Colonial Education Goes International: A Micro-History of Knowledge Production and Circulation in an Age of Imperial Crisis

By focusing on the individual trajectory of Albert Charton (1893–1980), a French educationalist and civil servant who was active in West Africa and Indochina during the 1930s and 1940s, this article offers an original approach to the analysis of knowledge production and circulation in relation to th...

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Published in:Itinerario 2023-04, Vol.47 (1), p.76-90
Main Author: Matasci, Damiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Collaboration
Colonialism
Colonies & territories
Cooperation
Education
Globalization
Government employees
Imperialism
Interconnections
Internationalism
Knowledge
Native education
Pedagogy
World War II
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Summary:By focusing on the individual trajectory of Albert Charton (1893–1980), a French educationalist and civil servant who was active in West Africa and Indochina during the 1930s and 1940s, this article offers an original approach to the analysis of knowledge production and circulation in relation to the colonial world. More specifically, the study of Charton's involvement in several imperial, international, and interimperial bodies allows for a new understanding of the evolution of discussions concerning the content and aims of colonial education, including its growing importance within development paradigms. Such a micro-historical perspective also reveals the mechanisms and sometimes contrasting (political) rationales of the process of internationalisation of educational knowledge, thus providing new insights into the interconnections between imperialism and internationalism.
ISSN:0165-1153
2041-2827
DOI:10.1017/S0165115322000237