HISTORY 3103 - Political Ritual in the Modern World

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Bard College

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Anthropology, Asian Studies, Human Rights Bastille Day, the U.S. presidential inauguration, Japan's celebration of victory in the Russo- Japanese War, and rallies at Nuremberg and at Tiananmen Square: in all these forms and many others, political ritual has been central to nationbuilding, colonialism, and political movements over the last three centuries. This course uses a global, comparative perspective to analyze the modern history of political ritual. Students explore the emergence of new forms of political ritual with the rise of the nation-state in the 19th century and track global transformations in the performance of politics as colonialism spread the symbols and pageantry of the nation-state. Central topics include state ritual and the performance of power, the relationship between ritual and citizenship in the modern nation-state, the ritualization of politics in social and political movements, and the role of mass spectacle in the construction of both fascism and state socialism.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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