Analysis & Opinion

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    Why More Research on the Bottom-Up Constructions of National Identity in the Gulf States is Needed

Why More Research on the Bottom-Up Constructions of National Identity in the Gulf States is Needed

by Idil Akinci
This is part of a series of memos presented as part of a workshop organised by the LSE Middle East Centre on 5 October 2018, looking at national identity and the Emirati state.

Participating in 2018’s workshop at the LSE Middle East Centre had me reflect once again on the perceived sensitives of conducting research in the Gulf states. This is especially clear when studying identity, […]

December 16th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, GCC|0 Comments|
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Sports and Heritage in the UAE

by Natalie Koch
This is part of a series of memos presented as part of a workshop organised by the LSE Middle East Centre on 5 October 2018, looking at national identity and the Emirati state.

The idea that the world is divided into separate ‘nations’ is so pervasive today that it can be difficult to imagine how it might be otherwise. But this geopolitical ordering of […]

December 15th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, GCC|0 Comments|
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    The State and Museums in the Arabian Peninsula: Defining the Nation in the 21st Century

The State and Museums in the Arabian Peninsula: Defining the Nation in the 21st Century

by Karen Exell
This is part of a series of memos presented as part of a workshop organised by the LSE Middle East Centre on 5 October 2018, looking at national identity and the Emirati state.

Any discussion of national identity in the Arabian Peninsula in 2018 arguably must reference the Gulf crisis which began on 5 June 2017 when Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, together […]

December 14th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, GCC|0 Comments|
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    When Art and Heritage Collide: Artistic Responses to National Narratives in the UAE

When Art and Heritage Collide: Artistic Responses to National Narratives in the UAE

by Melanie Janet Sindelar
This is part of a series of memos presented as part of a workshop organised by the LSE Middle East Centre on 5 October 2018, looking at national identity and the Emirati state.

What does art have to do with heritage? In the UAE, quite a lot. The country has recently seen a so-called heritage boom, in which the country’s history and identity have […]

December 13th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, GCC|0 Comments|
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Assessing Historical Narratives of the UAE

by Victoria Hightower
This is part of a series of memos presented as part of a workshop organised by the LSE Middle East Centre on 5 October 2018, looking at national identity and the Emirati state.

Heritage narratives incorporate a struggle over the inclusivity of the past. In the UAE, this struggle is heightened by the country’s relative youth and individual emirates’ historic rivalries. The emirates’ historical autonomy […]

December 12th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Conferences, GCC|0 Comments|
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