Caroline Ritter, "Imperial Encore: The Cultural Project of the Late British Empire" (UC Press, 2021)

Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press Podcast · Apr 2, 2021 · 40m

What role did culture play in the British Empire? In Imperial Encore: The Cultural Project of the Late British Empire Caroline Ritter, an Assistant Professor of History at Texas State University, explores the importance of culture in maintaining Imperial domination, and then in supporting post-Imperial British influence. Using core case studies of key institutions- the British Council, the BBC, and Oxford University Press- the book shows the ongoing legacy of the Imperial cultural project, even if, on the surface, all three institutions have radically changed since the formal end of the…