21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity, Spring 2003

Jackson, Jean E. (Jean Elizabeth), 1943-

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Jackson, Jean E. (Jean Elizabeth), 1943-

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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. Students explore the history of nationalism, focusing on ideologies about the nation-state, and look at the ways gender, religious and racial identities intersect with ethnic and national ones. Ethnic conflict is examined, along with the emergence of social movements based on identity, in particular indigenous rights movements and the ways culture can become highly politicized. Finally, students discuss the effects of globalization, migration, and transnational institutions.

Date issued

2003-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36377

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program

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21A.226-Spring2003

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Keywords

anthropology, ethnicity, national identity, nationalism, history, nation-state, globalization, migration, religion, race, ideology, culture studies, cross-cultural, ethnic identity, gender identity, religious identity, racial identity, ethnic conflict, social movements, identity politics, indigenous rights movements, transnational institutions, National characteristics, Ethnicity

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