OED . ‘Anglo-Saxonist, n.’
Professional scholar or anonymous person
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20205047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna Beth Ellard (University of Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-33 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rethinking History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-2529 • E-ISSN: 1470-1154 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13642529.2018.1561809 |
| OpenAlex | W2908744851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this essay, I examine the figure of the ‘Anglo-Saxonist’. Although this overtly racialized term describes a person whose affinities point towards white nationalism, that scholars continue to call themselves Anglo-Saxonists suggests that ‘Anglo-Saxonist’ is much more than just a professional appellative. It is, I argue, a ghost in the machine of Anglo-Saxon studies – a spectral figure of white supremacy that haunts this interdisciplinary field. While ghosts may manifest themselves in professional contexts, they live in the home. I turn, therefore, away from my discussion of Anglo-Saxon studies’ intellectual history in order to look inside the closets of my family’s home and consider what might be haunting me. Using the methods of autoethnography, I write about my Mississippi family, its Confederate past, and the racial leanings which may or may not have entangled me within Anglo-Saxon studies. Writing about – and grieving – the ghosts of my family and the Deep South enables me to find a personal space from which to approach the ghostly figure of the Anglo-Saxonist; to look upon its racialized form; and to open an affective space for myself, in collaboration with my field, to grieve its passing
Aesthetics · Art · Autoethnography · Genealogy · Liminality · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |