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1.15 Forum-Nationalist and Non-Nationalist Loyalties
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We all have our own individual and collective identities. These identities can be nationalist (based on one's nation or country), or non-nationalist (based on family, friends, region, an idea, a group or collective, a way of life, or culture).
In the 1.15 Forum, refer to the image above to discuss your nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties, and explain how you balance any potential contending loyalties in your life.
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1.15-Nationalist and Non-Nationalist Loyalties Forum
We all have our own individual and collective identities. These identities can be nationalist (based on one's nation or country), or non-nationalist (based on family, friends, region, an idea, a group or collective, a way of life, or culture).
In the 1.15 Forum, refer to the image above to discuss your nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties, and explain how you balance any potential contending loyalties in your life.
How do nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties impact your identity?Create a forum post where you
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- Before starting your 1.15 Forum response, review course pages 1.13, 1.14, 1.14.1, the Notebook Organizers, and the corresponding pages in your Understanding Nationalism textbook.
- Define nationalist loyalties. How do you show your nationalist loyalties in your life? What examples can you include? Explain?
- Choose which non-nationalist loyalties (see image above) have the greatest influence on your identity, and explain each one. How/in what ways do they influence you?
- How do you balance your nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties? When are certain loyalties more important than others?
Carefully read the Student Example: 1.15 Forum Post below to understand how the student is meeting the requirements of the forum. Note the organization of the response. You may also view some examples of how people balance their loyalties
on page 73 in the "Taking Turns" section of your textbook
Understanding Nationalism.
| Student Example: 1.15 Forum Post
While I was born and raised in Canada, and feel strongly about my nationalist loyalties as a Canadian, there are areas of my non-nationalist loyalties that do come into conflict every now and then, mainly from my ethnic/racial loyalty being of Japanese descent and regional loyalties living in Western Canada. I feel like being Canadian has impacted my identity in a significant way. In Japan, people are pretty reserved, but here I speak up a lot more, and feel comfortable in my own skin since Canada is so diverse. I root for Canadian hockey teams, and wear Canadian colours when travelling. At the same time, my non-nationalist loyalties can come into conflict. Something as simple as which nation to cheer for in the Olympics (Japan or Canada) can cause an argument with my friends and family, and I still run into people who ask "where I'm from" even though I identify as Canadian. Living in Western Canada also brings up some conflict. Depending where I go, the perception is that the Western provinces are all wealthy, aren't as cosmopolitan as Toronto, or lack diversity in their people. I always try to respond to these perceptions by explaining where I live, and why it's a place I love to call home. I know that this reinforces how I identify with my regional loyalty. |
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