"The One Bright Spot Where All Else is Dark and Hopeless." Images of Class, Race and Culture in Britain's Imperial Education System During the Nineteenth Century

Authors

Jeff Grooms, University of Arkansas

Keywords

education, Great Britain, class, race, 19th century

Abstract

This paper outlines the ideologies that underpin the language of education, and the relationship between this language and educational policy in Britain and abroad. These topics illustrate that the abstraction of ‘civilization,’ and the themes of ‘darkness’ and ‘light’ that surround it, are an essential part of how nineteenth century sociocultural relations should be studied.

Recommended Citation

Grooms, Jeff (2015) ""The One Bright Spot Where All Else is Dark and Hopeless." Images of Class, Race and Culture in Britain's Imperial Education System During the Nineteenth Century," The Ozark Historical Review: Vol. 44, Article 4.

Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/ohr/vol44/iss1/4