The Concepts “Cultural Imperialism” and “Empireness” Between Postcolonial and Cultural Studies Approaches
Abstract
In this article, the author asks how we can combine postcolonial and cultural studies approaches in relation to the analysis of the concepts of ”cultural imperialism” and ”empireness”. That these terms should be included in functional academic vocabulary is an indisputable fact: postcolonial studies penetrate the humanities, including the philosophy of culture and cultural studies. The article is based on the works of D. Bachmann-Medick, O. Boyd-Barrett, and H. Munkler. Based on the theory of the latter, this paper presents an interpretation of the concept of ”emireness”. In conclusion, the most promising areas of research at the junction of the two methodologies are considered, namely, the study of how mass culture is utilized in building the policy of cultural imperialism.
Keywords: cultural imperialism, empireness, postcolonial studies, H. Munkler
References
[1] Galtung J. A Structural Theory of Imperialism, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 8, Iss.2, pp. 81–117. http://jpr.sagepub.com/content/8/2/81.full.pdf+html (1971).
[2] Said E. W. Culture and Imperialism, London: Random House (1993).
[3] Yazovskaya O. Concept of Kokutai as National Essence in the Foundation of Japan’s Imperial Subjectness in Late XIX – First Half of XX Century, Abstracts & Proceedings of SOCIOINT 2018 – 5th International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Humanities, 2–4 July 2018, Dubai, U.A.E, Istanbul: OCERINT Publishing, pp. 437–442 (2018).
[4] Bhabha H. The Location of Culture, London, New York: Routledge (1994).
[5] Spivak G. Can the Subaltern Speak? Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture London: Macmillan (1988).
[6] Said E. Orientalism, New York: Random House (1979).
[7] Dal Y. J. Reinterpretation of Cultural Imperialism: Emerging Domestic Market vs Continuing US Dominance, Mass Culture and Society, Vol. 29, Iss. 5, pp. 753–771 (2007).
[8] Bachmann-Medick D. Kul’turnye povoroty. Novye orientiry v naukah o kul’ture, Moscow: Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie (2017).
[9] Munkler H. Imperii. Logika gospodstva nad mirom: ot Drevnego Rima do USA, Moscow: Kuchkovo pole (2015).
[10] Boyd-Barrett O. Лul’turnyj imperialism, Har’kov: “Gumanitarnyj centr” (2018).