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Dear people! The VSS was almost a month ago and I wanted to thank you all for participating in this workshop! I thought it was very interesting to listen to your thoughts and discussions. Here you find some articles and videos I used for researching - please understand them as food for thought, not necessarily my own opinion or a universal truth.
Please add your own recommendations, especially if it adds a new perspective from your home country!
Also feel free use any of this in your AFS volunteer work (or anywhere else) - if you need any further information/activities, write to me!

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"Imagined Communities" by Benedict Anderson

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"Imagined Communities" by Benedict Anderson

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Anderson analyses the nation state as a social concept and how it's changing due to influences like (loss of) religion, literacy in society, etc. Highly recommendable (if you're into books)!

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A video explaining an approach to national identity and the nation state.

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How Nations Make Up National Identities | NYT - The Interpreter

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Documentary recommendation! A documentary about Sudanese refugees coming to the US and adapting to life there by getting to know the new culture while trying to maintain their own cultural identity.
I have only seen parts of this documentary, I must add.

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For German speakers: "Das Fest des Huhns"

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For German speakers: "Das Fest des Huhns"

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A 1994-satire on how a team of Sub-Saharan anthropologists come to rural Austria to study the traditions and culture of the locals and explains it to a non-Western audience. Goes into all the cliches of how ethnologic studies were carried out in non-Western countries by Westerners and how identity/culture can be built from the outside.

Terrible quality (well, 1994) and no subtitles, but highly recommendable!

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Here's a list of movies which (according to the authors of the article) have patriotic features to themselves. Most of us have probably seen some of them - did you see how patriotism was depicted there? Did you perceive it as something positive or negative? Can you come up with examples from your own country?

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There will be plenty of food, fireworks and festivities this Fourth of July as America celebrates its independence.

But for those needing a break from the heat, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the most patriotic movies to get you in the spirit of the day.

Check out the list below, and click here for some of America's most patriotic (and un-patriotic) musical offerings.

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Declare Your Independence: Hollywood's Most Patriotic Movies

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There will be plenty of food, fireworks and festivities this Fourth of July as America celebrates its independence. But for those needing a break from the heat, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the most patriotic movies to get you in the spirit of the day.

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I have collected some visual materials about patriotism/nationalism which were not used in the workshop - could be used in an AFS activity.

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Social critic and stand-up comedian George Carlin about pride and patriotism.
Sorry about the quality.

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George Carlin: A view words on patriotism and national pride.