Burden, Benefit, Trace?
The Legacies of Benevolence
University of Queensland - Brisbane, Australia
11-14 December 2003
Long before Rudyard Kipling urged his readers to 'take up the white =
man's burden,' benevolence was integral to cultural domination, whether =
through the formal structures of empire, or through associated =
charitable activities such as the provision of medical aid, education, =
or missions. As the rise of the middle classes and the emphasis on =
Puritan conscience increasingly replaced the notion of aristocratic =
patronage and noblesse oblige, 'benevolence' functioned as an umbrella =
term under which imperial and neo-imperial domination, particularly =
cultural domination, were rationalised and promoted within government =
and among the subjects of empire. For the British, the 'burden of =
benevolence' and the work of 'civilising' were seen as differentiating =
their own from other European imperial enterprises. To a certain extent, =
a similar self-perception is evident now in the policies and practices =
of the contemporary world's dominant imperial power, the United States. =
This conference will consider benevolence, and representations of =
benevolence, in a wide variety of forms. Papers on the following topics =
will be welcomed:
-> Anthropology and academic study
-> Culture and cultural geography
-> Ecology and environment
-> Education and training
-> Governance and administration
-> History
-> Literary representation
-> Medicine and welfare
-> Migration and resettlement
-> Military and police activity
-> Religion and missionary activity
-> Trade and commerce
For updates and further information, see the conference website:
http://emsah.uq.edu.au/conferences/benevolence-2003/
Abstracts should be sent electronically by 30 April 2003 to
Helen Gilbert - H.Gilbert@uq.edu.au
Leigh Dale - L.Dale@uq.edu.au
Postcolonial Research Group
School of English, Media Studies and Art History
The University of Queensland
Australia
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