A Review Of The Study Of Western Material Culture

The history of material culture is a new research field of western historiography in recent years.The history of material culture attempts to break through the cultural and linguistic turn in the discipline of history since the 1970 s.Under the background of interdisciplinary theory,the study of material culture is organically integrated with the discipline of history,and the social and cultural connotation behind the material is deeply discussed.The rise of material and cultural history is fundamentally due to the fact that historians realize that traditional historiography attaches too much importance to textual materials,which has gradually become a dilemma in the field of historiography.In the process of searching for new research materials,material culture research has become a new ally of western historiography with its mature theoretical methods and practical experience in multidisciplinary fields.As early as the 20 th century,material culture has been widely used in anthropology,sociology,archaeology,ethnology,art history and other fields.However,it was only in the1990 s that the study of material culture was gradually applied in the field of history,which led to the “material” turn within the discipline of history.Based on this,it is very necessary to give a comprehensive overview of the 20 th century material culture research,and further clarify the significance of material culture research through a comprehensive exposition of the definition and theoretical background of material culture researchIn the 1990 s,the application of historical perspective appeared in the field of material culture research.As a research resource,material came into the vision of historical researchers.However,at this time,the internal research objects of the historiography circle were mainly written materials,supplemented by material materials.They did not take material as the core of the research,and the concept of material cultural history was still in its infancy.With the continuous development of material culture in the field of history,the history of material culture,as a new concept of history,was born.The combination of material culture and historiography is bound to bring about changes in the integration of theoretical methods.The methodology of material culture history research has been redefined from the perspective of history,and the writing paradigm and research theme of history have also changed.The development of material and cultural history has not only expanded the research field of traditional historiography,but also enriched the theme connotation of historiography,and promoted the close communication between history and other related disciplines.Of course,in the process of material culture history scholars’ continuous practice,material culture history also faces many challenges.In the future,whether the history of material culture can be more widely accepted and applied by historians needs to be further tested.