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Macedonian national identity-A study about the current construction of Macedonian national identity in national history narration

Panova, Irina LU (2009) MRSK01 20091
Human Rights Studies
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Abstract
The subject of the study is the contemporary national identity of the Macedonians which reflects the actuality and importance of national identity and nationalism in present time. Grounding the research in theoretical frameworks which explore the shaping of national identity and the meaning of history in relation to it, using Rusen’s typology of historical narration as a methodological tool and pointing the impact national historical narratives in school education have in that creation, the research question is; how is national identity in the republic of Macedonia shaped today through national historical narration? The “significant for us in history” perspective framed with theoretical accounts about the significance of national identity... (More)
The subject of the study is the contemporary national identity of the Macedonians which reflects the actuality and importance of national identity and nationalism in present time. Grounding the research in theoretical frameworks which explore the shaping of national identity and the meaning of history in relation to it, using Rusen’s typology of historical narration as a methodological tool and pointing the impact national historical narratives in school education have in that creation, the research question is; how is national identity in the republic of Macedonia shaped today through national historical narration? The “significant for us in history” perspective framed with theoretical accounts about the significance of national identity aims to open up new perspectives in the discussion of the contemporary Macedonian identity. (Less)
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author
Panova, Irina LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSK01 20091
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
historical narration, Macedonia, national identity, nation
language
English
id
1464825
date added to LUP
2009-09-02 13:14:59
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:49
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  abstract     = {{The subject of the study is the contemporary national identity of the Macedonians which reflects the actuality and importance of national identity and nationalism in present time. Grounding the research in theoretical frameworks which explore the shaping of national identity and the meaning of history in relation to it, using Rusen’s typology of historical narration as a methodological tool and pointing the impact national historical narratives in school education have in that creation, the research question is; how is national identity in the republic of Macedonia shaped today through national historical narration? The “significant for us in history” perspective framed with theoretical accounts about the significance of national identity aims to open up new perspectives in the discussion of the contemporary Macedonian identity.}},
  author       = {{Panova, Irina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Macedonian national identity-A study about the current construction of Macedonian national identity in  national history narration}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}