| Título: | Harold Innis' "French Inflection": Origins, Themes, and Implications of His 1951 Address at le Collège de France |
| Autores: | Buxton, William J. |
| Fecha: | 2004-02-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication Harold Innis; Toronto School/Transformation theory; Annales School |
| Descripción: | Abstract: While Harold Innis’ address at le Collège de France in 1951 has recently begun to draw some attention, the circumstances surrounding Innis’ brief appearance in France remain obscure, and the meaning and significance of the address have yet to be explored in any detail. This article seeks to provide context to Innis’ talk by examining his long-standing “French inflection.” It also examines the address itself, not only in terms of its themes and concerns, but also as a performative bid to find common ground with others (including the Annales School) who were challenging emergent monopolies of knowledge about the history of civilization. The presentation provides a point of entry into a final phase of Innis’ intellectual life that has been overlooked, namely, his efforts to generate a community of like-minded interlocutors who were opposed to particular currents of thought that had become ascendant in the post-war period. Résumé : Bien que l’allocution d’Harold Innis au Collège de France en 1951 ait récemment commencé à attirer de l’attention, les circonstances entourant le bref séjour d’Innis en France demeurent obscures, et le sens et la signification de l’allocution n’ont pas encore été explorés en détail. Cet article tente de fournir un contexte au discours d’Innis en examinant son penchant de longue date pour la pensée française. Il examine aussi l’allocution même, non seulement par rapport à ses thèmes et préoccupations, mais aussi en tant que tentative performative de trouver un terrain d’entente avec d’autres (y compris certains dans l’école des Annales) qui posaient un défi aux monopoles du savoir sur l’histoire de la civilisation. L’allocution d’Innis permet en outre de comprendre une phase finale de sa vie intellectuelle qui a été négligée, à savoir ses efforts de former une communauté d’interlocuteurs de même sensibilité s’opposant à certains courants de pensée devenus prédominants dans l’après-guerre. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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