Rudyard Kipling was, as George Orwell noted, "the prophet of British Imperialism in its expansionist phase". In fact, and as can be anticipated from the title, rather than analysing Kipling's theories and proposals, it is my intention in this article to address some of the most relevant discussions in the field of science and politics at the time, namely as far as imperialism and the biological theory of society are concerned. These often intersected and offer us an enlightening backdrop for understanding Kipling's own visions of Empire and imperialism. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
In this chapter it will be analyzed the importance of Richard Hooker's (1554-1600) ideas in the context of Reformation, as those contributed to the definition and assertion of the Church of England's identity. First, it will focus on a brief account of the context that underlied and influenced the author's thinking in Queen Elizabeth's reign. Secondly, it will look at how Hooker defended the Church of England's objectives and measures and justified his own personal position regarding crucial religious and political issues, by explaining the relationship between Scripture, Reason and Tradition. Therefore, it will also be necessary to understand how those differed from Puritanism on the one hand, and Catholicism on the other. Lastly, there will be a summary of the articulation Hooker established between his theory on Scripture, reason and tradition and the defence of the Elizabethan Reformation, characterized by a via media later named Anglicanism. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Following the organization, in 2009, of the first conference on The British Empire: Ideology, Perspectives, Perception, the Research Group dedicated to Culture Studies at the University of the Lisbon Centre for English Studies organized, in 2010, a second conference under the general title Empire Building and Modernity. This conference constitutes the second part of a three year project undertaken by the group, which will be followed, in 2011, by a third initiative, called Reviewing Imperial Conflicts. The proceedings of the second conference are now presented in this book. Empire Building and Modernity gives a larger scope to the original project, which was developed more strictly around the British Empire, and provides the opportunity to deal with questions related to the formation of modern European empires, namely the Portuguese Colonial Empire. The different chapters in this book reveal a variety of approaches that are very often at the cutting edge of the methodologies adopted in cultural studies, particularly in the field of post-colonial studies. The building of new perceptions on imperial issues interpreted through literature, the visual arts, history and political science, the role of museums, questions of gender and race and the construction of identity through language constitute the guidelines of the contributions presented in this volume. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed discussing the issues that contributed to its making. ; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
