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Lifepaths of the nation: Aberystwyth and the reproduction of Welsh nationalism

民族的生命之路：阿伯里斯特威斯与威尔士民族主义的再现

基本信息

批准号：
AH/E503586/1
负责人：
Rhys Jones
金额：
$ 2.3万
依托单位：
Aberystwyth University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2007 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FE503586%2F1
关键词：
Lifepaths nation Aberystwyth reproduction Welsh

项目摘要

The first academic context that informs the research is a concern with the role of national elite in reproducing nations. Much has been written concerning the role of key individuals in delineating the contours of nationalist discourse (Gellner 1983; Greenfield 1992; Kedourie 1971). On the whole, these studies have tended to assert the significance of these ideas without demonstrating their validity empirically. The project examines empirically the life paths (Daniels and Nash 2004) or, in other words, the life histories and geographies of nationalist activists within one place in order to produce a more humanised historical geography of the nation, an approach influenced by the work of Daniels (1993) and Matless (1998).In addition, work on the role of the national elite has been criticised by Smith (1998: 190) for being too 'top-down' in nature. There is a need to examine the role played by national elite and ordinary members of the nation in shaping nationalist discourses. One way of doing this is by focusing on the biographical connections between various nationalists and how they are grounded within particular places.Such a focus also enables us to examine the significance of particular places for the reproduction of nations. There is a growing interest in studying the significance of places for nationalism but this work has tended to examine how places reflect nationalist discourse (Agnew 2004; Appleton 2002; Contino and Skaria 2002). The project examines a different theme by showing how places- and the multiple life paths of nationalist activists within them -can be key sites for shaping nationalist discourses.This project brings together these different strands by examining the role played by different people in Aberystwyth in swaping Welsh nationalism between the 1950s and 1970s. It builds on a broader tradition of examining the Welsh nation (Fevre et al 1999; Gruffudd 1994; Jones 2000).AimsThe research has two main aims: to explore the conceptual association between the lifepaths of nationalist actors and the reproduction of nationalist discourse; to examine empirically the role of people in Aberystwyth in shaping the development of Welsh nationalism.The research focuses on the following questions: which Welsh nationalist movements have been associated with Aberystwyth between the 1950s and 1970s?; how have individuals within the town shaped the discourses of these nationalist movements?; to what extent have the social interactions between individuals been important in shaping attitudes toward the Welsh nation?; how have the life paths of nationalist actors in Aberystwyth contributed to the formation of nationalist discourses?The methods used to answer these questions are archival research and oral history research. Archival research has been used to determine the key discourses of Welsh nationalist movements in the period under study. It has also been important as a way of contextualising oral histories conducted with key actors (biographies, autobiographies, correspondence etc.). Oral history research has been used to chart the life paths of key individuals within nationalist movements in Aberystwyth and their impact on the development of the Welsh nation. The proposed research has built on a strong tradition of using oral histories as a way of examining social and spatial change.Potential applicationsConceptually, the potential to humanise the historical geographies of the nation by addressing the significance of the life paths of nationalist activists for the reproduction of nations.Methodologically, the potential to show the use of oral history and a biographical approach as means of charting the development of nationalist discourse.Empirically, the potential to illustrate in more detail an important phase in the development of Welsh nationalism, especially with regard to the connections between different movements and protagonists.

本研究的第一个学术背景是关注国家精英在国家再生产中的作用。关于关键人物在描绘民族主义话语轮廓中的作用，已经有很多文章（Gellner，1983;格林菲尔德，1992; Kedourie，1971）。总的来说，这些研究倾向于断言这些思想的重要性，而没有实证地证明它们的有效性。该项目从经验上考察了（Daniels and Nash 2004）或者，换句话说，一个地方内的民族主义活动家的生活史和地理，以便产生一个更人性化的国家历史地理，这种方法受到Daniels（1993）和Matless（1998）工作的影响。此外，Smith（1998：190）批评关于国家精英角色的研究本质上过于“自上而下”。有必要审查国家精英和普通国民在形成民族主义话语方面所发挥的作用。一种方法是关注各种民族主义者之间的传记联系，以及他们如何扎根于特定的地方，这样的关注也使我们能够考察特定的地方对民族再生产的重要性。研究地方对民族主义的重要性的兴趣越来越大，但这项工作倾向于研究地方如何反映民族主义话语（Agnew 2004; Appleton 2002; Contino and Skaria 2002）。该项目通过展示地方--以及其中的民族主义活动家的多种生活道路--如何成为塑造民族主义话语的关键场所，考察了一个不同的主题。该项目通过考察阿伯里斯特威斯不同的人在20世纪50年代至70年代席卷威尔士民族主义中所扮演的角色，将这些不同的线索汇集在一起。它建立在一个更广泛的传统，（Fevre et al 1999; Gruffudd 1994; Jones 2000）.目的本研究有两个主要目的：探讨民族主义行动者的生活轨迹与民族主义话语再现之间的概念关联;以实证的方式考察阿伯里斯特威斯的人们在塑造威尔士民族主义发展中的作用。研究重点如下问题：20世纪50年代至70年代，哪些威尔士民族主义运动与阿伯里斯特威斯有关？镇上的个人是如何塑造这些民族主义运动的话语的？个人之间的社会互动在形成对威尔士民族的态度方面有多大的重要性？阿伯里斯特威斯的民族主义演员的生活轨迹如何促成民族主义话语的形成？回答这些问题的方法是档案研究和口述历史研究。档案研究已被用来确定在研究期间的威尔士民族主义运动的关键话语。它也是一种重要的方式，可以将与关键角色（传记，自传，信件等）进行的口述历史置于背景之中。口述历史研究已被用于绘制阿伯里斯特威斯民族主义运动中的关键个人的生活道路及其对威尔士民族发展的影响。拟议的研究建立在使用口述历史作为检查社会和空间变化的一种方式的强大传统之上。潜在的应用在概念上，通过解决民族主义活动家的生活道路对民族再生产的意义，使民族的历史地理人性化的潜力。在方法上，有可能显示使用口述历史和传记方法作为绘制民族主义话语发展的手段。从经验上看，更详细地说明威尔士民族主义发展的一个重要阶段的潜力，特别是关于不同运动和主角之间的联系。