Understanding Gellner and Anderson
Hi everyone,
Now that we've covered several schools of theory in the anthropology of nationalism (modernists, constructivists, historicists and materialists (like Gellner and Anderson) and primordialists (like Smith)), I've started this thread for questions and comments.
The course will cumulatively move through theoretical material, so it's important that you understand the distinctions as we go along. As you know, you'll be expected to research your own ethnographic sources for your assessments and relate them to the theories we cover in lectures and seminars.
This forum is not just to ask questions and get a simple answer, but for discussion between students. You can also start other threads on any subject you like.