Nationalism and Popular Culture

How do nations come to shape our collective imagination so profoundly? This book argues that the power of national identity and national belonging stems, in part, from the ways in which nationalism is embedded in popular culture.

Comprised of chapters covering a wide range of cases from both the Global North and Global South (including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Europe, Israel, Pakistan, and the United States), the text unpacks the connections between nationalism and film, television, music, and other facets of everyday culture. In doing so, it demonstrates that popular culture can help us understand why and how nationhood has become so deeply entrenched in modern society.

This book will be of interest to scholars of political science, nationalism, sociology, history, media studies, and cultural studies.

List of contents

1. Popular Culture and Quotidian Nationalism Geopolitics 2. Donut Nation: Tim Hortons and Canadian Identity 3. Völkisch Vibes: Neofolk, Place, Politics, and Pan-European Nationalism Membership 4. Contemporary Israeli Television Challenges National Traumas 5. The Burka and Beyond: Burka Avenger, Muslim Women, and Pakistani National Identity 6. triple J’s Hottest 100: Australia’s Largest Music Democracy? Flows 7. Transnational Laughter: Reception and Conservative Policies of Transposition. 8. Understanding Nationalism in Popular Culture through the Lenses of Affect and Circulation Contestation 9. Firefly, Anti-Statism, and American National Identity

About the author

Tim Nieguth is Associate Professor of Political Science at Laurentian University. His research centres on nationalism, popular culture, and state apologies; his work has been published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Nations & Nationalism, and Space & Polity, among others. Dr. Nieguth is the editor of The Politics of Popular Culture and co-editor of Investigating Shrek.

Summary

How do nations come to shape our collective imagination so profoundly? This book argues that the power of national identity and national belonging stems, in part, from the ways in which nationalism is embedded in popular culture.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Nieguth
• Assisted by: Tim Nieguth (Editor), Nieguth Tim (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781032175447
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217544-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Popular Culture and World Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Music, Media Studies, MUSIC / General, The arts: general issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / General, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Politics and government, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, Art forms, Political structure and processes, The Arts: art forms, The arts: general topics