Essays on National Identity

Ethnic identity isn’t fixed. There is a large and growing literature on the fluidity of ethnic identity, and how individuals often change their identities over the course of a lifetime. Consider, for example, the work of Patrick Egan, a political scientist at NYU. Drawing on…

“You’re an honest, decent person. Even though you’re a Jew.” – Constable In ‘Fiddler on the roof’ the Jews become victims of rising anti-Semitism in Russia. Tevye and the Jews live life to themselves, with very little contact outside of the shtetl. To quote Tevye;…

An interesting discussion on national identity. Is there something called national identity? How is it more or less a constructed code of meanings meant to indoctrinate diverse groups into a single group? The informant’s thoughts on the importance of “living culture” and “real, local culture”…