The Discourse of British and German Colonialism: Convergence and Competition

The Discourse of British and German Colonialism: Convergence and Competition

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Felicity Rash (Queen Mary University, London), Geraldine Horan (University College London), Andreas Musolff (University of East Anglia)
Venue
Queen Mary University of London
Location
London
Country
United Kingdom
From - Until
22.09.2018 - 23.09.2018
Deadline
01.01.2018
By
Prof Felicity Rash

This conference will explore connections and synergies between British and German colonialist discourses from the seventeenth century onwards. While it is known that similarities and differences exist in the British and German discourse traditions expressing colonialist ideology, this is an under-researched area in respect of historical texts. A discipline of historical discourse analysis is well-established for German political discourse, but is less well-represented for similar English-language discourse, and analysis of the primary texts of colonialist discourse tends to rely upon non-linguistic methods. Papers are invited from scholars working in the fields of historical discourse using the methods of Critical Linguistics, Historical Discourse Analysis, Conceptual History (German “Begriffsgeschichte”) and Critical Metaphor Analysis. Source texts can include political, scientific and philosophical tracts, travel literature, autobiography and fiction. The study of images and of the modes of display of historical artefacts are also considered relevant constituents of discourse. The conference will mark the start of an innovative interdisciplinary project which will broaden the field of historical discourse analysis within the English-speaking world and allow comparison of British and German colonialist discourse. A major aim of this future project will be to shed light upon the history of discursive strategies to be observed in modern discourses concerned with migration, race relations and post-colonial politics.

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Key-note speakers:
Professor Albert Gouaffo, University of Dschang, Cameroon, will speak on scientific and cultural transfer.
Dr Stefan Manz, University of Aston will speak on “Colonialism and Diaspora in Imperial Germany”.
Dr Angus Nichols, Queen Mary, University of London, will speak on “Max Müller and the ‘Aryan’ Discourse in the Context of British Colonialism”.

Contact (announcement)

Felicity Rash

School of Languages, Linguistics and Film Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road London E1 4NS

f.j.rash@qmul.ac.uk

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06.04.2017
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