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Chapter Fifteen:
Identity Politics: Nationalism And Ethnicity
Participation Activity |
- The conflict in Darfur, Sudan is often described as a contemporary identity conflict. Research the background to this conflict online. You'll find a wealth of information on many human rights and anti-genocide websites. What identities are in conflict? Is the conflict just over identity or are other factors involved? Construct your own explanation of the conflict drawing on the sources you find online.
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Parody can be useful in helping us understand complex phenomena, like nationalism. Read the parody “PACKERLAND AS FATHERLAND: The Making of Wisconsin as a Nation, as demonstrated in the Green Bay Packers 1997 Super Bowl Victory” http://www.nationalismproject.org/articles/packerland.html. Then, write your own parody of “nationalism” in your local, regional, or state community. What factors bind you and your neighbors? How strong is your identification with one another? |
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