Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150103660

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150103660

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The Idea of American Exceptionalism: A Cultural and Social History. This project addresses current debates over American Exceptionalism (United States historical development considered outside the normal path of history), treating the topic not as a set of substantive empirical propositions to be challenged, but as the cultural and social history of an idea. It aims to show how Exceptionalism evolved, how a cluster of sub-concepts mutually reinforced it and how its attractiveness and its religious, economic and political content changed over time. This approach analyses the historical conditions promoting (and challenging) Exceptionalism as belief and national identity. It bypasses difficult dichotomies between myth and reality and rancorous political arguments for and against the concept.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-02-2015

End Date: 27-06-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $164,134.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | North American History | Historical Studies not elsewhere classified | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding the Past of the Americas | Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Historical Studies | Historical Studies not elsewhere classified | North American History | Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified | Understanding the Past of the Americas

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