An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
Ghosts of Empire (2011) analyzes British imperialism from the perspective of its rulers
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillThere was nothing liberal about the British empire, claims to the contrary notwithstanding. In Ghosts of Empire (2011), Kwasi Kwarteng argues that “Britain’s empire was not liberal in the sense of being a plural, democratic society. The empire openly repudiated ideas of human equality and put power and responsibility into the hands of a chosen elite, drawn […]
What is history now? (2002) is edited by David Cannadine
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillJohn Vincent in 1966 wrote that the great moral idea of British liberalism was manliness. This is a topic Susan Pedersen discusses in a chapter entitled “What is political history now?” in What is history now? (2002). According to Vincent, for a nineteenth-century man one’s assignment in life was “to provide for his own family, have his own […]
Class and status drove the British empire, David Cannadine (2001) argues
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill‘I enjoy making presentations to large audiences’ (article in August 2012 newsletter of The Indian Stammering Association)
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillMy volunteer work on behalf of people who stutter is largely in the past; my current volunteer work focuses on my local community. By way of example, I’m currently writing a series of blog posts related to the life and times of Colonel Samuel Smith, who built a log cabin in 1797 in what is […]
Myth, ritual and the oral (2010)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdate: A Feb. 21, 2014 New Yorker article is entitled: “Why is academic writing so academic?” [End of update] In Myth, ritual and the oral (2010), Jack Goody discusses fiction and non-fiction, the role of narrative in oral and lecto-oral societies, and the history of novels and the theatre. In lecto-oral cultures, one finds […]
The evidence doesn’t back up the Military Revolution thesis: Jeremy Black (2011)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillMuseums have a relationship to history, a relationship that’s been explored in some depth. In Theorizing Museums (1996), there’s a reference to Timothy Mitchell’s observation that in nineteenth-century Europe, the museum exhibit was constructed as a simulation of external reality, with a clear sense of separation between the reality and the representation. A European museum-goer […]
Natalie Zemon Davis is acclaimed for her pioneering approach to previously unexamined aspects of social history
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillNatalie Zemon Davis has recently been named a Companion of the Order of Canada in recognition of her “distinguished contributions to the field of history, notably her pioneering approach to previously unexamined aspects of social history.” Among her books are Trickster travels: a sixteenth-century Muslim between worlds, Women on the margins: Three seventeenth-century lives, and […]
Message from Harry Oussoren on behalf of Mimico Lakeshore Network regarding Mimico 20/20 process
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message, was sent by Harry Oussoren to Matthew Premru of the City of Toronto. Date: June 28, 2012 Subject: MLN Response Dear Matthew: On behalf of the MLN Steering Group, I forward to you and your colleagues in the City of Toronto Planning Department the considered response to various questions posed by the Planning […]