Être patriote sous les tropiques: la Guadeloupe, la colonisation et la Révolution (1789-1794)
By Anne Pérotin-Dumon (NHC Fellow, 1980–81)
Patriotism
Italian Vices: Nation and Character from the Risorgimento to the Republic
By Silvana Patriarca (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) Why do Italians believe that they have a national character and that this character is a major reason for their political woes? Why is their self-image so frequently derogatory? In this meticulous study of the role of national character in Italian political and social discourse, Silvana Patriarca reconstructs the … Continued
Italianità: La Costruzione del Carattere Nazionale
By Silvana Patriarca (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) How have the world of work and the aspirations of workers changed with the advancement of technology, automation, precariousness, smartworking that some say is the future? What happens to the rights in this scenario?
Nobility Reimagined: The Patriotic Nation in Eighteenth-Century France
By Jay M. Smith (NHC Fellow, 1997–98) The mature nationalism that fueled the French Revolution grew from patriotic sensibilities fostered over the course of a century or more. Jay M. Smith proposes that the French thought their way to nationhood through a process of psychic adjustment premised on the reimagining of nobility, a social category … Continued
Small Change: Women, Learning, Patriotism, 1750-1810
By Harriet Guest (NHC Fellow, 1989–90) During the second half of the eighteenth century, the social role of educated women and the nature of domesticity were the focus of widespread debate in Britain. The emergence of an identifiably feminist voice in that debate is the subject of Harriet Guest’s new study, which explores how small … Continued
Enlightened by the Rockets’ Red Glare: The Meaning of the “Star-Spangled Banner”
We think we know “The Star-Spangled Banner” — but how many of us realize that Francis Scott Key was not looking at the flag we now revere as the original, and that he never set foot inside Fort McHenry? An instant success in 1814, the anthem’s first stanza opens so many sporting events today that … Continued
Redefining Patriotism and Environmental Justice in Costa Rica
Randall Tolpinrud describes an extraordinary experience during a trip to Costa Rica to film a documentary series with the BBC in 1998. At a celebration to commemorate the passing of the Biodiversity Act, which protects and promotes the environment and endangered species within the country, a spontaneous outpouring of national pride caused him to reconsider … Continued