Thesis advisor: Ali Banuazizi / This project involves the examination of Kurdish nationalism in regard to
the formation, transmission, and materialization of political memory. Focusing on
developments of the 20th and 21st century, this analysis contextualizes the mobilization of
Kurdish political consciousness within the modern forces of globalization, digital
technology, mass media, and international governance. Substantial attention is paid to the
role of radio, TV, and the Internet in the processes of national imagining and political
discourse. NGOs and superstate institutions like the UN are also examined, as they play a
fundamental role in integrating human rights language and sub-national movements like
the Kurds. Additionally, the ways in which these developments are manifested through
public spaces of memory provide insight into the parameters and aspirations undergirding
Kurdish national identity. This project seeks to claim that traditional definitions and
typologies of nationalism are insufficient, and that the nation, seen as a community of
memory, provides better access points to understand how nations are created in the
modern age. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2018. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Scholar of the College. / Discipline: Political Science.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BOSTON/oai:dlib.bc.edu:bc-ir_108032 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Burns, John Mitchell |
| Publisher | Boston College |
| Source Sets | Boston College |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, thesis |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. |
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