Europe
Postcolonialism and the Study of the Middle Ages
By , The Johns Hopkins University (February 2008)
Sections: Europe
Subjects: Imperial, Colonial, and Postcolonial History, History, History Writing, History and Associated Disciplines, Study of History, History and Theory.
Places: Western Europe, Europe.
Periods: 1000 - 1999, 1100-1199, 1200-1299, 1300-1399.
Abstract
This article focuses on the use of postcolonial criticism in the study of the European Middle Ages. It concentrates on two issues critiqued in particular by historians: anachronism and applicability. The article is thus structured around two questions: Why should medievalists explore contemporary postcolonial issues instead of strictly medieval ones? And why should the tools of postcolonial theory be considered applicable to medieval societies and times?
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00510.x
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