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Gendering the Other Empire: Transnational Imperial Perceptions of Russia in the Victorian Periodical Press

Glicklich, Jacob A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239115485

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2009, Master of Arts, University of Akron, History.
This paper examines constructions of gender pertinent to the British analysis of Russia, as emerges through major periodicals across the late nineteenth century. It begins by laying out the methodology and core thematic questions to be undertaken, then proceeds in summary of some of the core insights of recent postcolonial historiography. It also suggests ways that certain tropes on race, gender and the imperial culture can apply beyond the traditional parametersof imperial metropole or colonial periphery. My work then proceeds to analysis of the British strategic situation in this era, focusing on ways in which long-term tension with rival imperial powers was crucial to the British perspective and behavior on their own empire. It makes the case that in the late nineteenth century British men perceived Russia as being of particular significance and a major strategic menace. However, my paper also describes ways in which this situation was peripheral and largely fading by the close of the century. In a final appraisal of the secondary historiography, this work examines major structures of the Victorian periodicals, their significance at their time, their importance in historical analysis, and the ways these connected to British gender and the British empire. Turning to primary sources in the form of diverse authors and periodicals, I look for indications of gender signifiers employed by British authors to frame specific perceptions and evaluations of Russian society. My work proceeds first through examination of a group of dissimilar articles sharing a general hostile stance towards Russia, then a collection that argues for Russia as a more friendly and beneficial polity. Subsequently I look at a gender dynamic in several ostensibly neutral articles, those that avoid a direct evaluative stance on Russia either way. Bringing the larger analysis and tropes together, I look at connections and implications of these sources. Finally, by way of conclusion I bring the thread of gendered perceptions of imperial rivals through to the present, arguing for the relevance of studying this process for contemporary politics as well as postcolonial analysis.
Martin Wainwright, PhD (Advisor)
112 p.
Gender
Russia; tropes; othering; imperialism; gendering

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  • Glicklich, J. A. (2009). Gendering the Other Empire: Transnational Imperial Perceptions of Russia in the Victorian Periodical Press [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239115485

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Glicklich, Jacob. Gendering the Other Empire: Transnational Imperial Perceptions of Russia in the Victorian Periodical Press. 2009. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239115485.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Glicklich, Jacob. "Gendering the Other Empire: Transnational Imperial Perceptions of Russia in the Victorian Periodical Press." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1239115485

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