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Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City

The narrative of William Wallace holds a prominent position in the current conception of England as a negative referent for Scotland’s national identity—its binary “Other”, against which Wallace valiantly fought. This article considers a contrasting understanding of Scottish national identity from t...

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Опубликовано в: :	URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises,
Главный автор:	Wilkie, Benjamin
Формат:	Article ou chapitre numérique
Язык:	Anglais
Опубликовано:	Études écossaises 2015
Предметы:	culture identity William Wallace popular imperialism Empire Union diaspora Australia Ballarat monuments identité impérialisme populaire Australie
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spelling	openedition-oai:revues.org:etudesecossaises_995 https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesecossaises.995 urn:doi:10.4000/etudesecossaises.995 en https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/995 2015-03-31T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/g5u5 All rights reserved Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City Études écossaises UGA Éditions - Université Grenoble Alpes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1969-6337 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1240-1439 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises Wilkie, Benjamin culture identity William Wallace popular imperialism Empire Union diaspora Australia Ballarat monuments culture identité William Wallace impérialisme populaire Empire Union diaspora Australie Ballarat monuments The narrative of William Wallace holds a prominent position in the current conception of England as a negative referent for Scotland’s national identity—its binary “Other”, against which Wallace valiantly fought. This article considers a contrasting understanding of Scottish national identity from the late-nineteenth century, and explores the events surrounding the unveiling of a statue of William Wallace in Australia during the year of 1889. It illuminates how settlers interpreted this national hero in such a way that demonstrated loyalty to the Union and Empire, and accommodated a convergence of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh migrants in a British colonial city. The article highlights how statues, the ceremonies surrounding them, and their public reception help us to investigate the symbolic, ritualistic, and performative dimensions of identity formulation. It considers how public monuments, providing a sense of authority to particular groups, can marginalise others by acting to settle cultural competition, and will reflect on competing interpretations of the statue at its unveiling. L’histoire de William Wallace occupe une place importante dans la conception actuelle de l’Angleterre qui fonctionnerait comme un référent négatif de l’identité écossaise, l’Autrui binaire contre lequel Wallace aurait vaillamment combattu. Cet article prend comme sujet une vision alternative de l’identité écossaise à partir de la fin du dix-neuvième siècle et explore le déroulement en 1889 de l’inauguration d’une statue de William Wallace en Australie. L’article s’intéresse à la manière dont les colons interprétaient ce héros national de manière à se montrer fidèles à l’Union et à l’Empire et en permettant le rassemblement de migrants anglais, écossais, irlandais et gallois dans une ville coloniale britannique. L’auteur cherche à souligner comment les statues, les cérémonies en leur honneur et la réception publique de ces dernières nous permettent d’analyser les dimensions symboliques, ritualistes et performatives de la formulation des identités. L’article explore notamment comment un monument public qui confère un sentiment d’autorité à certains groupes arrive à marginaliser d’autres en donnant l’impression de clore le débat identitaire, et étudie les interprétations contrastées exprimées au moment de l’inauguration de la statue.
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topic	culture identity William Wallace popular imperialism Empire Union diaspora Australia Ballarat monuments culture identité William Wallace impérialisme populaire Empire Union diaspora Australie Ballarat monuments
spellingShingle	culture identity William Wallace popular imperialism Empire Union diaspora Australia Ballarat monuments culture identité William Wallace impérialisme populaire Empire Union diaspora Australie Ballarat monuments Wilkie, Benjamin Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
description	The narrative of William Wallace holds a prominent position in the current conception of England as a negative referent for Scotland’s national identity—its binary “Other”, against which Wallace valiantly fought. This article considers a contrasting understanding of Scottish national identity from the late-nineteenth century, and explores the events surrounding the unveiling of a statue of William Wallace in Australia during the year of 1889. It illuminates how settlers interpreted this national hero in such a way that demonstrated loyalty to the Union and Empire, and accommodated a convergence of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh migrants in a British colonial city. The article highlights how statues, the ceremonies surrounding them, and their public reception help us to investigate the symbolic, ritualistic, and performative dimensions of identity formulation. It considers how public monuments, providing a sense of authority to particular groups, can marginalise others by acting to settle cultural competition, and will reflect on competing interpretations of the statue at its unveiling.
author	Wilkie, Benjamin
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title	Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
title_short	Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
title_full	Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
title_fullStr	Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
title_full_unstemmed	Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City
title_sort	popular imperialism, scottish identity, and william wallace in an australian colonial city
publisher	Études écossaises
publishDate	2015
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Popular Imperialism, Scottish Identity, and William Wallace in an Australian Colonial City

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