On colonizing 'colonialism
The discourses of the history of English in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2268833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Sweeting (Lingnan University, corresponding author), Edward Vickers (0000-0002-5061-6204, UCL Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-130 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-971x.2005.00397.x |
| OpenAlex | W2124269715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 13 |
Numerous commentators argue that the worldwide use of English in education is an important outcome of colonialism. While accepting that there is much truth in this general conclusion, the present authors also recognize an irony. In too few cases do commentators base their arguments on historical evidence; in too many, they treat colonialism as an unchanging concept. They have colonized ‘colonialism’. One such commentator, relying largely on the anachronisms of postcolonial discourse, chose Hong Kong as the focus of study. The present authors compare his rhetoric with available primary sources about language and education in Hong Kong, concluding that the specific situations have been and are much more complex than his methodology could appreciate. Thus, they present a case for ‘bottom-up’, rather than ‘top-down’, histories of colonial education and, in particular, of the historical role of language in education
Anachronism · Archaeology · Art · Chose · Colonialism · Irony · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · History · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
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Language policy and planning in Hong Kong
Bilingual education and identity politics in post-war Sri Lanka
An invitation to an interdependent mode of academic engagement in comparative and global education studies
Hegemony and accommodation in the history curriculum in colonial Botswana
Disputes and deliberations over language policy
Language policy and language planning in Cyprus
Contextual variation and Hong Kong English
Intercultural communication, world Englishes, and interculturality
The winds of change and the end of the Comprador System in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Creative English and public relations in Hong Kong
Education as cultural imperialism
Marxism and literature
Orients and Occidents
World English
Between Tradition and Modernity
English and the Discourses of Colonialism
Education in Hong Kong pre-1841 to 1941
Studies in the Theory of Imperialism
Language And Hybridization
Culture and Imperialism
Chinese Englishes
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |