21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity, Fall 2009

Jackson, Jean

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Jackson, Jean

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Ethnic and National Identity

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Abstract

An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethnic conflict, globalization, identity politics, and human rights.

Date issued

2009-12

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75823

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program

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21A.226-Fall2009

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Keywords

anthropology, ethnicity, national identity, nationalism, history, nation-state, conflict, social movement, indigenous rights, politics, globalization, migration, transnational institution, gender, religion, race, ideology, language, sexuality, race, feminist analysis

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