HERE are the excellent lecture slides prepared by Nicole C. Curato.
I really enjoyed our discussion today. I hope that we get the same kind of active audiencing from the class in future weeks. For those who are kinda shy to recite in class, do remember that this space (place? splace?) is another venue by which you can share your ideas.
Some possible points for discussion:
1) Critically discuss the concept of "imagined community" (Anderson). What are its strengths and weaknesses? How is this concept useful for our understanding of the media? (Relate to the media's centripetal and centrifugal qualities, technological determinism, narrativisation)
2) How do we relate "banal nationalism" (Billig) and "ecstatic nationalism" (Dayan and Katz) to our understanding of the media and its role in a globalizing world?
3) How might audience studies argue with the concepts of "imagined community," "banal nationalism," and "ecstatic nationalism?"
4) "Stories give us a sense of belonging, not the other way around." Critically discuss.
5) "The nation should be seen as A starting point and not THE starting point in doing social science research." Critically discuss.
6) How should we understand "Filipino-ness"? Relate to concepts of globalization, identity, time, place, representation, etc.
HOMEWORK:
1) Please schedule consultations for your creative projects and case studies. Your case study presentations, where you informally present your problem, framework, and initial findings, is drawing near (August 24 to be exact). And your creative projects are due in six weeks' time. Please note also that in both projects, you will be given individual grades: groupmates will evaluate one another. I am making myself free on the week of August 6 for consultation. I will be busier in the week of August 13, however. Please contact me ASAP.
2) The readings of Gillespie (Television, Ethnicity and Cultural Change) and Cabanes (Pinoy Postings: Self-Representations of Singapore-based Filipinos in Blogs) are available for photocopy at Filipiniana. These readings are quite enjoyable, I promise.
3) We have our second essay-based quiz on Friday. Once again, you will be asked to choose from one of five questions that cover the reading/s for the week (i.e., There will be questions that cover Gillespie, questions that cover Cabanes, and questions where you can draw from both).
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Hi Sir,
Here are my comments on the second point for discussion: How do we relate "banal nationalism" (Billig) and "ecstatic nationalism" (Dayan and Katz) to our understanding of the media and its role in a globalizing world?
First, it might help to go back to the definitions of banal nationalism and ecstatic nationalism. Banal nationalism fosters a sense of nationalism subliminally, by using objects and practices that are very much part of the everyday, ordinary life of people. The Filipino counterpart of Britain's fish and chips would be isaw, fishballs and dried mangoes. Practices like holding fiestas and participating in simbang gabi can also be considered forms of banal nationalism.
Ecstatic nationalism, on the other hand, pertains to a more overt way of espousing nationalism. Examples of this would include Independence Day celebrations wherein flags are attached to cars and put in public places like city halls. Another would be Buwan ng Wika celebrations wherein people are forced (haha) to speak in straight Filipino and wear "traditional" Filipino clothing like the baro't saya and Barong Tagalog.
What's the relationship between banal national and ecstatic nationalism, to media and the globalizing world? To some extent, the media is used to shelter the nation and ensure its survival. As we see in the readings for tomorrow, diaspora is a reality in the globalizing world vis-a-vis the threat of globalization. So for example for OFWs (but also for locals) association with the Philippines is reinforced through banal nationalism. For instance, Jollibee ads would trigger a sense of nostalgia in OFWs as these remind them of the mundane experience of Filipino families eating at Jollibee during Sundays, after they've gone to mass.
For ecstatic nationalism, participating in media events through watching coverages of the State of the Nation Address or the elections would remind OFWs that they are a part of the Filipino nation-state.
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I'm getting lost in all the theories in the Gillespie reading BUT the Cabanes reading is indeed enjoyable. I can relate. Haha! More on this tomorrow. =D
erratum in paragraph 4: banal nationalISM =)
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