patriotism

The politics of memory is a highly significant part of contemporary Russian politics. Reinterpreting history is a critical duty of the recent Russian administration to overcome the identity crisis that has emerged after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Historical films emerg…

Based on materials that collected in 2001--2003 in Barnaul (Altai, Siberia), the dissertation explores how people in a remote province reposition themselves vis-à-vis a constantly changing state and a not-quite-yet established nation. As the dissertation demonstrates, a lack of …

This dissertation analyzes American Jewish identity and assimilation practices through Warner Bros. films produced between 1918 and 1941. It argues that Warner Bros. films not only reflected the Warner brothers? (Harry, Abe, Sam and Jack) individual identity politics, Warner Bro…

Many patriotic poets of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) openly held beliefs that dissented from those held by the Southern Song ruling powers, including the Emperor, the court, and commanding military officers. Xin Qiji (1140–1207), Lu You (618–907) , and Yue Fei (1183–124…

Illustration has been an integral part of human history. Particularly before the advent of media such as photography, film, television, and now the Internet, illustrations in all their variety have been the primary visual way to convey history. The comic book, which emerged in i…

A significant degree of public opinion research has been conducted on Muslim Americans, but very little has focused on their perceptions. This study explores how opinion leaders address the question of patriotism, Americanness, hyphenated identities, and the implications of such…

This dissertation looks at how and why American Indians developed veteran traditions integrating elements of their traditional cultures. Most previous studies of Native experiences in the armed forces focused on general studies on one particular war or centered on elite Native u…

This dissertation is a study of the influence of nationalism within the Russian Orthodox Church before the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is especially interested in the paradox that nationalistic feeling created among clergy and other Church leaders who were primarily dedicated…

This dissertation examines the political culture of the Kashmir Valley from the medieval to the modern periods, with particular emphasis on the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. It traces the development of the Kashmiri discourse on identities through an exploration in…

This thesis analyzes David Jones’s In Parenthesis to demonstrate the failed notion of chivalry, courtesy, and knighthood in modernity during and after the war. Jones’s semi-autobiographical prose poem recounting his experiences of WWI was published in 1937, nineteen years after …

The purpose of this project is to examine the growth of the American military service regimes along with how the American State used those regimes to construct American identity. To accomplish this, this project looks at the length of American war as a dependent variable from th…

This dissertation examines the transatlantic entanglements between the Dutch and American Patriots during the eighteenth century. Between 1747 and 1787, the American and Dutch Patriot revolutions shared ideological origins in classical republicanism, early liberalism, and Enligh…

World War One impacted a wide range of cultural and social activities, which the people of the Allied nations, most notably the United States, typically engaged in. One iconic activity of cultural engagement which saw its focus and societal role altered and shifted by the Great …

This project develops a biblical understanding of patriotism in America that centers on loyalty to one’s country, people, and culture. By looking at the historical development of patriotism in America, this project shows how patriotism is a biblical alternative to both nationali…

This essay explores how patriotism during World War II contributed to the social transformation of Marietta, Georgia, in relation to the Southern identity. Distinct regional politics, economics, and social traditions collided when workers from across the country descended upon a…

Throughout American history, minorities have often been considered less patriotic and therefore “less American” than other groups. This is particularly true for African Americans. African Americans have worked, like other out-groups, to buffer themselves from the negative impact…

Historians have shown how, in the last third of the nineteenth century, the language of patriotism and national identity was appropriated by the political right. It has been all too easily assumed that after this they held a monopoly on such language. However, the British left d…