Articles related to "Sir William Jones"
Sir William Jones (1748-1794): The "Good" Orientalist?, Part I
Part I of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past twenty years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philogist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
british orientalist • sir william joness
Part I of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past twenty years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philogist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
british orientalist • sir william joness
Sir William Jones (1748-1794): The "Good" Orientalist?, Part II
Part II of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past 20 years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philologist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
sir william jones • british orientalist
Part II of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past 20 years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philologist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
sir william jones • british orientalist
Sir William Jones (1748-1794): The "Good" Orientalist?, Part III
Part III of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past 20 years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philologist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
sir william jones • british orientalists • colonial
Part III of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past 20 years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philologist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
sir william jones • british orientalists • colonial
The Invisible Majority: Hindi
Blindness Epidemic Grips Planet! Film, uh... report, at 11!
hindi • urdu • india • baliwood • sanskrit
Blindness Epidemic Grips Planet! Film, uh... report, at 11!
hindi • urdu • india • baliwood • sanskrit
Sir William "Oriental" Jones: Ahead of His Time, and Ours
We could sure use a man like him today
sir william "oriental" jones • sir william jones • oriental jones • sir william • india
We could sure use a man like him today
sir william "oriental" jones • sir william jones • oriental jones • sir william • india
The Year That Was: World Languages rounds Year 3
And the adventures just keep coming
themestream • star trek • vulcan • enterprise • linguist
And the adventures just keep coming
themestream • star trek • vulcan • enterprise • linguist
The Coming of Age of Imperialism (1772-1813), Part II
Part II of a four-part series that examines the "coming of age" of British imperialism over a half century via the vantage point of education policy.
british imperialism • india • orientalism • anglicism • colonial
Part II of a four-part series that examines the "coming of age" of British imperialism over a half century via the vantage point of education policy.
british imperialism • india • orientalism • anglicism • colonial
The Coming of Age of Imperialism (1772-1813), Part IV
Conclusion of a four-part series that examines the "coming of age" of British imperialism over a half century via the vantage point of education policy.
india • britain • history • orientalism • imperialism
Conclusion of a four-part series that examines the "coming of age" of British imperialism over a half century via the vantage point of education policy.
india • britain • history • orientalism • imperialism
History of the Welsh Language, Part 3
After Owain Glyndwr's rebellion, the Acts of Union ensured the subordination of the Welsh language...until the Welsh Bible and the spread of Methodism brought it to the forefront again.
wales • welsh • cymraeg • welsh bible • beibl cymraeg
After Owain Glyndwr's rebellion, the Acts of Union ensured the subordination of the Welsh language...until the Welsh Bible and the spread of Methodism brought it to the forefront again.
wales • welsh • cymraeg • welsh bible • beibl cymraeg
Stairway to Heaven
Long before Led Zeppelin, the "real" stairway to heaven, known as the Tower of Babel, was said to have been the site of the creation of world languages. Did this tower actually exist, or is it merely an explanatory myth? See what proof experts have discovered that may change your perspective on this Biblical story.
genesis • ziggurat • mesopotamia • shinar • babel
Long before Led Zeppelin, the "real" stairway to heaven, known as the Tower of Babel, was said to have been the site of the creation of world languages. Did this tower actually exist, or is it merely an explanatory myth? See what proof experts have discovered that may change your perspective on this Biblical story.
genesis • ziggurat • mesopotamia • shinar • babel
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