Humanities & Social Sciences
Cultural identities and the aesthetics of Britishness
by Dana Arnold
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Considers how notions of Britishness were constructed and promoted through architecture, landscape, painting, sculpture and literature. Maps important moments in the self-conscious evolution of the idea of 'nation' against a broad cultural historical framework. An important addition to the field of postcolonial studies as it looks at how British identity creation affected those living in England - most study in this area has thus far focused on the effect of such identity creation upon the colonial subject. Broad appeal due to wide subject matter covered. Examines just how 'constructed' a national identity is - past and present.
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The need for a single public culture - or the creation of an authentic identity - is fundamental to our understanding of nationalism and nationhood. But how are these cultural identities expressed? This book examines British imperial and colonial national identities within their political and social contexts. By considering the export, adoption and creation of such cultural identities, these essays show how nationhood and nationalism are self-consciously defined tools designed to focus and inspire loyalty. As such, they are integral to the larger process of constructing a public culture. The contributors to this fascinating and timely collection present these ideas with particular reference to British cultural identity and its interaction with the 'empire'. They examine the national, imperil and colonial aesthetic - how architecture, landscape, prints, painting, monuments and literature were used, appropriated and re-appropriated in the furtherance of social and political agendas, and how this impacted on the making of 'Britishness' in all its complexities. It is demonstrated that aesthetic culture re-enforced the dominant political and social ideology as well as representing and reconstructing the notion of British national identity. Cultural identities and the aesthetics of Britishness will be of interest to those studying the effect of the empire on Britain, and to those researching wider issues of British identity.
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The need for a single public culture - or the creation of an authentic identity - is fundamental to our understanding of nationalism and nationhood. But how are these cultural identities expressed? This book examines British imperial and colonial national identities within their political and social contexts. By considering the export, adoption and creation of such cultural identities, these essays show how nationhood and nationalism are self-consciously defined tools designed to focus and inspire loyalty. As such, they are integral to the larger process of constructing a public culture. The contributors to this fascinating and timely collection present these ideas with particular reference to British cultural identity and its interaction with the 'empire'. They examine the national, imperil and colonial aesthetic - how architecture, landscape, prints, painting, monuments and literature were used, appropriated and re-appropriated in the furtherance of social and political agendas, and how this impacted on the making of 'Britishness' in all its complexities. It is demonstrated that aesthetic culture re-enforced the dominant political and social ideology as well as representing and reconstructing the notion of British national identity. Cultural identities and the aesthetics of Britishness will be of interest to those studying the effect of the empire on Britain, and to those researching wider issues of British identity.
Author Biography
Dana Arnold is Professor of Architectural History, University of Southampton and Director of the Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date March 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526117519 / 1526117517
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatWeb PDF
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 1083
- SeriesStudies in Imperialism
- Reference Code9657
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