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Critically discuss the value of the concept of ‘banal nationalism’ for debates around the relevance of national identity in social and political contexts Introduction The concept of ‘banal nationalism’ The concept of ‘banal nationalism’ was introduced by Michael Billig (1995) as a term for describing the everyday, unconscious occurrences which that allow a national identity to reproduce itself. Examples of this might be the types of coin used, flags being displayed, or certain rhetoric from politicians

Nationalism is the sense of an individual showing extreme loyalty to their country. It is homologous to tribalism. Similar to a family it is held together by a sense of affinity. According to professor Liah Greenfeld of Boston, nationalism is “an image of social order which involves the people of a sovereign elite and a community of equals.” Nationalism includes individuals tied together by charismatic bonds such as race, faith, language, economy, way of life, history, ideas, and location. (“Nationalism”

The Indian state, while ostensibly secular, nevertheless has institutionally always been set up to intervene in religious affairs. The Indian constitution “enshrines the right to individual freedom of religion, [but] also empowers the state to intervene in Hindu religious institutions.” (Sen 16) The constitution, for instance, calls on the state to ban untouchability, an abhorrent Hindu practice, establishing affirmative action to help certain disadvantaged religious groups and puts in place separate

Pan 's Labyrinth: Fascism Faced with Fantasy Pan 's Labyrinth is a film based in 1944 fascist Spain during the reign of Francisco Franco, following the Spanish civil war. His regime stressed rules and order as well as the repression of the individual. The very basis of fascism revolves around the idea that a country should be ruled by a single power and all others should follow this power regardless of their own individual opinions. It is this notion that brought the strict regulations and violent

all identities are important, a crucial dimension of identity often dismissed as a major contributor to self-individuality is national identity (Baldwin, 157). Partaking in a culture, society or community for a length of time the recognition of nationalism begins to diminish. The constant participation of a nationality becomes the “norm” and it is not until withdrawn from a nation that the acknowledgement of national identity occurs. Speaking from personal experience, my national identity had never

Women during the American Revolution and It’s Impact in Improving Female Education, Legal Standing, and Economic Opportunities Barbara E. Zapata Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metro Teaneck, New Jersey Women during the American Revolution Table of Contents Introduction 3 Positive Impact of American Revolution for Women 4 Economic and Patriotism 4 Education 5 Women as Soldiers 6 Women’s Rights 6 Augmentative Paragraph 8 Conclusions 8 References 9 Introduction Historians once presumed that

country but the U.S. claims and attempts to discharge its missionary duty in international affairs. Regarding this point, Ignatieff (2005, p.13) states that the U.S.’s “desire for moral leadership is something more than the ordinary narcissism and nationalism that all powerful states display”. Secondly, the U.S. has embraced the exceptionalist ideas from the very outset of its history, while other great powers in history only started to adopt it in order “to justify their acquisition and maintenance

Claire Anderson History 8 October, 2013 The Preface to War; National Pride in the Balkans Walter S. Zapotoczny, an author and historian, once said, “Each of the great powers believed they had something to gain from war, fostering the national pride and the national positioning that made World War I inevitable.” This is true, as imperialism and militarism were a large part of national pride. Austria-Hungary, for example, wanted Serbia. The German military was expanding rapidly. With each

by Ondaatje such as race, ethnicity, identity, history, nationalism, Western colonialism, romance, war, and the human body. The setting also shifts to different locations such as Cairo, deserts in Africa and England. The problem of identity is one of the most important issues for the post-modern epoch. The English Patient is a novel that questions the nation and nationalism that shape identities through colonial and anti-colonial nationalisms. The English Patient has the resonance of the myth of

citizenship. This issue will eventually lead to the dissolution of the Empire into several constituent states. The epoch that the cartoon was drawn in was defined by the emergence of a central force in geopolitics: The nation-state. The force of nationalism, neither benevolent