Nationalism: an anthropological perspective
Penelope Graham
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives As for ASM4450 in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
Synopsis The subject examines the modern phenomenon of nationalism and reviews a range of theories that attempt to account for it. Despite predictions of its demise, nationalism is apparently fourishing as we continue to witness the forging of nations and the construction of national identities around the globe. Overall the subject explores the thesis that the nation, as a culturally defined community, is the highest symbolic value of modernity. Themes include the relationship of nationalism to ethnicity and migration, gender and sexuality, colonialism and globalisation.
Assessment Written (9000 words): 100%
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