Theories and Practices of Nationalism
Logistics
Professor: Aniket Alam
Grading Scheme
| Component | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Class tests (6) | 30% |
| 4 Assignments | 40% |
| Term paper | 30% |
Upcoming Deadlines
- Nationalism Project (15th November 23:55)
- Nationalism assignment 3 (20th October 23:59)
- Nationalism assignment 2 (18th September 23:59)
- Readings: Marxist theories of State (26th August)
- Readings: Hans Kohn (31st August)
- Readings: Benedict Anderson Chaps 1-3 (31st August)
- Nationalism assignment 1 (1st September 23:59)
Material
Notes
Lectures
- Lecture 1: Introduction, plagiarism
- Lecture 2: Nations and ism
- Lecture 3: Liberalism, Marxism, Nationalism
- Lecture 4: Early Academic Theories
- Lectures 5-8: Benedict Anderson
- Lectures 10-11: Ernest Gellner
- Lectures 12-14: Eric Hobsbawm - Invention of Tradition
- Lectures 15: Nationalism in India
- Lectures 16: Three Indian Theorists
Readings
Books
- Benedict Anderson - Imagined Communities:
- Bipin Chandra - India’s Struggle for Independence
- King - One Language Two Scripts
- Carr - Nationalism and After
- Hobsbawm - The Invention of Tradition
- Ernest Gellner - Nations and Nationalism
- Hans Kohn - Nationalism, its meaning, and history:
- M. S. Gowalkar - Bunches of Thoughts
- Partha Chatterjee - Empire and Nation
- Smith, Anthony D - Nation in History
- Jan Aart Scholte - Globalization
- V. D. Savarkar - Who is a Hindu
Marxist Understanding of Nationalism
- Lenin: Right to self-determination:
- Luxemborg: The National Question
- Stalin: Marxism and the National Question