In today's seemingly ever-globalizing societies, nationalism remains a potent force, most recently illustrated by national governments' responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Even though nationalism and its manifestations are deeply entrenched within societies, the term 'nationalism' itself continues to carry negative connotations, and the dichotomy between 'good patriots' vs 'bad nationalists' appears to be widely accepted in everyday life and the scholarly literature. Likewise, the association of 'good' (meaning 'civic' nationalism) with Western and 'bad' (for which read 'ethnic') nationalism with Eastern forms of nationalism remains prevalent. In this special issue, we critique these Eurocentric approaches to nationalism, highlighting two aspects of nationalism that are often overlooked: 1) nationalism takes many forms, and rather than viewing it as 'good' or 'bad, it should be understood as a spectrum spreading across the Global North and South; 2) there is an emancipatory and creative potential within nationalism for marginalized and colonized peoples that has been illustrated through cases from the Global South. This potentialrepresented by the 'nationalisms of nations without states'forms the central concern of this special issue. Our selection of cases from both the Global North and South reflects our own approach to nationalism.Nationalism continues to be a major global force in contemporary societies due to the many disorienting effects of globalization. The COVID-19 crisis, for instance, has illustrated how national borders, both within the European Union (EU), where borders have practically become redundant, and between states outside the EU, still have the greatest impact on our ever-globalizing societies. Despite being so deeply embedded within our societies, however,
This article discusses the under-researched sonic aspect of belonging to Kurdishness in Turkey: listening to or hearing the language, so-called passive exposure, without necessarily speaking it. Drawing on ethnographic, in-depth interviews and participant observation across five different field sites in Turkey, this article illustrates that in Turkey, where the public space for Kurdish soundscape is limited, passive exposure to the Kurdish language within family environments acts as major means of transmission of belonging. This discussion contributes to the literature on boundary-making by illustrating that the absence of passive exposure hinders some of the means of boundary-making such as self-ascription. Abstract in Kurmanji Avakirina Kurdîniyê li Tirkiyeyê: Merûziya pasîf wekî nîşaneke sînorê Ev gotar hêla dengî ya aîdiyeta Kurdîniyê li Tirkiyeyê, ya kêm-lêkolînkirî nîqaş dike: guhdarîkirin an bihîstina zimên, ango merûziya pasîf, bêyî şertê axaftina bi wî zimanî. Li gor hevdîtinên kûr ên etnografîk û çavdêrîkirina beşdarî ya li 5 qadên cuda yên li Tirkiyeyê, ev gotar nîşan dide ku dema qadên giştî ji bo derdora dengî ya kurdî bisînor bin, merûziya pasîf a zimanê kurdî di nav derdorên malbatî de dibe rêya sereke ya raguhastina aîdiyetê. Ev nîqaş tevkariya edebiyata li ser çêkirina-sînoran dike bi nîşandana wê yekê ku nebûna merûziya pasîf dibe asteng ji bo hin rêyên çêkirina-sînoran; bo nimûne, ji bo xwe-lêbarkirinê. Abstract in Zazaki Tirkîya de Awankerdişê Kurdbîyayîşî: Marûzîya Pasîfe Sey Nîşanê Sînoran No nuşte cîhetê vengî yê Tirkîya de kurdbîyayîşî yo ke bes cigêrayîş nêdîyo, ey ser o vindeno: marûzîya pasîfe, yanî bê ke merdim yew ziwan qisey bikero, la ê ziwanî biheşno yan goşdarî bikero. Bi roportajanê xorînanê etnografîkan û panc waranê Tirkîya yê cîya-cîyayan de nîyadarîya beşdaran ra, na meqale musnena ke rayapêroyîya Tirkîya de ke tede manzaraya vengî ya kurdkî sînorkerdî ya, uca dorûverê keyeyan de ziwanê kurdkî rê bi hewayêko pasîf marûzbîyayîş beno wasitaya weşanê endamîya komelî ya bingeyêne. Na munaqeşeya ke kemerêk nana ro lîteraturê sînorronayîşî ser, nawnena ke eke marûzîya pasîfe çin bo, tayê îmkanê sînorronayîşî, sey xotedehesibnayîşî, asteng benê. Abstract in Sorani Available in print and PDF versions.
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