Articulation Of Identity Research Articles

Wilde’s Inheritance and Transcendence of Keats

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between Wilde and Keats and Wilde’s transcendence over Keats in view of writing identification of national identity. Both Keats and Wilde are significant poets in the history of English literature, yet their eras and styles differ considerably. This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the two poets from two key perspectives. First, it examines the influence of Keats on Wilde, particularly the essential themes and elements that Wilde inherited from Keats, as well as how Keats’s pursuit of beauty shaped Wilde’s aesthetic vision. Second, the paper will delve into how Wilde transcended Keats, including his development of artistic beauty and independence. Both poets share a commitment to aesthetics, using it as a medium to express their respective critiques of society: Keats’s opposition to rationalism and Wilde’s opposition to consumerism. Wilde’s transcendence of Keats is evident not only in his advancement of the pursuit of beauty and artistic autonomy, but also in his transformation of surrealism. Most notably, Wilde’s ultimate transcendence lies in his articulation of national identity, a theme that underscores the importance of cultural context in his work.

Michael Ondaate's The English Patient (1992): The Question of Identity

The main objective of the present paper is to demonstrate the extent to which the question of identity is key to contemporary concerns, particularly in the context of the postcolonial novel. With this in mind, I argue that Michael Ondaatje's novel entitled the English Patient (1992) offers articulations of identity that dismantle conventional notions of fixity and rigidity and that reinterpret identity as porous, fluid, hybrid, and complex formations that are irreducible to one single homogenous strand. The emphasis on the complexity that is intrinsic to identity-formation is crucial to fostering greater awareness of colonial and imperial discourses, giving rise to other voices in the knowledge-making processes, hence criticak illumination. The paper, therefore, is a contribution to postcolonial studies, particularly in relation to identity as a concept.

Conviviality in Nigerian higher education institutions: decolonizing the contents for cutting-edge research

Given the state of polity and lack of recognition, we argue that there is a myriad of problems in Nigerian higher education institutions (NHEIs). These problems have impeded the progress of academia across all the thirty-six states of the country. In addressing research, teaching, community service, and the impact of NHEIs, we seek the tool of conviviality. By conviviality, we mean the state of incompleteness that challenges every individual and group to be open-minded in their relationships, claims, being, belonging, and articulations of identities. The paper employs a critical lens to understand the indefatigable tool of conviviality among researchers, academics, and analysts for promoting cutting-edge research. This is done specifically to address, propose, and re-energise the missing link that exists in modern Nigerian higher education institutions.

Contesting “Moderate Islam”: Religious Legitimacy in Post–Civil War Algeria

Globalized security discourses over the last 20+ years have made “moderating” Islam into a hegemonic sociopolitical imperative across the so-called Muslim world, even while “moderate Islam” is largely bereft of an agreed-upon or specifiable meaning. This study analyzes the multitude of frames through which “moderation” (al-i‘tidal or al-wasatiyya) is deployed by Algeria’s Muslim Brotherhood–inspired Movement of the Society of Peace (MSP). I argue that the MSP deploys the discourse of “moderate Islam” in its official platforms, public image, and articulations of personal and collective identity among its membership base in order to situate the movement against global stigmas and within the political-cultural contours of post–civil war Algeria.

A Critical Study on the Rise of Regional Party and Weakening of National Party in Tamil Nadu with Special Reference to Chennai

The political landscape of Tamil Nadu has witnessed a significant transformation characterised by the ascendancy of regional parties and the concurrent weakening of national parties. This research delves into the underlying factors contributing to this phenomenon and its implications for the state's political trajectory.Drawing on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, this study examines historical trends, electoral data, party manifestos, and socio-political dynamics to elucidate the rise of regional parties such as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), alongside the diminishing influence of national parties like the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Key drivers identified include linguistic identity politics, regional pride, historical grievances, charismatic leadership, and effective mobilization strategies. Additionally, socio-economic factors such as caste dynamics, welfare policies, and regional disparities play a crucial role in shaping voter preferences and party allegiances.The ramifications of this shift extend beyond electoral outcomes to governance, policy formulation, and federal dynamics. The dominance of regional parties has led to the prioritization of state-centric issues and the articulation of Tamil Nadu's distinct socio-cultural identity within the Indian federal framework.By offering a comprehensive analysis of the rise of regional parties and the decline of national parties in Tamil Nadu, this research contributes to a deeper understanding of sub-nationalism, federalism, and political decentralisation within the Indian context.This research follows a empirical research method and a total of 202 samples have been collected through questionnaire.

‘Regionalism’ and its contestations: changing political discourse in contemporary Assam

ABSTRACT This paper seeks to understand the socio-political dimension of the political changes in Assam vis-a-vis “regionalism” and its contestations. The Changing contours of regionalism in Assam reflect its distinct character marked by the simultaneous articulation of regional, sub-regional and national identity in a complex socio-ethnic and historical context. The recent political trajectory of Assam bears testimony to the dual challenges facing the forces of regionalism; the presence of sub-regional ethnic identity articulation and the appropriation of regional space and issues by the national parties. Further, the shifting allegiance of ethnic identity-based parties to the national parties is critical to understand the dynamics of regionalism in Assam. Socio-political developments subsequent to the rise of BJP post-2014 provide an interesting landscape to comprehend the complexities inherent in understanding regionalism in contemporary Assam. On a contextual note, the paper also locates the question of regionalism in the ongoing debates of NRC and CAA.

Contrasting media representations of race and national identity: The case of England and Italy at the Union of European Football Associations Euro 2020

The continuous growth of international sport events as media spectacles has magnified their ability to project ideas of nationhood. In media coverage, the athletes/players are portrayed as the embodiment of the ‘nation’, but this process is far from linear. Historically, mass media have constructed highly gendered and restricted ideas of the nation, placing women and ethnic minorities at the margins or erasing them altogether. The analysis of the coverage of the England and Italy men’s teams at the Euro 2020 brings to the forefront the persistence, but also the evolution, of such tensions. Combining critical discourse analysis with theories of race and racialisation, this article aims to unpack the often-overlooked role of ‘race’ in the articulation of national identity in Europe. While the England team proudly embraced the ethnic diversity of British society, Italy was the only Western European team not to select players with an immigrant background or ethnic minorities. By looking at a British popular newspaper, Daily Mail, and at an Italian one, Corriere della Sera, this article provides a necessary update to the understanding of the function of mass media as ‘gatekeepers’ of the nation.

Llamas, Barter and Travel Rituals: An Ethnographic Study on the Esquela Tusuy Dance of the Uchumiri Peasant Community, Condesuyos, Peru

The “Esquela Tusuy” dance is a cultural manifestation deeply rooted in the Uchumiri Peasant Community (Condesuyos, Peru), reflecting the intersection between traditional cultural practices and community identity. This ethnographic study reveals how the dance, beyond being a mere artistic expression, is a complex system of meanings that articulates social relations, economic practices of barter, and Andean spirituality, through the veneration of Pachamama and Apu Coropuna. The dance is organized around rituals that include the preparation, journey, and return of the llama herders, being a living expression of collective memory and a mechanism of social cohesion. The adopted methodology was based on participant observation and semi-structured interviews, allowing a detailed understanding of Uchumiri’s cultural dynamics. Despite contemporary challenges, “Esquela Tusuy” remains a central pillar for the affirmation of cultural identity and community resistance, underlining the importance of dance in the conservation of cultural heritage and in the articulation of local identities against national narratives.

Kontestasi Keberagamaan Umat Hindu dan Islam Wetu Telu di Pura Lingsar Lombok Barat

Each religion has a different system of theology, beliefs, religious institutions, and religious practices, in addition to having certain values in common. At the ideal level, religion is believed to be able to create order, integration, and social harmony in society. However, at the empirical level, religion often shows paradoxical phenomena as a source of disintegration and conflict triggered by differences in religious ideology and practice. The purpose of this study is to explore and understand the dynamics of the contestation between Wetu Telu Muslims and Hindus and its implications. The data collection method is carried out by observation techniques, interviews, and document studies. Data analysis was carried out qualitatively based on the social practice theory and phenomenology. This study found that the dynamics of contestation of Wetu Telu Muslims and Hindus in Lingsar Temple represent the influence of modernization and the articulations of religiosity identity in the realm of ideological superstructure, social structure, as well as economic and demographic infrastructure. The implications of this contestation include the polarization of religious practices, the strengthening of group identities, and the struggle for capital resources belonging to Lingsar Temple.

Creolization as Decolonial Theory

Abstract What does Édouard Glissant have to contribute to theorizing decolonization and a philosophy of difference? And how is this contribution tied to rethinking place (from Caribbean to Caribbeanness) and world (comprised of creolized culture and identity)? This essay takes up Glissant’s work in the context of questions of history and memory, with particular focus on how historical experience grounds philosophical work on place and world through articulations of identity, language, cultural production, and thinking after catastrophe. Drawing from a contrast with Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin, this essay shows how Glissant’s critical concept “creolization” works as an expression of what I call “the afropostmodern,” and also as an important contribution to decolonial theories of world, culture, memory, language, and subjectivity after the Middle Passage.

Not Just ‘Somewhere South of Sovereignty and East of Equality’: Indian Strategizing in the Age of Transnational Solidarities

South Asia witnessed a number of transnational solidarities, some of which it was home to, others that drew the region into their ambit. Articulations of national identity, evident in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, marked shifting definitions of the politico-cultural community in South Asia. Concurrently, there was a congealing of ideological connections that straddled continents such as the leftist solidarity Afro-Asianism epitomized. How did social imaginaries such as these, variously imbued with nationalist and internationalist ethos, influence India’s self-image? What role did sub-diplomatic solidarities forged by non-state actors such as activists and intellectuals play? In what ways had subnational activism contributed to some of these contested fraternities? Such questions were moot to India’s assessment of its own state capacity in the 1980s and beyond. The article takes as its focus two critical sites of postcolonial India’s international relations: transnational solidarity networks and domestic politics. In doing so, it attempts to offer a granular analysis of the ‘imagined collectivities’ India espoused and the multiplicity of agendas these stood for and which it helped shape.

Podcast Creation In/As Teacher Education and Self-Study

ABSTRACT This article explores a collaborative teacher self-study in which two teacher educators/podcasters, inquired personally and collectively into the possibilities for podcasts in/as teacher education. Extending framings of podcasts to include more than content-transmission or replacement of previous texts or pedagogical practices, we further theorize the social, exploratory, and most importantly, (co)creative, within the process of making podcasts in/as teacher education. We wonder about how and why podcasting, informed by self-study practices, might support the articulation, questioning, returning to, and (re)inventing of professional identities within teacher education. This article-as-podcast enmeshes our findings and discussion as different ‘episodes’ to first share our methods, and then detail the concept of informality in podcasting and teacher education, and to explore the power of polyvocality. Finally, we end with some provocations for the reader – questions and wonderings about the ways in which the process of podcasting might prompt building relationality between a range of audiences to create space for teachers’ imaginings of themselves and what it means to teach.

Diasporic Identity in Contemporary Sinophone Literature: The Role of Language and Cultural Elements.

Amidst the contemporary diasporic landscape in Sinophone literature, this research critically examines the nexus of language, culture, and identity. The study aims to analyze literary pieces composed in Sinophone languages across diverse diasporic communities and uncover the impact of language and cultural elements on the articulation and comprehension of diasporic identity. This paper used the following. comparative and typological research, an in-depth analysis of three Sinophonic texts, and contextual analysis. The subject of the study was three texts: The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan), Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie), and The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston). The results showed that In The Joy Luck Club, language and cultural facets unveil the characters' dual identity struggles due to living abroad, exemplified through code-switching's psychological tension. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress utilizes language and cultural details to underscore the significance of preserving heritage within the diaspora, with literary allusions amplifying this endeavor. In The Woman Warrior, language and cultural elements reflect the heroine's inner conflict as she navigates her dual cultural allegiance. This scholarly revelation deepens comprehension of how these aspects influence identity formation in the diaspora. These findings broaden the understanding of Sinophone diasporic literature, spotlighting shared trends in identity portrayal through language and culture. The research has theoretical value for literary, cultural, and anthropological studies and practical significance, potentially informing educational initiatives on diasporic literature and cultural diversity. This study's outcomes hold relevance for students, researchers, and cultural scholars exploring the role of language and culture in diasporic identity expression.

Becoming indigenous in postrevolutionary México. The Lake Pátzcuaro landscape as a place of discursive struggle

ABSTRACT In this paper, I examine the emergence of discourses on the indigenous during the postrevolutionary period in México (1920–1940), focusing on the Lake Pátzcuaro region, an iconic national landscape, and an indigenous region in central west México. Understood in terms of practice, this paper uses landscape as a lens to examine questions of identity, discourse, and power, emphasising its relational, constructed nature. It focuses on the set of discursive practices known as indigenismo. The central idea posed in this paper is that although postrevolutionary indigenismo served as a tool for governance, it also provided a language for the indigenous people to articulate their demands, enabling the articulation of indigenous identities.

‘The Scottish Warrior’ Drew McIntyre: celebrity-commodity, symbolic ethnicity and authenticity

ABSTRACT While domestic articulations of Scottish identity represent a shifting and complex arena for political discourse, North American articulations of Scottishness often rely on stereotypes. Enter Drew McIntyre, The Scottish Warrior of WWE fame. The performance of McIntyre’s identity has (re)deployed symbolic ethnicity as a prominent marker of his Scottishness. Symbolic identities are commonly used in professional wrestling to define and articulate performed selves as special or unique. Yet, by voluntarily drawing upon, and amplifying, iconic elements of Scottish culture, such as Tartanry and Kailyard, McIntyre’s Scottishness has become simultaneously authentic and inauthentic in nature. This discursive effect mediates the wrestling celebrity over the recognition of the individuated self. In reducing McIntyre to a series of mediated ethnic symbols, WWE produces an objectified version of McIntyre, The Scottish Warrior, which functions as a celebrity-commodity that has converted McIntyre into a product for exchange. As such, and by means of a case study of the mediascape surrounding McIntyre’s recent WWE run, this article explores how WWE use symbolic ethnicity in the construction of The Scottish Warrior as an easily communicable celebrity-commodity, unpacking the intersection of ethnicity, symbolism and (in)authenticity in the commodification of Andrew Galloway.

The Relationship between the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Social Media Use in Articulating Islamic Identity among Muslim Millennials

Current technological developments have both positive and negative impacts. One of the negative impacts of excessive use of social media is that it can lead to addiction, cyberbullying, and fear of missing out (FoMO). It can even erode one's identity, as it is influenced by widely circulated videos on social media. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between FoMO, problematic use of social media, and expressions of Islamic identity. The FoMO scale, social media disorder scale, and Instagram Islamic identity scale were used as measuring tools in this research. A quantitative approach was employed, using multiple analyses, which revealed that both FoMO and problematic use of social media contribute simultaneously to the expression of Islamic identity. The subjects of this research were 177 Indonesian millennial Muslims who actively participated in the Instagram migration movement. Problematic use of social media and expression of Islamic identity had an effective contribution of 40.6% (36.7% from social media use and 3.9% from FoMO). Additionally, we found that questionable social media use had a significant correlation with the articulation of Islamic identity, while FoMO itself had no correlation with it. These results can serve as a basis for future research on the expression of religious identity on social media and the development of interventions to address excessive social media use.

Transformation of the Deities: Temples, Caste and Identity in Goa

This article analyses the history of village deities in Goa from premodern times in order to understand the interactions between received traditions, the temple and the colonial state with regard to rights over temples and ownership of temple assets. More specifically, it looks at these developments to understand the actual relationship between temples and articulations of caste identities, and the claims over them. Ultimately, rights over temples became the basis for the temple statutes, and a version of an acceptable suitable past with the colonial state mediating negotiations and the establishment of claims.

Digitalisation as Distinction? Identity Articulation and Tacit Competition in the Swiss University Field, 2010–2020

Abstract This article examines how digitalisation is used for organisational distinction in the field of Swiss universities for the period 2010–2020. It shows that digitalisation does not fundamentally challenge the order of the Swiss university field but triggers competitive dynamics that are accompanied by different forms of identity articulation. The article concludes that the interplay of competition and identity articulation of actors is complex and must be analyzed in the context of relative field positions.

National Museums and the Articulation of Cultural Identity: A Comparative Study

This paper explores the application of digital technology in the creative industry, focusing on the case study of Dunhuang Mogao Caves. The study examines the role of digital technology in preserving and promoting cultural heritage, as well as its impact on the development of creative industries. The paper is organized into five chapters, including a literature review, methodology, discussion on cultural heritage, digitalization, and creative industries, a case study of the Dunhuang Mogao Caves, and a conclusion highlighting deficiencies and future trends. The findings suggest that digital technology plays a crucial role in preserving cultural heritage and promoting the growth of creative industries, with the case study of Dunhuang Mogao Caves serving as a prime example.

Investment and the inaudible mother tongue: Carving out a space for Kurdish in the soundscape of an Istanbul kebab restaurant

Abstract Firmly grounded in local sociopolitical constraints, language policies at Istanbul's Kurdish-run eating establishments often place Kurdish employees’ cultural identity construction at odds with their workplaces’ economic viability. In the face of rigid structures that cement the dominance of Turkish, the Kurdish managers highlighted in a previous study exercise limited agency to enact language policies that align with their pro-Kurdish ideologies, rendering Kurdish largely invisible. This article revisits these themes by examining a nearby Kurdish-run restaurant with a language policy that violates this norm. Applying Darvin & Norton's (2015) model of investment, analyses of observations and interviews consider identity, ideology, and economic capital vis-à-vis employees’ perceived valuation of Kurdish as a workplace language. Results suggest that capital ownership emboldens the audible articulation of Kurdish identities, which emerge from pluricentrically oriented ideologies, fostering resistance to local language policy norms. (Investment, language policy, capital, Kurdish, ideology, pluricentricity)