A History of China's Early Participation in International Geological Conferences:Reflections on the Relationship between Scientific Discourse and National Identity

AbstractThis article seeks to illuminate the relationship between two of the most important figures in American political thought: the pragmatist philosopher William James, and the pioneering civil rights leader and intellectual, W.E.B. Du Bois. As Harvard's first African American PhD, Du Bois was a critical figure in theorizing about race and identity. His innovative take on double consciousness has often been attributed to his contact with James who was one of Du Bois's most critical graduate professors at Harvard. But beyond the view of the two thinkers as intellectual collaborators, is the fraught history of liberal racial fraternal pairing and its role in shaping national identity. This article examines Du Bois and James's relationship in the context of that history, one marked by troubled associations between friendship and race.

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“A World of Tomorrow”: Trauma, Urbicide, and Documentation in A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City

Twentieth Century Literature ◽

10.1215/0041462x-8536154 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 185-206

Author(s):

Sarah E. Cornish

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

National Identity ◽

English Translation ◽

Collective Trauma ◽

World War ◽

Publication History ◽

The World ◽

Red Army ◽

History Of ◽

The Relationship

The World War II diary A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City (2005) documents one woman’s story of survival in the spring of 1945 in Berlin, during which upward of 130,000 women were raped by soldiers of the Red Army. First, this essay introduces the politics of recuperating the English translation of the diary within the context of the scant supporting historical documentation and memorialization of Berliner women’s experience during the occupation. Second, it demonstrates how the diary produces a feminist account of survival and a narrative for collective trauma by examining the diarist’s representations of the effects of rape and rubblestrewn Berlin. Third, the essay details the complicated publication history of the diary through a consideration of the relationship between the trauma sustained by the survivors of mass rape and the blows to German national identity that it documents.

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Introduction

Britain's History and Memory of Transatlantic Slavery ◽

10.5949/liverpool/9781781382776.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Katie Donington ◽

Ryan Hanley ◽

Jessica Moody

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Slave Trade ◽

History And Memory ◽

Identity Narratives ◽

History Of ◽

Current Context ◽

The Relationship

The Introduction to this volume (Britain’s History and Memory of Transatlantic Slavery) sets out the current context of scholarship on the history of Britain’s involvement in transatlantic slavery and the slave trade and its abolition, and work around the memory of this history. This chapter considers what is ultimately at stake through configuring, reconfiguring and contesting the place of slavery and the slave trade in British national identity narratives, how this has changed in the last thirty years and why examining such relationships through a ‘local’ lens is important for interrogating the relationship between history, memory and identity. The Introduction sets out the structure of the book in its two parts and gives brief overviews of the following chapters.

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La familia en México colonial: Una historia de conflictos cotidianos

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos ◽

10.2307/1051934 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 389-406 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Family Structure ◽

Social Organization ◽

Daily Life ◽

Family Studies ◽

The Public ◽

Recent Advances ◽

The Family ◽

History Of ◽

The Relationship

In recent decades scholars have become interested in the nature of daily life and the history of the family. Studies of those subjects in Mexico, although scattered and unsystematic, now constitute an important body of work. Large questions, such as the formation of a national identity, biological and cultural mestizaje, changes in social organization, and the preservation of traditions and ancestral beliefs, can be better understood if considered from the perspective of family structure, manifestations of daily life, and the relationship between the public and the private. This essay seeks to assess the recent advances in these fields.

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Seeding Controversy: Did Israel Invent the Cherry Tomato?

Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture ◽

10.1525/gfc.2016.16.2.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna Wexler

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Cherry Tomato ◽

International Media ◽

Modern Times ◽

Renaissance Period ◽

Negative Images ◽

History Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Previous Scholarship

This research brief explores the controversial history of the cherry tomato and analyzes its role in the construction of Israel's national identity. Since 2003, mentions of Israel having “invented” the cherry tomato have appeared in both Israeli and international media. However, such claims have sparked outrage on various blogs and websites, and questions have been raised about the veracity of Israel's claims—as well as about the true origin of the cherry tomato. I explore the history of the cherry tomato, tracing mentions of it from the Renaissance period to modern times. In addition, I clarify the assertions of Israeli scientists credited with the development of the cherry tomato—that their research transformed the cherry tomato into a commodity in the 1980s. Finally, I discuss the cherry tomato claim in light of the Israeli government's hasbara (Hebrew for “explanation”) efforts, which attempt to counter negative images of Israel in the international press. While much previous scholarship on food and nationalism has focused on the relationship between the cultivation, preparation, or consumption of a food and the construction of a national identity, the present work focuses on the relationship between the food's invention narrative and national identity. By transforming the cherry tomato into an embodiment of technological innovation, I argue that hasbara separates the cherry tomato from its essence as a food and co-opts it into a symbol of modernity and progress.

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O PAPEL DA TRADUÇÃO NA CONSTITUIÇÃO DA PROSA FUNDAMENTAL BÚLGARA

Revista Graphos ◽

10.22478/ufpb.1516-1536.2019v21n1.46550 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 276-293

Author(s):

Irena Kristeva ◽

Clarissa Prado Marini

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Translational Motion ◽

Decisive Role ◽

Literary Creation ◽

Mots Clés ◽

History Of ◽

Creation Litteraire ◽

History Of Translation ◽

The Relationship

Esse estudo propõe examinar a evolução da tradução na Bulgária com o objetivo de demonstrar que a literatura búlgara, como toda “jovem” literatura, nasceu da tradução. Baseando-se no conceito bermaniano da prosa fundamental, esse trabalho buscará ilustrar, através de exemplos, o papel decisivo que a tradução desempenhou ao longo das diferentes épocas dessa literatura. A apresentação das principais questões tradutórias revelará as duas características essenciais dessa atividade ao mesmo tempo fundadora e compensadora para provar que ela contribuiu para a constituição da identidade nacional, para a ampliação da cultura búlgara e para a consolidação de seu polissistema literário. A reflexão será articulada em três tempos. Primeiramente, ela analisará a relação entre tradição e tradução. Em seguida, ela retraçará o trajeto da Bulgária a partir do primeiro ensaio de tradução das Santas Escrituras por Cirilo e Metódio, o qual serviu de modelo às experiências de escrita posteriores, contribuindo para a formação da identidade linguística. Enfim, o estudo buscará ressaltar alguns fatos de destaque da história da tradução na Bulgária, que influenciaram a criação literária. Palavras-chave: Cultura. Polissistema literário. Prosa fundamental. Tradução. Tradição. LE RÔLE DE LA TRADUCTION DANS LA CONSTITUTION DE LA PROSE FONDAMENTALE BULGARE Résumé : Cette étude se propose d’examiner l’évolution de la traduction en Bulgarie dans l’objectif de démontrer que la littérature bulgare, comme toute « jeune » littérature, est née de la traduction. En s’appuyant sur le concept bermanien de prose fondamentale, elle cherchera à illustrer, à travers des exemples, le rôle décisif que la traduction a joué au cours des différents âges de cette littérature. L’esquisse des enjeux majeurs traductionnels tâchera de révéler les deux caractéristiques essentielles de cette activité à la fois fondatrice et compensatrice pour prouver qu’elle a contribué à la constitution de l’identité nationale, à l’épanouissement de la culture bulgare et à la consolidation de son polysystème littéraire. La réflexion s’articulera en trois temps. D’abord, elle interrogera le rapport entre la tradition et la traduction. Ensuite, elle retracera le cheminement propre à la Bulgarie à partir du premier essai de traduction des Saintes Ecritures par Cyrille et Méthode, lequel, en contribuant à la formation de l’identité linguistique, a servi de modèle aux expériences d’écriture ultérieures. Enfin, elle cherchera à mettre en valeur quelques faits saillants de l’histoire de la traduction en Bulgarie, qui ont influencé la création littéraire. Mots-clés : Culture. Polysystème littéraire. Prose fondamentale. Traduction. Tradition. THE ROLE OF TRANSLATION IN THE CONSTITUTION OF BULGARIAN FUNDAMENTAL PROSE Abstract: This study aims to examine the evolution of translation in Bulgaria in order to demonstrate that Bulgarian literature, as every « young » literature, was born in the translational act. Based on the Berman’s concept of fundamental prose, it will seek to illustrate, through examples, the decisive role that translation played in the stages of this literature. The outline of the major translational issues will try to reveal the two essential characteristics of this founder and compensatory activity, and prove that the translation has contributed to the constitution of national identity, the development of Bulgarian culture and the consolidation of his literary polysystem. The reflection will be structured in three parts. Firstly, it will examine the relationship between tradition and translation. Secondly, it will draw the Bulgarian translational motion that began with the translation of the Holy Scriptures by Cyril and Methodius, which served as a model for subsequent writing experiences and contributed to the formation of national identity and language. Finally, it will seek to emphasize some of the highlights of the Bulgarian history of translation and their influences on literary creation. Keywords: Culture. Literary polysystem. Fundamental prose. Translation. Tradition.

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Discurso científico, profesionalización histórica e identidad nacional mexicana / Scientific Discourse, Historical Profession, and the Mexican National Identity

Historiografías ◽

10.26754/ojs_historiografias/hrht.2016112376 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Óscar Fernando López Meraz ◽

Diana Villegas Loeza

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Mexican American ◽

Scientific Discourse ◽

The Other ◽

Mexican American War ◽

Identidad Nacional ◽

Mexican State ◽

The One ◽

The Relationship ◽

Historical Profession

This article examines the relationship between scientific discourse and historical profession, on the one hand, and the Mexican identity, on the other, during the 19th and the 20th centuries. Its purpose is to prove that the bond between historiography and construction and strengthening of national identity has been operating until today and still persists. To explain this persistence, we take as a standpoint the hypothesis that the invention of a past was an essential requisite by the emergent Mexican state to help unit a population characterised by its differences and geographic distances, the situation brought about by the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) becoming a critical moment in this process.Key WordsScientific discourse, historical profession, nationalism, historiography, national identity.ResumenEl presente artículo examina las relaciones entre el discurso científico y profesionalización de la historia, de un lado, y la identidad mexicana, de otro, durante los siglos XIX y XX. El propósito del mismo es mostrar que ese vínculo entre la historiografía y la construcción y fortalecimiento de la identidad nacional todavía persiste en la actualidad. Para explicar dicho persistencia planteamos la hipótesis de que la invención de un pasado fue un requisito imprescindible para el Estado mexicano a la hora de buscar la cohesión de una población caracterizada por las diferencias y las distancias geográficas, siendo la coyuntura de la guerra con los Estados Unidos (1846-1848) un momento decisivo en este proceso.Palabras claveDiscurso científico, profesionalización de la historia, nacionalismo, historiografía, identidad nacional.

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Representing the Twelve Calendrical Animals as Beastly, Human, and Hybrid Beings in Medieval China

The Zoomorphic Imagination in Chinese Art and Culture ◽

10.21313/hawaii/9780824846763.003.0004 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Judy Chungwa Ho

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Early History ◽

Global Politics ◽

Religious Imagination ◽

Medieval China ◽

History Of ◽

External Sources ◽

China Today ◽

The Relationship ◽

Primary Materials

In this study, the early history of the calendrical animals is traced to the mapping of space, time, stars and constellations, the rise of correlative cosmology and the mantic arts in China. It draws attention to the representations of the calendrical animals as beasts, humans and hybrids, their internal as well as external sources of inspiration, and the differing perspectives on the relationship between humans and animals underlying such depictions. Archaeology provides the primary materials for the study of the belief in the calendrical animals as arbiters of human fate in medieval China. Today the calendrical animals continue to engage the religious imagination and beyond, as they also spark the discourse on national identity and global politics.

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The Imprint of Affect: Humor, Character and National Identity in American Studies

Journal of American Studies ◽

10.1017/s0021875809990788 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 47-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MICHAEL EPP

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

National Identity ◽

Mass Culture ◽

American Studies ◽

Late Nineteenth Century ◽

Affective Labor ◽

Academic Scholarship ◽

Disciplinary History ◽

History Of ◽

The Relationship

What is the relationship between American studies and affective production? In what specific ways does our scholarship participate in the creation, circulation, and appreciation of affective practices? These questions provide a foundation for understanding the sometimes obscure connections between academic scholarship and mass culture. I argue that the history of American studies involves a specific and influential imbrication with affective production that has shaped notions of identity and affect since the nineteenth century. Usually this history is understood in terms of how the field used to advocate conservative notions of nativist national identity; this paper brings the history of this advocacy into new focus by histricizing the relationship between scholarship and affective production in the often-overlooked field of humor studies. The first section traces the invention of an academic tradition that articulated humor practice to national character, and identifies this articulation itself as the affective labor of that scholarship. The second section addresses alternative histories that might be written once we recognize this articulation of affective practice to identity as itself a form of affective labor. In three case studies, I briefly explore the relations between humor, mass culture, and politics in the works of the late nineteenth-century humorists David Ker, Marietta Holley, and Bill Nye, whose humor was produced in the same period that saw the durable articulation of humor practice to national identity emerge. These cases gesture, polemically, to the important work American studies can still do with humor, especially as we realize the key role of affective production in our disciplinary history.

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Sytuacja języka białoruskiego w warunkach dwujęzyczności (w ocenie gazety „Biełarus”)

Acta Albaruthenica ◽

10.32612/uw.18988091.2020.20.pp.125-143 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 125-143

Author(s):

Nina Barszczewska

Keyword(s):

National Identity ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Education System ◽

Native Language ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

Religious Life ◽

Educational Role ◽

History Of ◽

Religious Problems ◽

The Relationship

The "Belarus" monthly deals with social, political and religious problems, as well as the issues of the Belarusian language and the national identity of Belarusians. From over 180 publications between 1980 and 2010, we have analyzed selected articles addressing the issues of bilingualism in Belarus and related problems like the Russification of the Belarusian language, its place in the education system and in the religious life of Belarusians, as well as the relationship between the mother tongue and the Belarusian national identity. After reviewing these articles, it appears that the native language was and still is an important element of national identity for journalists. They took on an educational role, presenting the history of the Belarusian language and its impact on the development of the national identity of Belarusians, and thus encouraging readers to use the Belarusian language in everyday life.

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