Misnaming the Medieval: Rejecting "Anglo-Saxon" Studies
@ISASaxonists on a racist history in medieval studies:http://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/misnaming-the-medieval-rejecting-anglo-saxon-studies/ …
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Replying to @HistoryWO @ISASaxonists
I vaguely recall a BBC(?) Radio Feature that spoke of historical rhythms of how the British framed their past. Was there a Celtic phase some time in the 1800s?
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As far as I recall, the dichotomy between the “Germanic” and “Celtic” was common even in the 19thc. Much of it was caught up in nationalism between Britain and Ireland in particular.
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Yes, I'm fairly certain that's how things played out but both words were common in the 19th century. Thanks again for jumping in and saving my mentions,
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Yeah, both were used for nationalistic purposes, but afaik Celtic wasn’t used for the English although certainly in wider discussions of Britain it was but in ref to the “Celtic” speaking peoples.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @ISASaxonists and
The invasion narrative was a common one in the 19th c. as well. That sort of narrative about mystical celts and druids is very much an antiquarian thing.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @ISASaxonists and
So the “Anglo-Saxons” vs the “Celts” is a pretty old narrative.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @ISASaxonists and
I just think we should continue to interrogate and attack racist uses of these things, these words, not in every case the words themselves. We can know what "Anglo-Saxon" means without racism. It was used in the period itself.
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Replying to @jamgyal @AdmiralHip and
What
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Replying to @DrWorsTen @AdmiralHip and
I would never have responded on such a subject without reading it.
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And yet, you failed to pick up on the salient points of the article which run contrary to your comments. If you have no interest in learning then that’s your problem but don’t just come in here with the same nonsense that @ISASaxonists has been debunking.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @DrWorsTen and
I just asked what views exactly I'm supposed to have regurgitated? I happen to think the article overeggs it. And hey, I might be wrong, but It think it's worth questioning.
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Replying to @jamgyal @AdmiralHip and
“Questioning” is an unnecessarily aggressive term and that is the problem. Here we have someone who has devoted time and effort to an argument. Why do you feel entitled to QUESTION instead of simply asking?
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