AMST 384 1st Edition Lecture 8Outline of Last Lecture II. Discussion on MLK Day commemorationsOutline of Current Lecture III. Hybrid HistoryIV. Imagined CommunityV. Virginia DareVI. Pocohontas VII. Lost Colony Theory Recitation:“Whose Memory” - Memory not only social construction, but reflection of who is in power- Sometimes has gender bias- Sectional biasHybrid History- Mixing of different views of the past- Extermination is the opposite because it is the wiping out of a certain selection of history from memory all togetherImagine Community- The nation is an imagined community- Imagined as limited and sovereign - Nationo It is imagined because memebers of even smallest nation will never know most of their fellow members, yet in their minds of each lives the image of their communiono Imagined sense of belonging/communityo Nation imaged as limited because no nation imagines itself as coterminous with mankind- Soveriegn 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.o Because concept was born in an age with Enlightenment and Revolution were destroying legitimacy of heirachy is bad- Community- Because regardless of inequality may prevail in each nation is always conceived as a deep, horizontal comradeship - Willing to die for such a limited imaginingsVirigina Dare- Born in 1587 in North Carolina- Rememebrered as first English child ever born in New World- Symbolic citizen- Distortion:o Because we say she is the first, everything before that is washed outo Seems as if history before her doesn’t matter o Problems: what about first Hispanic child born? Displaces Native Americans who have been born there much earlier- Stories of Virginia Dareo Only thing we know is she was borno Now, she is a product of Commercialization Ex: Virginia Dare wine, on the US Stamp (symbol of official memory)Lost Colony Theory of Lumbee Indians of NC- In 1885, McMillian said that Indians were descendants of England’s “Lost Colony” who intermarried an Algonquian woman- Tradition is proved through looks- Appeal of intermarriageo Whites weren’t exterminated by Native Americans because so good looking- This theory denies whites destruction and makes it seem that the Indians were fine with their interventionso Distorts how we actually treated Nativeso Legitamizes how whites and Indians got along—not actually truePocahontas- Indian in Virginia - History-- Born in 1595- Traditional story of her rescue of John Smith in 1607 at age 12 and her relationship with him - At 17, abducted by Captain Argall and held captive- At 18, converted to Christianity- Now can marry john rolfe in 1614 and birth of their son Thomas in 1615. (now goes by name Rebecca Smith)- Her trip to England in 1616 with Rolfe visited King/Queen. Celebrated as American Princess- Died in England at 21 and buried in LondonStory of Pocahontas- Climax- when she rescued John Smith from murder by her own father- Official memory- statues in US Capital building today- In paintings, she looks older than 12o Allows romance- Given lots of respect and able to stop her fathers club from hurting smitho Would this really happen?- She is Christianized in paintingso Bowing to white priesto Useable Useful of original memory because her story accepts European Culture, Princess and her royalty legitimizes story English Ownership of the land deemed
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