Bob West
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 153264 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bob West |
| NOMBRES | Bob |
| APELLIDO | West |
| FIRMA | WEST B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0495-8625 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1979 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
The politics and promise of Alexanderian neoclassical sociology
The article expands upon Villegas and Watts’ call for Jeffrey C. Alexander's work to be recognised as part of a renewed sociological canon by exploring the contemporary political complexity of establishing a neoclassical paradigm generally and the inclusion of Alexander specifically. Drawing on the sociology of intellectual movements, it is argued that elevating the status of Alexander would afford the discipline an important way to come to terms…
Antipodean dialogical solidarity, travel, and the agentic power of commemorative genre
Utilizing Beilharz's concept of the antipodean for developing social theory that reflects Australia's unique place in the world, this article examines the origins of Australia and Türkiye's current comprehension of the World War I Gallipoli campaign in its 75th anniversary remembrance. The article highlights the significance of travel as a ritual practice and cultural frame, both domestically and internationally, in shaping disenchantment and re-…
Applied theatre for military personnel in recovery
Self@arts is a performing arts programme delivered to Australian Defence Force personnel undergoing rehabilitation for physical and/or psychological injuries. In contrast to the cognitive emphasis within the dominant therapeutic arts model, self@arts provides participants with agency for re-narrating the self through a transformative, ritual experience of creativity. This is achieved by drawing on the body and voice pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq an…
Western tourism at Cu Chi and the memory of war in Vietnam
In this article we analyze the social memories of the Vietnam War afforded by tourism at the Cu Chi battlefield. Specifically, we explore the experiences of tourists at the site in order to address the under-theorized relationship between carnivalesque and dialogical discourses. Drawing on field interviews and ethnographic engagement with young adult Western tourists who took tours led by Vietnamese guides, we document how the tourists' playful e…
Staying the Course
The transition from military to civilian life is often challenging for veterans. International research shows higher education to be an important pathway that can help veterans navigate this change and improve their psycho-social wellbeing and career prospects. In this article, we examine how student veterans are being recognised and supported in the Australian higher education context. Our research finds the range of governmental and institution…
Militarizing politics of recognition through the Invictus Games
The Invictus Games is an international sporting competition involving military veterans who have become either wounded, injured or sick during their service. Having become a prominent event in the public sphere of participating nations that are drawn from Western security alliances, this article outlines results from a thematic analysis of Australian media surrounding the 2018 Sydney Games. While reporting of the Games included the use of cultura…
Finding Gallipoli
Dedifferentiation
The concept of dedifferentiation refers to a counter or reversal process by which specialized structures return to a more preliminary form. From a systems theory perspective dedifferentiation is viewed as inherently pathological, while neo‐Durkheimian cultural sociology has pointed to its role in rejuvenating social bonds and identities. Dedifferentiation as a term in contemporary sociology, though, is more commonly used to refer to recent societ…
War memory, national attachment and generational identity in Australia
In this article we use a module from the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes 2007 to analyse how particular events in history resonate with Australians. We emphasize three significant findings: (1) evidence of a strong level of attachment to the world wars and an equivalent significance given to the terrorist events of 9/11 and the 2002 Bali bombings, with far less importance given to other event types; (2) a surprisingly weak correlation betwe…
Towards a strong program in the sociology of war, the military and civil society
In this article we make the case for a strong program of sociological research into war, the military and their symmetry with civil society, pointing to the ways in which sociology has failed to appreciate their relationship as a central feature of modernity. We particularly emphasize the need for a multi-dimensional comprehension of militarization and the relationships between representation, belief and action in conflict and post-conflict envir…
The Power of Ritual and the Future of the Nation
Towards a Cultural Sociology of Re-Enchantment
Re-enchanting Nationalisms
National humanitarianism and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami elicited the largest international humanitarian response of any disaster in history, yet comparatively little research has examined the way the disaster agent and the ensuing fundraising have been culturally framed in Western societies. While scholars have speculated that the humanitarian reaction is a response related to the capturing and distribution of the disaster through digital media, this paper focuses on the …
Historical re-enacting and affective authority
Drawing on historical materials, manuals and semi-structured interviews, this paper examines the performative dimensions of American Civil War battle re-enacting. Unlike traditional leisure-based national rituals such as public holidays and days of remembrance, it is argued that the main political power of this re-enactment rite is not social integration of the group or selective portrayal of history but providing participants with certain moods …
Pedagogy beyond the culture wars
In recent decades there have been various calls for a pedagogical revolution in universities to address a new technology-savvy generation of students. These developments have been met with concern about the postmodern relativizing of educational achievement and accusations of the 'dumbing down' of course content. Moving beyond such culture war divisions between orthodox and progressive worldviews, this article outlines how reference to popular cu…
The making of the English working past
Dialogical Memorialization, International Travel and the Public Sphere
As part of a larger ethnographic research project, this article analyses the history of memorialization on the First World War Gallipoli battlefields and its relationship with international travel and tourism. It contrasts the original Australian and New Zealand memorialization on the site with Turkish memorials constructed there in the late 20th century, a significant proportion of which are characterized by direct symbolic recognition of the ‘o…
Collective memory and crisis
Utilizing a Geertzian cultural systems approach, Australian newspaper reporting of the 2002 Bali bombing is analysed to explore the dynamics of collective memory during crisis. With Australian footballers among the casualties in the terrorist attack, the traditional heroic figure of the Australian sportsman was widely used as a symbolic frame through which journalists, politicians and social commentators rationalized national suffering. The resul…
Cultural sociology in the Australian context
[Extract] This 'Cultural Sociology' special issue of the Journal of Sociology comes at a significant time in the development of cultural sociological analysis. Culture sections are thriving within North American, British and European sociological associations and the Cultural Sociology Group has established itself as amongst the most popular thematic sections in The Australian Sociological Association. Culture is also the subject of a burgeoning …
Enchanting Pasts
The burgeoning activity of Australian backpacker tourists visiting the WWI Gallipoli battlefields is analyzed to explore the rite of international civil religious pilgrimage. Drawing on Maurice Halbwachs, it is argued that this ritual form plays an important role in reimagining and enchanting established national mythologies. At Gallipoli, this occurred through the development of a dialogical historical narrative combining Australian and Turkish …
Consuming national themed environments abroad
This article examines Australian working holidaymaker patronage of ‘Aussie’ theme pubs in London to explore meanings of the national themed environment. From semi-structured interviews and ethnographic fieldwork at three venues, it is argued that themed space can be interacted with in highly reflective ways while working to facilitate the reimagining of national identity. This finding challenges post-modern, critical and Weberian perspectives tha…
Crime, Suicide, and the Anti‐Hero
Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia
(2000). Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia: The incorporation of cyclone Tracy within Australian national identity. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 24, Vision Splendid, pp. 197-204
Notes of Interest and Intention
Collective memory and crisis
Utilizing a Geertzian cultural systems approach, Australian newspaper reporting of the 2002 Bali bombing is analysed to explore the dynamics of collective memory during crisis. With Australian footballers among the casualties in the terrorist attack, the traditional heroic figure of the Australian sportsman was widely used as a symbolic frame through which journalists, politicians and social commentators rationalized national suffering. The resul…
Enchanting Pasts
The burgeoning activity of Australian backpacker tourists visiting the WWI Gallipoli battlefields is analyzed to explore the rite of international civil religious pilgrimage. Drawing on Maurice Halbwachs, it is argued that this ritual form plays an important role in reimagining and enchanting established national mythologies. At Gallipoli, this occurred through the development of a dialogical historical narrative combining Australian and Turkish …
Dialogical Memorialization, International Travel and the Public Sphere
As part of a larger ethnographic research project, this article analyses the history of memorialization on the First World War Gallipoli battlefields and its relationship with international travel and tourism. It contrasts the original Australian and New Zealand memorialization on the site with Turkish memorials constructed there in the late 20th century, a significant proportion of which are characterized by direct symbolic recognition of the ‘o…
Re-enchanting Nationalisms
Towards a strong program in the sociology of war, the military and civil society
In this article we make the case for a strong program of sociological research into war, the military and their symmetry with civil society, pointing to the ways in which sociology has failed to appreciate their relationship as a central feature of modernity. We particularly emphasize the need for a multi-dimensional comprehension of militarization and the relationships between representation, belief and action in conflict and post-conflict envir…
Consuming national themed environments abroad
This article examines Australian working holidaymaker patronage of ‘Aussie’ theme pubs in London to explore meanings of the national themed environment. From semi-structured interviews and ethnographic fieldwork at three venues, it is argued that themed space can be interacted with in highly reflective ways while working to facilitate the reimagining of national identity. This finding challenges post-modern, critical and Weberian perspectives tha…
Militarizing politics of recognition through the Invictus Games
The Invictus Games is an international sporting competition involving military veterans who have become either wounded, injured or sick during their service. Having become a prominent event in the public sphere of participating nations that are drawn from Western security alliances, this article outlines results from a thematic analysis of Australian media surrounding the 2018 Sydney Games. While reporting of the Games included the use of cultura…
Historical re-enacting and affective authority
Drawing on historical materials, manuals and semi-structured interviews, this paper examines the performative dimensions of American Civil War battle re-enacting. Unlike traditional leisure-based national rituals such as public holidays and days of remembrance, it is argued that the main political power of this re-enactment rite is not social integration of the group or selective portrayal of history but providing participants with certain moods …
Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia
(2000). Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia: The incorporation of cyclone Tracy within Australian national identity. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 24, Vision Splendid, pp. 197-204
War memory, national attachment and generational identity in Australia
In this article we use a module from the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes 2007 to analyse how particular events in history resonate with Australians. We emphasize three significant findings: (1) evidence of a strong level of attachment to the world wars and an equivalent significance given to the terrorist events of 9/11 and the 2002 Bali bombings, with far less importance given to other event types; (2) a surprisingly weak correlation betwe…
Cultural sociology in the Australian context
[Extract] This 'Cultural Sociology' special issue of the Journal of Sociology comes at a significant time in the development of cultural sociological analysis. Culture sections are thriving within North American, British and European sociological associations and the Cultural Sociology Group has established itself as amongst the most popular thematic sections in The Australian Sociological Association. Culture is also the subject of a burgeoning …
Crime, Suicide, and the Anti‐Hero
National humanitarianism and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami elicited the largest international humanitarian response of any disaster in history, yet comparatively little research has examined the way the disaster agent and the ensuing fundraising have been culturally framed in Western societies. While scholars have speculated that the humanitarian reaction is a response related to the capturing and distribution of the disaster through digital media, this paper focuses on the …
Pedagogy beyond the culture wars
In recent decades there have been various calls for a pedagogical revolution in universities to address a new technology-savvy generation of students. These developments have been met with concern about the postmodern relativizing of educational achievement and accusations of the 'dumbing down' of course content. Moving beyond such culture war divisions between orthodox and progressive worldviews, this article outlines how reference to popular cu…
More On Values
Luncheon In Honor of David Bidney; Peace
More On Values
Bradford History Workshop, Textile Hall, 10 March 1979
BRADFORD HISTORY WORKSHOP, TEXTILE HALL, 10 MARCH 1979 Get access Bob West Bob West Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 8, Issue 1, AUTUMN 1979, Pages 186–188, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/8.1.186 Published: 01 October 1979
Notes of Interest and Intention
Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia
(2000). Mythologising a natural disaster in post‐industrial Australia: The incorporation of cyclone Tracy within Australian national identity. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 24, Vision Splendid, pp. 197-204
Crime, Suicide, and the Anti‐Hero
Consuming national themed environments abroad
This article examines Australian working holidaymaker patronage of ‘Aussie’ theme pubs in London to explore meanings of the national themed environment. From semi-structured interviews and ethnographic fieldwork at three venues, it is argued that themed space can be interacted with in highly reflective ways while working to facilitate the reimagining of national identity. This finding challenges post-modern, critical and Weberian perspectives tha…
Collective memory and crisis
Utilizing a Geertzian cultural systems approach, Australian newspaper reporting of the 2002 Bali bombing is analysed to explore the dynamics of collective memory during crisis. With Australian footballers among the casualties in the terrorist attack, the traditional heroic figure of the Australian sportsman was widely used as a symbolic frame through which journalists, politicians and social commentators rationalized national suffering. The resul…
Cultural sociology in the Australian context
[Extract] This 'Cultural Sociology' special issue of the Journal of Sociology comes at a significant time in the development of cultural sociological analysis. Culture sections are thriving within North American, British and European sociological associations and the Cultural Sociology Group has established itself as amongst the most popular thematic sections in The Australian Sociological Association. Culture is also the subject of a burgeoning …
Enchanting Pasts
The burgeoning activity of Australian backpacker tourists visiting the WWI Gallipoli battlefields is analyzed to explore the rite of international civil religious pilgrimage. Drawing on Maurice Halbwachs, it is argued that this ritual form plays an important role in reimagining and enchanting established national mythologies. At Gallipoli, this occurred through the development of a dialogical historical narrative combining Australian and Turkish …
The making of the English working past
Dialogical Memorialization, International Travel and the Public Sphere
As part of a larger ethnographic research project, this article analyses the history of memorialization on the First World War Gallipoli battlefields and its relationship with international travel and tourism. It contrasts the original Australian and New Zealand memorialization on the site with Turkish memorials constructed there in the late 20th century, a significant proportion of which are characterized by direct symbolic recognition of the ‘o…
Pedagogy beyond the culture wars
In recent decades there have been various calls for a pedagogical revolution in universities to address a new technology-savvy generation of students. These developments have been met with concern about the postmodern relativizing of educational achievement and accusations of the 'dumbing down' of course content. Moving beyond such culture war divisions between orthodox and progressive worldviews, this article outlines how reference to popular cu…
National humanitarianism and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami elicited the largest international humanitarian response of any disaster in history, yet comparatively little research has examined the way the disaster agent and the ensuing fundraising have been culturally framed in Western societies. While scholars have speculated that the humanitarian reaction is a response related to the capturing and distribution of the disaster through digital media, this paper focuses on the …
Historical re-enacting and affective authority
Drawing on historical materials, manuals and semi-structured interviews, this paper examines the performative dimensions of American Civil War battle re-enacting. Unlike traditional leisure-based national rituals such as public holidays and days of remembrance, it is argued that the main political power of this re-enactment rite is not social integration of the group or selective portrayal of history but providing participants with certain moods …
The Power of Ritual and the Future of the Nation
Towards a Cultural Sociology of Re-Enchantment
Re-enchanting Nationalisms
War memory, national attachment and generational identity in Australia
In this article we use a module from the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes 2007 to analyse how particular events in history resonate with Australians. We emphasize three significant findings: (1) evidence of a strong level of attachment to the world wars and an equivalent significance given to the terrorist events of 9/11 and the 2002 Bali bombings, with far less importance given to other event types; (2) a surprisingly weak correlation betwe…
Towards a strong program in the sociology of war, the military and civil society
In this article we make the case for a strong program of sociological research into war, the military and their symmetry with civil society, pointing to the ways in which sociology has failed to appreciate their relationship as a central feature of modernity. We particularly emphasize the need for a multi-dimensional comprehension of militarization and the relationships between representation, belief and action in conflict and post-conflict envir…
Dedifferentiation
The concept of dedifferentiation refers to a counter or reversal process by which specialized structures return to a more preliminary form. From a systems theory perspective dedifferentiation is viewed as inherently pathological, while neo‐Durkheimian cultural sociology has pointed to its role in rejuvenating social bonds and identities. Dedifferentiation as a term in contemporary sociology, though, is more commonly used to refer to recent societ…
Staying the Course
The transition from military to civilian life is often challenging for veterans. International research shows higher education to be an important pathway that can help veterans navigate this change and improve their psycho-social wellbeing and career prospects. In this article, we examine how student veterans are being recognised and supported in the Australian higher education context. Our research finds the range of governmental and institution…
Militarizing politics of recognition through the Invictus Games
The Invictus Games is an international sporting competition involving military veterans who have become either wounded, injured or sick during their service. Having become a prominent event in the public sphere of participating nations that are drawn from Western security alliances, this article outlines results from a thematic analysis of Australian media surrounding the 2018 Sydney Games. While reporting of the Games included the use of cultura…
Finding Gallipoli
Applied theatre for military personnel in recovery
Self@arts is a performing arts programme delivered to Australian Defence Force personnel undergoing rehabilitation for physical and/or psychological injuries. In contrast to the cognitive emphasis within the dominant therapeutic arts model, self@arts provides participants with agency for re-narrating the self through a transformative, ritual experience of creativity. This is achieved by drawing on the body and voice pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq an…
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