| ID | 114110 |
| Title Proper | Spectacle and space in the creation of premodern and modern polities |
| Other Title Information | toward a mixed ontology of collective identity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Acuff, Jonathan M |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Much recent work on culture and identity in International Relations (IR) has emphasized the causal role of ideas and institutions. I articulate a broader socialization process for collective identities via material elements of identity construction. I argue that combined with rituals and linked to myths and symbols, material representations of culture such as monuments and architecture form the collective memories of polities in a similar manner to the socializing effects of educational institutions and vernacular literature. I illustrate these claims with a comparison of materiality and praxis elements of identity construction in imperial Rome and late-modern Austria-Hungary, with concluding analysis of the role of material culture in the future of "European" identity in the EU. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Political Sociology Vol. 6, No.2; Jun 2012: p.132-148 |
| Journal Source | International Political Sociology Vol. 6, No.2; Jun 2012: p.132-148 |
| Key Words | International Relations ; Culture ; Collective Identity ; Modern Polities ; Ontology ; European Identity |