clash between imperialism and nationalism. Rather, a set of close and continuing relationships were established among public broadcasting authorities, characterised by both cooperation and conflict. Collaboration was limited in the 1930s, but became more effective in the 1940s and 1950s: there is no simple pattern of gradual disintegration. Partly, this was because the BBC seldom seemed to perpetrate the overwhelming ‘cultural imperialism’ that American media interests were later accused of. Its overseas presence was too weak. Similarly, the BBC failed to make domestic audiences empire- or Commonwealth-minded. The BBC was not an active agent of globalisation. Rather, it attempted to preserve the remnants of an earlier period of semi-globalisation, to reinforce a Victorian world-system that was crumbling under international and American pressure. The World Service is the frail legacy of this imperial mission.
Simon J. Potter
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199568963
- eISBN:
- 9780191741821
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199568963.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Cultural History
This chapter outlines the BBC's role in the British empire and, specifically, in a British world that encompassed Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The BBC devised an ...
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This chapter outlines the BBC's role in the British empire and, specifically, in a British world that encompassed Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The BBC devised an overseas mission for itself during a period of imperial decline, and against a background of increasing American overseas influence that resulted in fears of ‘Americanization’. The chapter examines how contemporaries hoped to harness broadcasting as a means to compensate for the loss of British overseas economic and military power. It sketches out the broader histories of imperial communication and the British world; of ideas about the BBC and Britishness; and of the concept of cultural imperialism. It relates the history of broadcasting and empire to recent historiographical debates about the impact of empire on British culture and identity.Less
This chapter outlines the BBC's role in the British empire and, specifically, in a British world that encompassed Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The BBC devised an overseas mission for itself during a period of imperial decline, and against a background of increasing American overseas influence that resulted in fears of ‘Americanization’. The chapter examines how contemporaries hoped to harness broadcasting as a means to compensate for the loss of British overseas economic and military power. It sketches out the broader histories of imperial communication and the British world; of ideas about the BBC and Britishness; and of the concept of cultural imperialism. It relates the history of broadcasting and empire to recent historiographical debates about the impact of empire on British culture and identity.
Rob Kroes
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520230576
- eISBN:
- 9780520936034
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520230576.003.0013
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter is concerned with American cultural imperialism from “the receiving end.” An evaluation of the capacity of the United States to assign itself to other foreign countries and touch every ...
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This chapter is concerned with American cultural imperialism from “the receiving end.” An evaluation of the capacity of the United States to assign itself to other foreign countries and touch every nation is provided. The chapter looks at the notion of American exceptionalism and makes it historically specific, while studying the international collaboration that has made America as a global imaginative entity. The concept of America as a “semiotic center” is introduced. The chapter also looks at the persuasive and powerful impact of American cultural exports, and states that some of these have been modified.Less
This chapter is concerned with American cultural imperialism from “the receiving end.” An evaluation of the capacity of the United States to assign itself to other foreign countries and touch every nation is provided. The chapter looks at the notion of American exceptionalism and makes it historically specific, while studying the international collaboration that has made America as a global imaginative entity. The concept of America as a “semiotic center” is introduced. The chapter also looks at the persuasive and powerful impact of American cultural exports, and states that some of these have been modified.
Tze-Yue G. Hu
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622090972
- eISBN:
- 9789882207721
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622090972.003.0008
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Asian Studies
This chapter analyzes the development of the animation medium in various parts of Asia. It asks fundamentally why animated works (including film and television projects) made in South Korea, Taiwan, ...
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This chapter analyzes the development of the animation medium in various parts of Asia. It asks fundamentally why animated works (including film and television projects) made in South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, China, and so on, do not seem to create a lasting impression, nor do they gain high popularity among international audiences. It also discusses the discourses of cultural imperialism in relation to anime and its popularity in Asia, including commercial animation produced in the West, with particular emphasis on those from the United States. It then argues that the factors affecting the growth of animation in Asia are multidimensional and not simply a case of cultural imperialism.Less
This chapter analyzes the development of the animation medium in various parts of Asia. It asks fundamentally why animated works (including film and television projects) made in South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, China, and so on, do not seem to create a lasting impression, nor do they gain high popularity among international audiences. It also discusses the discourses of cultural imperialism in relation to anime and its popularity in Asia, including commercial animation produced in the West, with particular emphasis on those from the United States. It then argues that the factors affecting the growth of animation in Asia are multidimensional and not simply a case of cultural imperialism.
Sagarika Dutt
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- July 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780719069000
- eISBN:
- 9781781701409
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719069000.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This book looks at India in the context of a globalized world. It starts by looking at the history of Indian civilization, exploring the roots of Indian identity and highlighting processes such as ...
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This book looks at India in the context of a globalized world. It starts by looking at the history of Indian civilization, exploring the roots of Indian identity and highlighting processes such as foreign invasions, foreign trade, cultural imperialism, colonial rule and the growth of Indian nationalism. The founding fathers wanted India to be a liberal democracy and the values enshrined in the constitution were expected to form the basis of a society more in tune with the modern world. The book examines the gradual democratization of Indian politics. Cultural and ethnic divisions in Indian society are examined in depth, as are the problems that have prevented economic development and stood in the way of economic liberalization. The history of India's integration into the global economy is considered, and the opportunities available to the country in the early years of the twenty-first century are detailed. Alternative approaches to the development of the country, such as those put forward by Gandhi, are discussed, and the final chapters consider the Indian government's perception of the Indian diaspora, as well as the changing priorities reflected in India's foreign policy since 1947.Less
This book looks at India in the context of a globalized world. It starts by looking at the history of Indian civilization, exploring the roots of Indian identity and highlighting processes such as foreign invasions, foreign trade, cultural imperialism, colonial rule and the growth of Indian nationalism. The founding fathers wanted India to be a liberal democracy and the values enshrined in the constitution were expected to form the basis of a society more in tune with the modern world. The book examines the gradual democratization of Indian politics. Cultural and ethnic divisions in Indian society are examined in depth, as are the problems that have prevented economic development and stood in the way of economic liberalization. The history of India's integration into the global economy is considered, and the opportunities available to the country in the early years of the twenty-first century are detailed. Alternative approaches to the development of the country, such as those put forward by Gandhi, are discussed, and the final chapters consider the Indian government's perception of the Indian diaspora, as well as the changing priorities reflected in India's foreign policy since 1947.
Winfried Fluck
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520230576
- eISBN:
- 9780520936034
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520230576.003.0015
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter discusses the concepts of “Americanization” and the humanities. It first shows that the “Americanization” of the humanities is not an effect of cultural imperialism, but of a promise of ...
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This chapter discusses the concepts of “Americanization” and the humanities. It first shows that the “Americanization” of the humanities is not an effect of cultural imperialism, but of a promise of new possibilities of self-fashioning and self-empowerment. The chapter states that while the volume of scholarship is steadily increasing, that of available knowledge is slowly decreasing. The next section examines the development of the humanities after World War II, and introduces the concepts of humanistic knowledge, meaning production, and the current theory boom in the humanities. Expressive individualism is the topic of the following section, and it is described as a successful end-product of a central project in the humanities. John Guillory's analysis of the humanities, the crisis of the humanities, and cultural modernity are also discussed.Less
This chapter discusses the concepts of “Americanization” and the humanities. It first shows that the “Americanization” of the humanities is not an effect of cultural imperialism, but of a promise of new possibilities of self-fashioning and self-empowerment. The chapter states that while the volume of scholarship is steadily increasing, that of available knowledge is slowly decreasing. The next section examines the development of the humanities after World War II, and introduces the concepts of humanistic knowledge, meaning production, and the current theory boom in the humanities. Expressive individualism is the topic of the following section, and it is described as a successful end-product of a central project in the humanities. John Guillory's analysis of the humanities, the crisis of the humanities, and cultural modernity are also discussed.
Wendy Su
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813167060
- eISBN:
- 9780813167077
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813167060.003.0003
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter examines the debate over the validity of the Chinese government’s Hollywood import policy and the symbolic meaning of Hollywood movies. It investigates the main discourses and arguments ...
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This chapter examines the debate over the validity of the Chinese government’s Hollywood import policy and the symbolic meaning of Hollywood movies. It investigates the main discourses and arguments of the three major interpretive communities and discusses how the debate involves theoretical arguments about cultural homogeneity and heterogeneity. The chapter teases out China’s unique yet ambivalent perspective on globalization, contributing new insights into the role of the postsocialist state in the global-local interplay. The author contends that China’s debate over Hollywood cinema actually serves as a reference for the Chinese people to make sense of their own modernization process and national identity. The entire debate, in fact, reflects China’s quest for a new, modern national identity and how the Chinese can draw on the American experience to build a modern China.Less
This chapter examines the debate over the validity of the Chinese government’s Hollywood import policy and the symbolic meaning of Hollywood movies. It investigates the main discourses and arguments of the three major interpretive communities and discusses how the debate involves theoretical arguments about cultural homogeneity and heterogeneity. The chapter teases out China’s unique yet ambivalent perspective on globalization, contributing new insights into the role of the postsocialist state in the global-local interplay. The author contends that China’s debate over Hollywood cinema actually serves as a reference for the Chinese people to make sense of their own modernization process and national identity. The entire debate, in fact, reflects China’s quest for a new, modern national identity and how the Chinese can draw on the American experience to build a modern China.
Candy Gunther Brown
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195393408
- eISBN:
- 9780199894390
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195393408.003.0018
- Subject:
- Religion, World Religions
Global Awakening (GA), founded by Randy Clark of the “Toronto Blessing,” headquartered in Pennsylvania, active in thirty-six countries, prominently Brazil, Mozambique, and India, exemplifies ...
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Global Awakening (GA), founded by Randy Clark of the “Toronto Blessing,” headquartered in Pennsylvania, active in thirty-six countries, prominently Brazil, Mozambique, and India, exemplifies transnational Charismatic networks whose healing practices fuel church growth. Exemplifying “Godly Love,” leaders of GA and affiliates Iris Ministries in Mozambique (Heidi and Rolland Baker), and prophetic-worship, music band Casa de Davi in Brazil (Davi Silva), avoid “Prosperity” but avowedly experienced divine love through healing, motivating cross-cultural benevolence. Christians in North America and Brazil identify as community members in a church universal. Shifting philosophies of short-term missions as reciprocal reverse patterns of colonialism and cultural imperialism, yet overlook complicity in material contexts of globalization. GA exports healing and evangelism models developed in Latin America, repackaged to promote democratization, emphasizing capacity of “ordinary” laity as agents of healing through “impartation.” Supernaturalism returns to the United States and Canada through rituals that assume activity of angels and demons.Less
Global Awakening (GA), founded by Randy Clark of the “Toronto Blessing,” headquartered in Pennsylvania, active in thirty-six countries, prominently Brazil, Mozambique, and India, exemplifies transnational Charismatic networks whose healing practices fuel church growth. Exemplifying “Godly Love,” leaders of GA and affiliates Iris Ministries in Mozambique (Heidi and Rolland Baker), and prophetic-worship, music band Casa de Davi in Brazil (Davi Silva), avoid “Prosperity” but avowedly experienced divine love through healing, motivating cross-cultural benevolence. Christians in North America and Brazil identify as community members in a church universal. Shifting philosophies of short-term missions as reciprocal reverse patterns of colonialism and cultural imperialism, yet overlook complicity in material contexts of globalization. GA exports healing and evangelism models developed in Latin America, repackaged to promote democratization, emphasizing capacity of “ordinary” laity as agents of healing through “impartation.” Supernaturalism returns to the United States and Canada through rituals that assume activity of angels and demons.
Kristyn Gorton
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748624171
- eISBN:
- 9780748670956
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624171.003.0004
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
This chapter considers how the mediation of meaning occurs on a global scale. More specifically, it considers how the global exchange of televisual texts affects citizenship, notions of individualism ...
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This chapter considers how the mediation of meaning occurs on a global scale. More specifically, it considers how the global exchange of televisual texts affects citizenship, notions of individualism and choice and the concept of emotion. This chapter refers to debates on cultural imperialism and media imperialism and makes reference to the extensive research that has been done on the popular US television series Dallas. This chapter also discusses convergence in order to consider how new media technologies will influence/change viewer's engagements with television.Less
This chapter considers how the mediation of meaning occurs on a global scale. More specifically, it considers how the global exchange of televisual texts affects citizenship, notions of individualism and choice and the concept of emotion. This chapter refers to debates on cultural imperialism and media imperialism and makes reference to the extensive research that has been done on the popular US television series Dallas. This chapter also discusses convergence in order to consider how new media technologies will influence/change viewer's engagements with television.
Garrett Albert Duncan
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622098114
- eISBN:
- 9789882206830
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622098114.003.0009
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This chapter provides a critical account of African American language research discourse and cultural imperialism in the U.S. It analyzes the discourses that underlie research on African American ...
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This chapter provides a critical account of African American language research discourse and cultural imperialism in the U.S. It analyzes the discourses that underlie research on African American language in the U.S. that contribute to its contested meanings in the public sphere. It also highlights the 1996 resolution of the Oakland Unified School District in California that affirmed the role of African American culture and language in the education of Afro-American students.Less
This chapter provides a critical account of African American language research discourse and cultural imperialism in the U.S. It analyzes the discourses that underlie research on African American language in the U.S. that contribute to its contested meanings in the public sphere. It also highlights the 1996 resolution of the Oakland Unified School District in California that affirmed the role of African American culture and language in the education of Afro-American students.
Mathias Risse
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691142692
- eISBN:
- 9781400845507
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691142692.003.0013
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Political Philosophy
This chapter examines whether labor rights are human rights. Labor rights appear in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and are covered by the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and ...
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This chapter examines whether labor rights are human rights. Labor rights appear in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and are covered by the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. Nevertheless, there are three primary objections to the notion that labor rights are human rights: the nature-of-rights objection, the inferior urgency objection, and the cultural imperialism objection. In light of the persistent skepticism confronting the idea of labor rights as human rights, the chapter traces the historical development that brought labor rights into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also considers whether we can derive labor rights from the various substantive sources of membership rights in the global order.Less
This chapter examines whether labor rights are human rights. Labor rights appear in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and are covered by the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. Nevertheless, there are three primary objections to the notion that labor rights are human rights: the nature-of-rights objection, the inferior urgency objection, and the cultural imperialism objection. In light of the persistent skepticism confronting the idea of labor rights as human rights, the chapter traces the historical development that brought labor rights into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also considers whether we can derive labor rights from the various substantive sources of membership rights in the global order.
Douglas S Mack
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748637744
- eISBN:
- 9780748652143
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748637744.003.0004
- Subject:
- Literature, Criticism/Theory
This chapter describes how Gaelic poetic tradition has registered in the work of one of the most significant of postcolonial Canadian writers, Alistair MacLeod, whose work is vested with Scottish ...
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This chapter describes how Gaelic poetic tradition has registered in the work of one of the most significant of postcolonial Canadian writers, Alistair MacLeod, whose work is vested with Scottish concerns. By reading this work comparatively, it illustrates the ways in which certain texts within and influenced by the tradition of Gaelic poetry provide a cogent challenge not only to forms of cultural imperialism such as those espoused by Dr Johnson but also to material conditions of historical and contemporary imperialism. Alexander MacDonald's development of the Gaelic tradition helped to shape writing beyond Scotland, especially the literature and culture of diaspora. MacLeod's Canadian novel No Great Mischief presents a notable point of comparison. This novel explores the links between the experiences of clann Chalum Ruaidh and other struggles against the power of imperialism internationally. Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart tells the story of imperial conquest from an African perspective.Less
This chapter describes how Gaelic poetic tradition has registered in the work of one of the most significant of postcolonial Canadian writers, Alistair MacLeod, whose work is vested with Scottish concerns. By reading this work comparatively, it illustrates the ways in which certain texts within and influenced by the tradition of Gaelic poetry provide a cogent challenge not only to forms of cultural imperialism such as those espoused by Dr Johnson but also to material conditions of historical and contemporary imperialism. Alexander MacDonald's development of the Gaelic tradition helped to shape writing beyond Scotland, especially the literature and culture of diaspora. MacLeod's Canadian novel No Great Mischief presents a notable point of comparison. This novel explores the links between the experiences of clann Chalum Ruaidh and other struggles against the power of imperialism internationally. Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart tells the story of imperial conquest from an African perspective.
Javier Krauel
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781846319761
- eISBN:
- 9781781380963
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781846319761.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
This chapter reads Miguel de Unamuno’s canonical essay (En torno al casticismo [1895]) by focusing on the ways in which the text addresses Spain’s transition from an imperial nation to a ...
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This chapter reads Miguel de Unamuno’s canonical essay (En torno al casticismo [1895]) by focusing on the ways in which the text addresses Spain’s transition from an imperial nation to a post-imperial one. It puts forth an interpretation of the essay as a failed attempt to mourn the imperial ideals that had been a crucial element of Spanish national identity. The narrative of mourning offered by En torno al casticismo fails in that it only addresses the most traumatic aspects of the Spanish imperial past, those that related to the religious justification of political domination and economic exploitation. The essay’s neglect of the cultural aspects of the Spanish empire makes it possible for the spectres of empire to return in an idealized manner, haunting future developments of Unamuno’s thought as well as his relationship with Catalan culture.Less
This chapter reads Miguel de Unamuno’s canonical essay (En torno al casticismo [1895]) by focusing on the ways in which the text addresses Spain’s transition from an imperial nation to a post-imperial one. It puts forth an interpretation of the essay as a failed attempt to mourn the imperial ideals that had been a crucial element of Spanish national identity. The narrative of mourning offered by En torno al casticismo fails in that it only addresses the most traumatic aspects of the Spanish imperial past, those that related to the religious justification of political domination and economic exploitation. The essay’s neglect of the cultural aspects of the Spanish empire makes it possible for the spectres of empire to return in an idealized manner, haunting future developments of Unamuno’s thought as well as his relationship with Catalan culture.
Flora L. F. Kan
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9789622098367
- eISBN:
- 9789888180264
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622098367.003.0001
- Subject:
- Education, History of Education
This chapter is an introduction to the book that provides an overview of the development of the Chinese History curriculum which has been so greatly influenced by social and political factors.
This chapter is an introduction to the book that provides an overview of the development of the Chinese History curriculum which has been so greatly influenced by social and political factors.
Biswarup Sen
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198092056
- eISBN:
- 9780199082889
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198092056.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Culture
This chapter looks at one well-known format in reality television– Big Brother (Bigg Boss in India) – in order to shed light on the complicated relationship between the forces of globalization, ...
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This chapter looks at one well-known format in reality television– Big Brother (Bigg Boss in India) – in order to shed light on the complicated relationship between the forces of globalization, national and local cultural formations and the dictates of commercially driven entertainment. It analyses the essential features of format television to argue that the very mode of its constitution as an economic and aesthetic object inclines it towards the global. The chapter elucidates the reality behind global cultural formations by discussing the two main theoretical approaches to the question of global culture – cultural imperialism and cultural globalization. It also offers some speculations about how reality television embodies global form and thus functions as a sort of “Bigg Boss” that dictates contemporary modes of meaningful behaviour.Less
This chapter looks at one well-known format in reality television– Big Brother (Bigg Boss in India) – in order to shed light on the complicated relationship between the forces of globalization, national and local cultural formations and the dictates of commercially driven entertainment. It analyses the essential features of format television to argue that the very mode of its constitution as an economic and aesthetic object inclines it towards the global. The chapter elucidates the reality behind global cultural formations by discussing the two main theoretical approaches to the question of global culture – cultural imperialism and cultural globalization. It also offers some speculations about how reality television embodies global form and thus functions as a sort of “Bigg Boss” that dictates contemporary modes of meaningful behaviour.
Esther Breitenbach
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199573240
- eISBN:
- 9780191731310
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573240.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
Scottish Presbyterians had a presence throughout the British empire, as did Scots of many denominations. Presbyterianism remained dominant, however. In the colonies of settlement, Presbyterian ...
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Scottish Presbyterians had a presence throughout the British empire, as did Scots of many denominations. Presbyterianism remained dominant, however. In the colonies of settlement, Presbyterian churches played an important role in sustaining emigrants’ cultural values and Scottish identity, and in developing educational institutions. Scots Protestant foreign missions, initially organised in the late eighteenth century outside the established church in non-denominational societies, were later taken up by the Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, and United Presbyterian Church. The foreign mission movement increased its support throughout the nineteenth century and maintained a profile into the mid-twentieth century. Impacts of missions can be hard to assess, though building of educational institutions was an important legacy of this work. The foreign mission movement had, however, a significant impact at home, in shaping Scots’ perceptions of the peoples of empire and of Scots’ role in the ‘civilising mission’ of empire.Less
Scottish Presbyterians had a presence throughout the British empire, as did Scots of many denominations. Presbyterianism remained dominant, however. In the colonies of settlement, Presbyterian churches played an important role in sustaining emigrants’ cultural values and Scottish identity, and in developing educational institutions. Scots Protestant foreign missions, initially organised in the late eighteenth century outside the established church in non-denominational societies, were later taken up by the Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, and United Presbyterian Church. The foreign mission movement increased its support throughout the nineteenth century and maintained a profile into the mid-twentieth century. Impacts of missions can be hard to assess, though building of educational institutions was an important legacy of this work. The foreign mission movement had, however, a significant impact at home, in shaping Scots’ perceptions of the peoples of empire and of Scots’ role in the ‘civilising mission’ of empire.
Robert Stam and Ella Shohat
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814798379
- eISBN:
- 9780814723920
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814798379.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
The chapter describes post-World War II Brazil, a time of relative democratization after the end of Vargas' authoritarian New State in 1945. Specifically, Brazilian left intellectuals expressed ...
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The chapter describes post-World War II Brazil, a time of relative democratization after the end of Vargas' authoritarian New State in 1945. Specifically, Brazilian left intellectuals expressed support for the decolonization of Asia and Africa, including the region that most directly concerned Brazil. Many left Brazilian intellectuals sympathized with Indian independence in 1947, the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and Algerian independence in 1962.These intellectuals' nationalist political project rejected “European and U.S. economic liberalism and cultural imperialism...and the construction of state-regulated capitalism and an indigenous national culture with a popular foundation.”Less
The chapter describes post-World War II Brazil, a time of relative democratization after the end of Vargas' authoritarian New State in 1945. Specifically, Brazilian left intellectuals expressed support for the decolonization of Asia and Africa, including the region that most directly concerned Brazil. Many left Brazilian intellectuals sympathized with Indian independence in 1947, the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and Algerian independence in 1962.These intellectuals' nationalist political project rejected “European and U.S. economic liberalism and cultural imperialism...and the construction of state-regulated capitalism and an indigenous national culture with a popular foundation.”
