L11. Rethinking Nationalism

Question 1

What did Eric Hobsbawm believe

Answer 1

• Members of a nation have a political duty to other members/institution of the nation
• Powerful obligation
• Over-rides other public obligations

Question 2

What was Anishinaabe identity in the 19th century

Answer 2

• dynamic
• not territorially bound
• property and sovereignty do not really overlap
• fluid nation and kinship
• ## layered/nested national identity

Question 3

What is colonial indentity

Answer 3

• unitary
• exclusive
• fixed territories

Question 4

How to use national identity to decolonize

Answer 4

national identity is essential in claiming independence from colonists and gets nation-states into the global political systems (mark of state-hood)

Question 5

Limitations in using national identity in decolonization attempts

Answer 5

• Assumes that colonies need western national identity to gain independence
• Replicates a colonial ideology
• Treats anti-colonialism as a vehicle to a nation-state
• Ignores contexts of nationalism (European vs. non-European)
• common language is often imposed colonizers language
• reproduction of international racial hierarchy