We are resistant in believing that we occupy or influence other countriesMost powerful nation states are imperialists, US is notUS is different from most other nation statesThis definition is a myth because it is not literally trueThe American dream is also a myth, there is a class structure and people don’t have perfect mobility according to how hard they work. It is still a belief of America, but why? Just because it is a myth does not mean that it is not powerful/important or realErnest Gellner: “Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist”America is something that is fabricated or inventedBenedict Anderson: “Nations are imagined political communities; they are different from actually communities because the members of national communities will never know each other face to face”“Imagined communities” Americans are never going to know all of the other Americans face to faceA map makes boundaries look realHe is interested in how myths and fictions become realJose Marti’s “Our America”He asks the question, what is the relationship of the Indians to the American colony?He says race is an issue in all American societies (Europeans and Native Americans, slaves)He highlights themes that all American societies haveHe gives us a different perspective of the USExplains North America and its relationship to Latin America, he recognizes it as imperialistAMST-A100 Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I. First day of classII. Overview of Materials, Policies, Syllabus, ExpectationsOutline of Current Lecture III. What is America?A. Definition of cultureB. Definition of popular cultureIV. Is America a Nation State?V. Ernest Gellner & Benedict AndersonVI. Jose Marti’s “Our America”Current LectureCulture= the way of life of a particular kind of peopleObservation is the best way to study and understand culture, being there to participate in the life of the communityPopular culture tells us about gender, roles, society etc.America is a nation stateNation state- a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language, and who live in a particular area under one government ^ this definition is not all true ex) we have different languages It’s an abstract concept that gives a little bit of critical distance from the “land of the free and home of the brave”These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- We are resistant in believing that we occupy or influence other countries- Most powerful nation states are imperialists, US is not- US is different from most other nation states- This definition is a myth because it is not literally trueo The American dream is also a myth, there is a class structure and people don’t have perfect mobility according to how hard they work. It is still a beliefof America, but why? Just because it is a myth does not mean that it is not powerful/important or real Ernest Gellner: “Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist”- America is something that is fabricated or invented  Benedict Anderson: “Nations are imagined political communities; they are different fromactually communities because the members of national communities will never know each other face to face”- “Imagined communities” Americans are never going to know all of the other Americans face to face- A map makes boundaries look real - He is interested in how myths and fictions become real Jose Marti’s “Our America”- He asks the question, what is the relationship of the Indians to the American colony?- He says race is an issue in all American societies (Europeans and Native Americans, slaves)- He highlights themes that all American societies have- He gives us a different perspective of the US- Explains North America and its relationship to Latin America, he recognizes it as