Irish Americans in the Civil War: Myth and Memory

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. Keating
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Home Front ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Ethnic Heritage ◽  
Irish Americans

For many soldiers, local communities were as important to their identity as their ethnic heritage. While their decision to serve in an Irish unit made them unique, the reality was that Irish regiments were themselves diverse manifestations of local and state communities, linked together only by a loose ethnic identity. This diversity among the regiments—in their wartime experiences, on the home front, and in the preservation and memorialization of their service—highlights the truly complex nature of ethnic service.

Women’s Czech Folk Costume: Negotiating Ambivalence and White Ethnicity in the Midwest

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110275
Author(s):  
Erin French ◽  
Kelly L. Reddy-Best
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
White Ethnicity ◽  
Czech Population ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Ethnic Heritage

Folk costume is traditionally worn to represent and preserve ethnic heritage. Large numbers of Czechs emigrated to America from the 1870s to 1920s, but eventually, a generation was born that had little contact with their immigrant ancestors. The purpose of our research was to examine what role folk costume plays in the negotiation of Czech ethnic identity and how meaning is constructed and communicated through Czech folk costumes for modern-day wearers. We conducted 11 indepth, semi-structured interviews with descendants of Czech immigrants in a previously unexplored Czech population of the Midwest. We identified four major themes: feelings of connectedness; sense of pride and joy; importance of perceived authenticity; and variation, nuance, and meaning of costume construction and style. Through our work, we contribute to the preservation and documentation of modern-day Czech traditions, ongoing discussions surrounding defining cultural traditions, and business practices of retailers.

scholarly journals Methodological Aspects of the Study of the Mobilization Resource of Ethnic Identity in the Context of Modern Globalization Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-268
Author(s):  
Maryna A. Igosheva
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Mobilization Potential ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Methodological Aspects

The article is devoted to the analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches that allow us to study the mobilization potential of ethnic identity in modern geopolitical processes. The article discusses the types of resource mobilization of ethnic identity, capable of ensuring the interests of local communities in the field of preserving ethnocultural values, in rationalizing ethnic identity in order to mobilize a group to protect their interests.

Civilians’ Dreams

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. White
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Home Front ◽  
The South ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Border States ◽  
The North

Men and women on the home front experienced a wide array of dreams during the Civil War. Women in the South and Border States often dreamed of Yankee soldiers invading their homes, while women in the North dreamed of going to battle to fight. Anxiety also often manifested itself in women’s dreams, as they worried about their husbands who were far away at war. These dreams placed wives in a difficult situation. They wanted to seek comfort by sharing their bad dreams with their husbands, but they did not want to discourage or demoralize their menfolk in the army.

Northerners at War: Reflections on the Civil War Home Front (review)

Ohio History ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-121
Author(s):  
David Silkenat
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Home Front

scholarly journals 2 Corinthians 11:22: Historical context, rhetoric, and ethnicity

2008 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Duling
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Rhetorical Criticism ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Historical Criticism ◽  
Partition Theory ◽  
2 Corinthians ◽  
High Conflict ◽  
Ethnic Heritage

In this article historical criticism, rhetorical criticism and ethnicity theory are combined to interpret Paul’s boasting about his ethnicity in 2 Corinthians 11:22. Partition theory helps to establish the historical/social context that 2 Corinthians 10-13 is a fragment of the “tearful letter,” which represented the low point (high conflict) of Paul’s relations with the Corinthians. Rhetoric – the theatrical “Fool’s Speech,” which contains irony, self-praise, and comparison – helps to understand Paul’s boastful argumentation in his selfdefence; and ethnicity theory helps to interpret Paul’s construction of his ethnic identity. Paul boasted of his ethnicity by taking up rhetorical comparison and self-praise. But he did so in the so-called “Fool’s Speech”, which is full of irony: his ethnic heritage was part of his argument that he was equal to that of his opponents, but – here is the chief irony – his ethnicity “in the flesh” ultimately meant nothing to him.

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