The Invention of Tradition¶
Hobsbawm, E., & Ranger, T. (1983). The Invention of Tradition. Cambridge University Press.
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- Iconography
- Common failure: a sign with stable institutional meaning in one period (the swastika in early-20-century Asian religious contexts) becomes deeply re-coded by subsequent historical events (post-1945 Western associations); designers using sign repertoires across periods must explicitly check which meanings have been re-coded by intervening history rather than assuming continuity, a phenomenon Hobsbawm and Ranger (1983) analyse through their concept of the invention of tradition
This sourceCollected essays showing how symbol-systems acquire, lose, and have re-coded their meanings over historical time; foundational for understanding how iconographic signs (flags, emblems, gestures) are continually re-read against intervening events rather than retaining stable meaning.
- Common failure: a sign with stable institutional meaning in one period (the swastika in early-20-century Asian religious contexts) becomes deeply re-coded by subsequent historical events (post-1945 Western associations); designers using sign repertoires across periods must explicitly check which meanings have been re-coded by intervening history rather than assuming continuity, a phenomenon Hobsbawm and Ranger (1983) analyse through their concept of the invention of tradition
- Ritual
- This creates tension between historical accuracy and performative power
This sourceHobsbawm and Ranger show that many supposedly ancient traditions are historically recent inventions, raising tensions between authenticity and efficacy in ritual.
- This creates tension between historical accuracy and performative power
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