Pub Date : 2022-05-31DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2079119
Debashrita Dey, P. Tripathi
ABSTRACT Indian art engages with the cartographic representation of the motherland and utilizes feminine iconography as an integral tool for interpreting socio-cultural changes at micro/macro level of the nation. Bharat Mata's anthropomorphic image as a 'living mother' can be traced as the idealized, asexual, pure figure of the past which attempts in recognizing the secular-national terrain where she can claim her own 'geo-body'. With nudity emerging as a hyper-visible metonym for obscene sexuality in the popular imagination, it turns out to be a set of jumbled 'attitudes' and 'rationalizations' Positing the painting against this backdrop of aestheticism/obscenity, this paper attempts to foreground how the female body inscribed with the symbolic value of both ‘mater' (mother) and ‘materia' (matter) related to nation-building has engendered ‘naked' figure of a woman ‘clothed' in art to transgress from the aesthetic framework into parameters of obscenity thereby nullifying artistic subjectivity and creativity. The paper draws attention towards how certain feminine depictions representing the spiritual and motherly attributes are idolized and the depiction of the physical or sensual, if not actively censored continue to be regulated from the public eye by certain institutions operating as discreet forms of ‘censorship’ on female nudity.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-31DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2055535
S. Atata, A. O. Omobowale
ABSTRACT Identity capital entails the use of identity as an asset in achieving a set goal. It demonstrates a wider in-group identity spurred by social resource mobilization, identity cohesion, and social development. This article queries why identity is used as a capital to advance Biafra activism in Southeast Nigeria. Identity capital theorizes the adoption of Biafra identity as an asset to create in-group identification to foster social cohesion for the advancement of Biafra agitation. Using a secondary source of data collection and content analysis, this study reveals that Biafra identity is used to sustain Biafra activism among the Igbo in Nigeria.
{"title":"Identity capital and Biafra activism in Southeast Nigeria","authors":"S. Atata, A. O. Omobowale","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2055535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2055535","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Identity capital entails the use of identity as an asset in achieving a set goal. It demonstrates a wider in-group identity spurred by social resource mobilization, identity cohesion, and social development. This article queries why identity is used as a capital to advance Biafra activism in Southeast Nigeria. Identity capital theorizes the adoption of Biafra identity as an asset to create in-group identification to foster social cohesion for the advancement of Biafra agitation. Using a secondary source of data collection and content analysis, this study reveals that Biafra identity is used to sustain Biafra activism among the Igbo in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48900652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-30DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2079118
Amanda Hill
ABSTRACT As of 2018, there were more than 44.7 million immigrants residing, both lawfully and unlawfully, in the United States [Batalova, J., Blizzard, B., & Bolter, J. (2020, February 14). Frequently requested statistics on immigrants and immigration in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states]. Understanding the attitudes of U.S. citizens towards immigrants is necessary because of the impact that attitudes can have on policy development and the subsequent national treatment of immigrants based on those policies. This article utilizes a framework of national identity which suggests that this construct is comprised of three separate elements: nativism, emotionality, and behavior. Using U.S. citizen response data from three waves of the National Identity module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) from 1995, 2003, and 2013, multivariate linear regressions were used to explore the relationship between this framework and attitudes towards immigrants. Findings indicated that there were statistically significant relationships between respondents’ perceptions of national identity and attitudes towards immigrants.
{"title":"Exploring the relationship between national identity and attitudes towards immigrants in the United States","authors":"Amanda Hill","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2079118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2079118","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As of 2018, there were more than 44.7 million immigrants residing, both lawfully and unlawfully, in the United States [Batalova, J., Blizzard, B., & Bolter, J. (2020, February 14). Frequently requested statistics on immigrants and immigration in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states]. Understanding the attitudes of U.S. citizens towards immigrants is necessary because of the impact that attitudes can have on policy development and the subsequent national treatment of immigrants based on those policies. This article utilizes a framework of national identity which suggests that this construct is comprised of three separate elements: nativism, emotionality, and behavior. Using U.S. citizen response data from three waves of the National Identity module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) from 1995, 2003, and 2013, multivariate linear regressions were used to explore the relationship between this framework and attitudes towards immigrants. Findings indicated that there were statistically significant relationships between respondents’ perceptions of national identity and attitudes towards immigrants.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45480900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-21DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2050197
Nina Lutterjohann
ABSTRACT Despite nearly three diplomatic decades of tracks and negotiations, the Georgian-Abkhaz and Moldovan-Transnistrian conflicts have remained unresolved. While the article identifies that a part of the intransigence of the conflict parties’ positions exists in the effect of different layers of competing narratives that have created static positions, I argue that still more attention needs to be paid to the layers of the competing narratives by addressing two underlying themes: imagined victimhoods and alienated identities. The article thematises subtle and hidden aspects that have accompanied the negotiations but have not been addressed clearly, yet hold the potential for change.
{"title":"The depth of the deadlock? Underlying themes in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Moldovan-Transnistrian Post-Soviet conflicts","authors":"Nina Lutterjohann","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2050197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2050197","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite nearly three diplomatic decades of tracks and negotiations, the Georgian-Abkhaz and Moldovan-Transnistrian conflicts have remained unresolved. While the article identifies that a part of the intransigence of the conflict parties’ positions exists in the effect of different layers of competing narratives that have created static positions, I argue that still more attention needs to be paid to the layers of the competing narratives by addressing two underlying themes: imagined victimhoods and alienated identities. The article thematises subtle and hidden aspects that have accompanied the negotiations but have not been addressed clearly, yet hold the potential for change.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42873692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-20DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2060954
Berezutska Maryna
ABSTRACT The musical landscapes of cities largely reflect and at the same time determine the cultural identity of the townspeople. In this research, we defined the influential role of the bandura ensemble ‘Charivnytsy’ in framing the city’s cultural space. Their national repertoire includes pieces by local composers, which create the unique musical landscape of Dnipro. This musical landscape reflects both the national and regional identity of the Dnipro’s townsfolk. The regular presence of the bandura ensemble music in the cultural space of Dnipro forms a sense of belonging to the Ukrainian nation and regional community among the residents of the region.
{"title":"Ukrainian music in shaping of national identity: a 65 years-long creative path of a bandura ensemble in the Dnipro city’s cultural space","authors":"Berezutska Maryna","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2060954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2060954","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The musical landscapes of cities largely reflect and at the same time determine the cultural identity of the townspeople. In this research, we defined the influential role of the bandura ensemble ‘Charivnytsy’ in framing the city’s cultural space. Their national repertoire includes pieces by local composers, which create the unique musical landscape of Dnipro. This musical landscape reflects both the national and regional identity of the Dnipro’s townsfolk. The regular presence of the bandura ensemble music in the cultural space of Dnipro forms a sense of belonging to the Ukrainian nation and regional community among the residents of the region.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41933915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-20DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2064842
Anthony Squiers, Matthew P. Arsenault
ABSTRACT This paper puts theoretical assumptions about the rhetoric of American Civil Religion (ACR) to the empirical test by analyzing a sample of Presidential election speech from 1960 to 2020. First, we quantify 14 motifs theorized to be part of ACR. Second, we examine the claim that ACR is a non-sectarian religion distinct from Christianity. Third, we consider if ACR is a persistent rhetorical phenomenon. Fourth, we investigate whether ACR articulation transcends partisan ideologies. We find that ACR is a non-sectarian religion which is distinct from Christianity, that it is a persistent rhetorical phenomenon, and that it transcends partisan lines. Nevertheless, we also find that some motifs previously theorized to be core tenets of ACR are conspicuously scant in the data examined.
{"title":"American civil religious rhetoric: putting assumptions to the test","authors":"Anthony Squiers, Matthew P. Arsenault","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2064842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2064842","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper puts theoretical assumptions about the rhetoric of American Civil Religion (ACR) to the empirical test by analyzing a sample of Presidential election speech from 1960 to 2020. First, we quantify 14 motifs theorized to be part of ACR. Second, we examine the claim that ACR is a non-sectarian religion distinct from Christianity. Third, we consider if ACR is a persistent rhetorical phenomenon. Fourth, we investigate whether ACR articulation transcends partisan ideologies. We find that ACR is a non-sectarian religion which is distinct from Christianity, that it is a persistent rhetorical phenomenon, and that it transcends partisan lines. Nevertheless, we also find that some motifs previously theorized to be core tenets of ACR are conspicuously scant in the data examined.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41826408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-30DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2056826
Adam Chen-Dedman
{"title":"Two Systems, Two Countries: A Nationalist Guide to Hong Kong","authors":"Adam Chen-Dedman","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2056826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2056826","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48389700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-15DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2020.1823090
J. Dingley
{"title":"Burned: the inside story of the ‘cash for ash’ scandal and Northern Ireland’s secretive new elite","authors":"J. Dingley","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2020.1823090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2020.1823090","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48096511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-08DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2048238
M. Lomonosov
{"title":"Peacebuilding in practice: local experience in two Bosnian towns","authors":"M. Lomonosov","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2022.2048238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2022.2048238","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47509426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-08DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2021.2021680
G. Roberts
Carlile, A. (2015). Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, report to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/ 469548/Paramilitary_Groups_in_Northern_Ireland_-_20_Oct_2015.pdf Dingley, J. (2012). The IRA, the Irish Republican Army. Praeger. Matchett, W. (2016). Secret victory, the intelligence war that beat the IRA. Hiskey. Neumann, P. (2003). Britain’s long war, British strategy in the Northern Ireland conflict, 1969–1998. Palgrave. Polley, O. (2020, July 9). The Bobby Storey IRA funeral was a reminder of who is in charge in Northern Ireland. Belfast News-Letter. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/owen-polley-bobby-storey-irafuneral-was-reminder-who-charge-northern-ireland-2908708 Stevenson, J. (1996). We wrecked the place. Free Press.
{"title":"Fame & Faces: Portraits and Caricatures of Women in the Reign of George III","authors":"G. Roberts","doi":"10.1080/14608944.2021.2021680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2021.2021680","url":null,"abstract":"Carlile, A. (2015). Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, report to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/ 469548/Paramilitary_Groups_in_Northern_Ireland_-_20_Oct_2015.pdf Dingley, J. (2012). The IRA, the Irish Republican Army. Praeger. Matchett, W. (2016). Secret victory, the intelligence war that beat the IRA. Hiskey. Neumann, P. (2003). Britain’s long war, British strategy in the Northern Ireland conflict, 1969–1998. Palgrave. Polley, O. (2020, July 9). The Bobby Storey IRA funeral was a reminder of who is in charge in Northern Ireland. Belfast News-Letter. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/owen-polley-bobby-storey-irafuneral-was-reminder-who-charge-northern-ireland-2908708 Stevenson, J. (1996). We wrecked the place. Free Press.","PeriodicalId":45917,"journal":{"name":"NATIONAL IDENTITIES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45906413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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