Posts Tagged ‘identity’
Children of accused spies confront identity crisis
Children of accused spies confront identity crisis
Children often ask the question “Who am I?” as they come of age, but that’s nothing like the identity crisis now confronting the sons and daughters of four couples accused of spying for Russia. Russia – Espionage – United States – Crime – Spanish language
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4. A Nation? Peasants, Language, and French Identity
France Since 1871 (HIST 276) The problematic question of when people in France began to consider themselves part of a French nation, with a specifically French national identity, has often been explained in terms of the modernizing progress of the French language at the expense of regional dialects. In fact, the development of French identity in rural France can be seen to have taken place alongside a continued tradition of local cultural practices, particularly in the form of patois. French identity must be understood in terms of the relationship between the official discourse of the metropolitan center and the unique practices of the country’s regions, rather than in terms of the unambiguous triumph of the former over the latter. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2007.
Paris pushes flag, anthem to promote French identity
Paris pushes flag, anthem to promote French identity
PARIS – The French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of Government efforts to instil in citizens a sense of pride in being French, Prime Minister Francois…
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