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Raymond Williams and the limits of cultural materialism
No full textCultural materialism has become an influential discipline in recent
years, particularly so in 'Renaissance' studies, but also more generally in
'English', as well as departments defined as practising 'cultural' or
'communications' studies. The phrase is usually linked with the name of
Raymond Williams, but a cursory examination of Williams's own work
quickly establishes that it is a phrase he rarely uses, and only schematically
attempts to define. The thesis therefore takes the form of an investigation into
the way cultural materialism has come to be understood, by examining in
detail the trajectory of Raymond Williams's theoretical development, and how
his own engagement with various theoretical positions has helped to set
'limits' on the meaning of cultural materialism.
Chapters 1 and 2 deal with some of Williams's earliest work,
particularly Reading and Criticism, as a way of investigating how reasonable
it is to tag him as a 'Left-Leavisite', arguing that Leavis's undoubted
influence is resisted (though not entirely rejected) from a very early stage. The
first chapter considers in detail Leavis's work at Cambridge, the influence of
Eliot, and the significance of the 'Organic Community'. Chapter 2, which is
based around a comparative analysis of Williams's and Leavis's readings of
Dickens, argues that Williams rejects the 'organic community' in favour of his
'knowable community'. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with specific 'theoretical'
issues: the first, based around a reading of Terry Eagleton's critique of
Williams's use of the Marxist metaphor of 'base and superstructure', shows
some of the problems which arise from Williams's cultural model, as well as
suggesting refinements; the second deals with the influence of Volosinov's
theories on Williams. Chapter 6 comes out of Williams's readings of the
'Country-House' poems in The Country and the City, showing how his
practice of literary criticism relies on an acceptance of 'ideology' apparently
denied in his more 'theoretical' writings. This analysis is extended as a result
of investigations into the 'De L'Isle' manuscripts relating to the Penshurst
estate. Chapter 7 argues that it is possible to see the work of Fredric Jameson
as developing Williams's cultural materialism into Jameson's debates on
postmodernism.
In the Introduction and Conclusion, I have taken the opportunity to
look briefly at the activity of cultural materialism as it has developed since
Raymond Williams's death in 1988. The Introduction emphasizes what I see
to be important methodological differences between 'cultural materialism'
and 'new historicism'; the Conclusion deals with the continuing debate over
the value of a cultural materialist approach by considering the 'appropriation'
of Shakespeare
Black is a Color / I am Color Blind ©1989 Raymond Saunders and Josine Ianco-Starrels
No full textBlack is a Color / I am Color Blind ©1989 Raymond Saunders and Josine Ianco-Starrels. Reproduced with Raymond Saunders permission, Grant of Permission on file
Raymond Wolford
No full text"Raymond Wolford, sent from Ft. Mead, Md." Image found on page 3, Scrapbook 1
Raymond Wolford, back
No full textOn back of image: "Raymond Wolford." Image found on page 3 of scrapbook
Raymond Wolford, front
No full text"Raymond Wolford, sent from Ft. Mead, Md." Image found on page 3 of scrapbook
World War I record of service survey for John L. Raymond, signed 6 March 1926.
No full textQuestionnaire about John Laurence Raymond's service in World War I, 1917-1919, signed by Raymond on 6 March 1926.Questionnaire originally part of a survey of Norwich University alumni conducted by a “Norwich in the World War” committee consisting of Charles N. Barber (chairman), Carl V. Woodbury, K.R.B. Flint, and Gustaf A. Nelson. Data from these questionnaires may have been used in a chapter of "Vermont in the world war, 1917-1919" by Harold P. Sheldon (1928)
World War I record of service survey for Raymond W. Flint, signed 26 October 1922.
No full textQuestionnaire about Raymond Walter Flint's service in World War I, 1917-1919, signed by Flint on 26 October 1922.Questionnaire originally part of a survey of Norwich University alumni conducted by a “Norwich in the World War” committee consisting of Charles N. Barber (chairman), Carl V. Woodbury, K.R.B. Flint, and Gustaf A. Nelson. Data from these questionnaires may have been used in a chapter of "Vermont in the world war, 1917-1919" by Harold P. Sheldon (1928)
World War I record of service survey for Raymond E. Knapp, signed 1 April 1926
No full textQuestionnaire about Raymond Eastwood Knapp's service in World War I, 1917-1919, signed by Knapp on 1 April 1926.Questionnaire originally part of a survey of Norwich University alumni conducted by a “Norwich in the World War” committee consisting of Charles N. Barber (chairman), Carl V. Woodbury, K.R.B. Flint, and Gustaf A. Nelson. Data from these questionnaires may have been used in a chapter of "Vermont in the world war, 1917-1919" by Harold P. Sheldon (1928). Transcription by Abigail Lumpkin. Transcriptions may be subject to error
Kehr, Raymond, October 22, 2008 [Interview]
No full textRaymond Kehr was interviewed on October 22, 2008, by Megan Gray about his experiences before, during, and after World War II, with emphasis on his military service.World War I
I. Raymond Thamin
No full textI. Raymond Thamin. In: Revue internationale de l'enseignement, tome 87,1933. pp. 180-183
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