TE Lawrence's background and interest in anthropology and imperialism

T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, had a background in anthropology and imperialism. He was fascinated by the relationship between anthropology and imperialism, particularly in the context of male homosexuality in the modern period. Lawrence recognized the connections between homosexuality and the anthropological discipline, as well as the association between homosexuality and a modernist primitivism in anthropology, archaeology, and visual culture. His own academic research focused on this connection. Lawrence saw himself as involved in the self-determination of Arab people against the Ottoman Empire, which created a complex understanding of his involvement in British colonialism.