"And, We Burned Down the White House, Too": American History, Canadian Undergraduates, and Nationalism

Autor/in	Tagg, James
Titel	"And, We Burned Down the White House, Too": American History, Canadian Undergraduates, and Nationalism
Quelle	In: History Teacher, 37 (2004) 3, S.309-334 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2745
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social History; Group Dynamics; United States History; Political Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Nationalism; Foreign Policy; Student Attitudes; Teaching Experience; Emotional Intelligence; Essays; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sozialgeschichte; Gruppendynamik; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Nationalismus; Außenpolitik; Schülerverhalten; Emotionale Intelligenz; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Kanada
Abstract	Good manners and false protests of ignorance about American history cloak underlying anti-American sentiments among students. Behind the facade, a jumbled set of emotions inform their discomforted imaginations. They are offended by the patronizing and condescending attitudes of Americans when the latter comment on, or intrude into, the outer world. They dislike the vulgar materialism of American society; scorn dumbed-down American culture; and are uncomfortable with the too familiar, too up-beat, too in-your-face candor of many Americans. American arrogance and self-righteousness; American ignorance of, and uninterest in, Canada; and American political, economic, and cultural "imperialism" frame these sometimes guarded feelings. Complicating these "anti" emotions is a still more profound yet not always well articulated fear that Canadian culture, and likely Canadian sovereignty, will be overwhelmed by a United States too ignorant and too uninterested to even notice the consequences of their actions. Two social history examples of these ameliorating effects will be examined in this essay. The limits of group identity and group interaction as curatives to nationalist conceptions will also be addressed. (Contains 47 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Society for History Education. California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-1601. Tel: 562-985-2573; Fax: 562-985-5431; Web site: http://www.thehistoryteacher.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10