Nationality

• How can one express their national identity?

  Supporting the national team in sport, pride in that anthem and flag etc.
• Who said this?

  • A nation is an 'imagined country'
  • Since all the members of a nation won't ever meet e.o, a national identity can be constructed through symbols/rituals

  Anderson
• What did Kumar say about the confusion regarding national identities due to living in the UK? (HINT: Colonialism)

  • Unlike the Irish/Scottish/Welsh, the English find it hard to say who they are due to Britain's colonial history of ruling other places
• What did Sardar mean by a 'global identity crisis'?


  Confusion or uncertainty about one's place and identity in a rapidly changing and interconnected world.

  • Britain doesn't have an empire anymore - confusion on whether to be more American/European - Englishness was based on historical traditions that are irrelevant nowadays
• What does Sardar say we should do to develop a confident identity?

  Embrace diversity & focus on what makes us the same
• What is 'everyday nationalism'?

  Unknowingly showing pride in our country on a daily basis e.g. watching national sports, using the £ symbol to rep our country etc.
• Who came up with 'everyday nationalism'?

  Billing (1995)
• What did Anderson say about some of the 'traditions' we have?

  Society makes us believe in these pieces of common history but many traditions are just made up - they aren't even that old