I read “The Local, The Global, & The Return to Ethnicity" with the same look of envy I unconsciously adopt whenever studying a piece of Stuart Hall's writing: how does he always discuss complex topics with such concise sophistication?
Anyway, onto the question. Hall's reference to (and development of) Anderson's concept of an imagined community (626) reminded me, of course, of Donald's Trump's pledge to Make America Great Again and Vote Leave's demand to "Take Back Control" during the Brexit referendum. Take back what? From whom? Why? The details, naturally, will be figured out later.
My question asks:
When discursive strategies such as these are weaponized by the right—during elections, referendums, or to drum up support for toxic anti-immigration policies—what tools do those on the left have to counter narratives centered upon invented traditions and foundational myths?
Glenn H
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