MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Good Friday Agreement, Cecil Rhodes, Jingoism
Cultural Studies Tutorium
Aspects of Mentalities
Review
The sovereign countries of the Commonwealth of Nations that still have the British monarch as
head of state are known as the Commonwealth reals. TRUE
The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary supranational organisation consisting of former
British colonies. FALSE
The Irish Renaissance started at the end of the 19th century and wanted to establish a more
intense Irish national feeling. TRUE
The Easter Rising reflected Irish grassroot support for independence. FALSE
After the Irish War of Independence, people in Northern Ireland voted against the referendum to
remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. FALSE
The conflicts in Northern Ireland were resolved by the Good Friday Agreement and have never
started again ever since then. FALSE
Mentalities (compared to Ideologies)
• Collectively shared standards, acquired unconsciously
• Self-evident cognitive certainties
• Indispensable certainties that help to structure reality
• Not appraisable (neither right nor wrong)
• Dynamic (change over time)
Ideologies
• Introduces consciously in order to compensate deficit of understanding
• Enforcement of political and social power relationships/positions
• If they turn to be useful and re accepted by the collective, they can become a part of the
mentality
• Appraisable (useful or harmful)
• Rigid (are defended against change)
Cecil Rhodes
Jingoism vs. Imperialism
Imperialism (Mentality and Ideology; distinction not clear in this situation)
Policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire/nation over foreign countries, or of
acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies -> neutral term
Jingoism (Ideology)
Patriotism with
• Aggressive foreign policy
Document Summary
The sovereign countries of the commonwealth of nations that still have the british monarch as head of state are known as the commonwealth reals. The commonwealth of nations is a voluntary supranational organisation consisting of former. The irish renaissance started at the end of the 19th century and wanted to establish a more intense irish national feeling. The easter rising reflected irish grassroot support for independence. After the irish war of independence, people in northern ireland voted against the referendum to remain part of the united kingdom of great britain. The conflicts in northern ireland were resolved by the good friday agreement and have never started again ever since then. Mentalities (compared to ideologies: collectively shared standards, acquired unconsciously, self-evident cognitive certainties, not appraisable (neither right nor wrong, dynamic (change over time) Introduces consciously in order to compensate deficit of understanding: enforcement of political and social power relationships/positions.
