Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is usually associated with the writer and collector William Beckford, who built his Gothic fantasy house Fonthill Abbey at the end of the 18th century. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man's excesses. Beckford's Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early 16th century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished and all of them totally oddly forgotten by historians. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore all of the rich cultural history of this famous estate.
The world-famous French singer Édith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. Dozens of biographies of her, of variable quality, have seldom got beyond the well known and usually contested 'facts' of her life. This book suggests new ways of understanding her. A 'cultural history' of Piaf means exploring her cultural, social and political significance as a national and international icon, looking at her shifting meanings over time, at home and abroad. How did she become a star and a myth? What did she come to mean in life and in death? At the centenary of her birth and more than fifty years after her passing, why do we still remember her work and commemorate her through the work of others, from Claude Nougaro and Elton John to Ben Harper and Zaz, as well as in films, musicals, documentaries and tribute acts around the world? What does she mean today? The book proposes the notion of an imagined Piaf.
A partir de un breve repaso de la evolución de la historia cultural, este ensayo plantea las temáticas y aproximaciones metodológicas de un hipotético análisis de las universidades desde la perspectiva de la «nueva historia cultural» de inspiración antropológica. Sugiere que un estudio de esta índole pondría énfasis en las siguientes problemáticas: las distintas redes de relaciones sociales dentro de la universidad y las que la vinculan con su entorno; la estructuración de las universidades como comunidades explícitamente masculinas; el papel de la universidad como sistema político y como lugar y fuente de identidades individuales y colectivas. ; Following a brief review oí the evolution of cultural history, this essay speculates about the themes and methodological approaches of a hypothetical analysis of universities from the perspective of the «new cultural history» of anthropological inspiration. It suggests that such a study would emphasize, among other themes, the different grids of social relations both within and linking universities with the outside world; the structuring of universities as explicitly masculine communities; and their roles as political systems, and as loci and sources of individual and collective identities. ; Publicado
Plato and Aristotle have entered the pantheon of cultural history as the icons of Hellenism, proud antiquity, and Western cultural legacy, having inspired different streams of analytical methodology and having caused the ongoing debate over the purpose of existence, the correct pathway of human inquiry, proper values and systems of rule. Both philosophers, master and his outstanding student, became the shapers of intellectual history, propelling the foundation of the two noted trends in philosophy, known as Platonism and Aristotelianism, on the basis of the major differences in regards to the origins of the world and the social order. The canonical texts by Plato and Aristotle – The Republic and The Laws, and Politics and Constitution of Athens – seem to be the keys to understanding their respective differing schools of thought. In addition, we deal with common feature of both thinkers, i.e. the peculiar "forgetting" of the proto-Hellenic cultural foundation, posed by the, little mentioned in history, legacy of the Phoenicians, the Greek rivals and mentors, despite their transmitted tradition of governance. We deal with these intentionally forgotten signs within the controlled semiotic space, cultural memory and its whims. ; Plato and Aristotle have entered the pantheon of cultural history as the icons of Hellenism, proud antiquity, and Western cultural legacy, having inspired different streams of analytical methodology and having caused the ongoing debate over the purpose of existence, the correct pathway of human inquiry, proper values and systems of rule. Both philosophers, master and his outstanding student, became the shapers of intellectual history, propelling the foundation of the two noted trends in philosophy, known as Platonism and Aristotelianism, on the basis of the major differences in regards to the origins of the world and the social order. The canonical texts by Plato and Aristotle – The Republic and The Laws, and Politics and Constitution of Athens – seem to be the keys to understanding their respective differing schools of thought. In addition, we deal with common feature of both thinkers, i.e. the peculiar "forgetting" of the proto-Hellenic cultural foundation, posed by the, little mentioned in history, legacy of the Phoenicians, the Greek rivals and mentors, despite their transmitted tradition of governance. We deal with these intentionally forgotten signs within the controlled semiotic space, cultural memory and its whims.
The body came to be taken seriously as a topic of cultural history during the "corporeal" or "bodily" turn in the 1980s and 1990s. Soon, however, critique was raised against these studies' conceptualization of the body as discursively shaped and socially disciplined: individual bodily agency and feeling were felt to be absent in the idea of the material body. This article critically analyzes new approaches in the field of body history, particularly the so-called "material turn". It argues that the material turn, especially in the guise of praxiography, has a lot to offer historians of the body, such as more attention to material practices, to different kinds of actors and a more open eye to encounters. Potential problems of praxiographical analyses of the body in history include the complicated relationship between discourses and practices and the neglect of the political and feminist potential of deconstructive discourse analyses. However, a focus on the relationship between practices of knowledge production and the representation of the body may also provide new ways of opening up historical power relations.
The body came to be taken seriously as a topic of cultural history during the "corporeal" or "bodily" turn in the 1980s and 1990s. Soon, however, critique was raised against these studies' conceptualization of the body as discursively shaped and socially disciplined: individual bodily agency and feeling were felt to be absent in the idea of the material body. This article critically analyzes new approaches in the field of body history, particularly the so-called "material turn". It argues that the material turn, especially in the guise of praxiography, has a lot to offer historians of the body, such as more attention to material practices, to different kinds of actors and a more open eye to encounters. Potential problems of praxiographical analyses of the body in history include the complicated relationship between discourses and practices and the neglect of the political and feminist potential of deconstructive discourse analyses. However, a focus on the relationship between practices of knowledge production and the representation of the body may also provide new ways of opening up historical power relations.
This article offers a kind of map of intellectual fields that are more or less close to cultural history. It is difficult to separate cultural history from intellectual, social and political history, from archaeology and from the histories of such activities as art, literature, language and religion, whether these histories are studied in departments of history or under the umbrella of "visual studies", "religious studies" or "cultural studies". All these neighbours form an "inner circle", discussed in relative detail. Beyond it lies a "middle circle" of disciplines that are separate from cultural history but have made considerable impact on it: anthropology, ethnology, sociology, politics and geography. Still further away, and discovered by cultural historians only recently, comes an "outer circle", comprising psychology, cognitive studies, neuroscience and biology. The effect of the outer circle of disciplines on the practice of cultural history remains uncertain. ; Este artículo ofrece un cierto mapa de campos intelectuales más o menos cercano a la historia cultural. Es difícil separar la historia cultural de la intelectual, social o política, de la arqueología y de historias de actividades como arte, literatura, lenguaje y religión, tanto si estas historias se estudian en departamentos de historia como si caen bajo el paraguas de "estudios visuales", "estudios religiosos" o "estudios culturales". Todos estos vecinos constituyen un "círculo interior" que se discute con cierto detalle. Mas allá se sitúa un "círculo medio" de disciplinas que están separadas de la historia cultural, pero han tenido considerable impacto sobre ella: antropología, etnología, sociología, politología y geografía. Y un paso más allá, según han descubierto solo de manera reciente los historiadores culturales, existe un "círculo exterior", que comprende psicología, estudios cognitivos, neurociencia y biología. El efecto de estas disciplinas exteriores sobre la práctica de la historia cultural nos es desconocido.
"Based on an earlier work entitled European civilization, a political, social, and cultural history, by J. W. Thompson, F. C. Palm, and J. J. Van Nostrand." ; On cover: F. C. Palm, J. J. Van Nostrand, P. Schaeffer. ; Includes "Collateral reading." ; v. 1. To 1660, by J. J. Van Nostrand and Paul Schaeffer.--v. 2. Since 1660, by F. C. Palm. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 2
The background of this research is that the emergency situation of the entry of the corona virus outbreak in Indonesia has made the government impose a stay at home policy to suppress its spread. Given the importance of education for citizens, the ministry of education enforces a distance learning policy (PJJ program) for all school institutions with the aim of continuing to study at the same time supporting government policies to reduce the spread of the corona virus. This research aims to determine 1) the implementation of m-learning in ICH lessons at MIN 1 Jombang, 2) supporting factors and inhibiting factors for the implementation of ICH lessons at MIN 1 Jombang. This research is a qualitative research with a descriptive approach. The data collection technique uses observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation study. The source of research data comes from primary data and secondary data. The validity test used the time tringulation technique and the extension of the research time. Data analysis using interactive analysis. The application of m-learning in ICH learning at MIN 1 Jombang includes the planning stages and the implementation stages of learning. The supporting factors are adequate network because the school and the average student are in the city center, teacher workshops, and free quota assistance. While the inhibiting factors lies in the knowledge of the technique of using e-learning madrasah and the difficulty of assessing a basic competency in ICH lessons which can be assessed face-to-face only.
"Spying is eternal," says John le Carre's George Smiley, at the end of his career. Yet certain political and historical events seem to bring espionage to the surface. Such were the events of 9/11 and its various aftermaths. Was there ever a halcyon time before espionage? Some pristine paradise before the eye of God, or one of his proxies, kept watch on the garden and reported on activities? The purpose here is to sketch a map of an emergent field of investigation.
"Spying is eternal," says John le Carre's George Smiley, at the end of his career. Yet certain political and historical events seem to bring espionage to the surface. Such were the events of 9/11 and its various aftermaths. Was there ever a halcyon time before espionage? Some pristine paradise before the eye of God, or one of his proxies, kept watch on the garden and reported on activities? The purpose here is to sketch a map of an emergent field of investigation.
Medieval Malwa: A Political and Cultural History 1401-1562 (Delhi: Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, 1965). Thesis approved for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Delhi.
The relationship between Mapuche indigenous people and the Chilean state has been the focus of an increasing number of books within Chile and abroad, all of which probe how the Mapuche have responded to past and present government policies. These publications are written by Mapuche and non-Mapuche academics, trained in the disciplines of anthropology, history, literature and sociology and, unlike previous historiography, they focus on Mapuche actors' political negotiations with the state. The Mapuche in Modern Chile: A Cultural History by Joanna Crow dialogues with these publications and adds a new dimension to them by focusing on identity debates and cultural politics.
This study provides a glimpse into the cultural history of the popular medium of television for the period 1944-2016. Seeking a more nuanced and more evolved understanding of the role of the television in Bulgaria during socialist and in post-socialist times, this essay argues for a 'situated' reading of these historical developments, theorising that socialist and post-socialist television are indeed defined by disparate, yet equally influential and dynamic, cultural and political processes. From the 'golden age' of communist-era television, during which TV was hailed as a main force for mobilisation, education and entertainment, we will trace the 'boom' in commercial TV channels at the offset of the transition, with its often-questionable quality, leading to the emergence of several serious contenders on the broadcasting scene, both in terms of their financial value and in terms of their power over public opinion.
This study provides a glimpse into the cultural history of the popular medium of television for the period 1944-2016. Seeking a more nuanced and more evolved understanding of the role of the television in Bulgaria during socialist and in post-socialist times, this essay argues for a 'situated' reading of these historical developments, theorising that socialist and post-socialist television are indeed defined by disparate, yet equally influential and dynamic, cultural and political processes. From the 'golden age' of communist-era television, during which TV was hailed as a main force for mobilisation, education and entertainment, we will trace the 'boom' in commercial TV channels at the offset of the transition, with its often-questionable quality, leading to the emergence of several serious contenders on the broadcasting scene, both in terms of their financial value and in terms of their power over public opinion.
