Chapter 6. The nation

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Chapter 6
The nation

Published online: 27 May 2021

Article outline

6.1Building the national “in-group”: Evolving narratives
- 6.1.1The 1960s: “One Mother”
- 6.1.2The 2010s: “Diversity is Strength”
6.2Building a common political past: Teaching history as action
- 6.2.1“Brothers of the Boat”: Colonial memory and inclusiveness
- 6.2.2Beyond slavery: Counter-narratives of resistance and empowerment
6.3Proud achievements and historic moments: Narrating history as myth
6.4Patterns of interdiscursivity and intertextuality
- 6.4.1Religious discourse as national discourse
- 6.4.2Recontextualization as adaptation: “I Have a Dream”
- 6.4.3Recontextualization as relocation: Building a common national body
- 6.4.4Recontextualization as appropriation: “Forged from the Love of Liberty”
- 6.4.5From “Yes We Can” to “We Will Rise”: Celebrating the multi-ethnic nation
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