HIST 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Print Culture, Imagined Communities, Simple Verses
14 Jun 2017
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Jos mart "s poem versos sencillos (1891) used as lyrics. Story - joined war of independence in 1896. Origins and spread of nationalism (1983: idea of nation as historical construct. Invented in the late 18th century, yet appear ancient: nations = imagined political communities, latin america: creoles develop ideas of nation before most of europe, problems of his theory: Narrow focus on print culture, i. e. newspapers (only available to elite) Nationhood still incipient in early 19th century. Race & nation: national identities & nationalism emerge in historically speci c contexts, national identities are constructed in racial & gendered terms, de nitions of race are shaped by processes of nation-building. Elite visions of race & nation: the liberal idea of citizen: Embrace colonial hierarchies, including those of caste, over citizenship. De ned by social status, honor, religion, occupation, etc. Mutable; not xed: scienti c racism (1860s 1930s) Apparent human difference to attributed to biological or natural inadequacy.
