Nativism and Nostalgia American Style
This article focuses on the content and role of nostalgia in contemporary nativism in the United States. One type of nostalgia is for so-called “better” European immigrants of the early 20th century. Another type is for a 1950s America, before the onset of large-scale post-1965 immigration as well a...
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Appartenances & Altérités
2022
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This article focuses on the content and role of nostalgia in contemporary nativism in the United States. One type of nostalgia is for so-called “better” European immigrants of the early 20th century. Another type is for a 1950s America, before the onset of large-scale post-1965 immigration as well as civil rights legislation, women’s liberation, gay empowerment, and other dramatic changes. A focus on nostalgia for a mid-twentieth century “golden age” can enrich the analysis of current-day nativism’s links to demographic change ushered in by mass immigration, its appeal to a particular segment of the American population, and its connections to political party mobilizations. |
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