Summary of the Imagined Community Nation States and Nationalism
The lecture explains the broad meaning of state, nations, and nationality. The lecture brings the idea of political ideologies, the geographical shape of the earth, and governance, critical in defining nations, states, and nationality. While doing so, the lecturer uncovers the big ideas of nation-states and nation-building (Week 10 PPT n.d). Notably, the lecture shows the global geography, identifying the United Nations and Currencies in the bid to define the terms. We learn that there are 180 currencies in the world, 193 countries enrolled in the United Nations, and 249 country codes in the International Standards Organization. Also, mapping indicates that 192 states took part in the Universal Postal Union for stamping, and 207 were involved in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil (Zoom Part 1 23.34). The lecture defines the state as a governmental unit that governs a territory with boundaries and has laws, officials, postal services, military, and currencies. The nation is known as a group of people who share solidarity and distinctive culture, language, homeland, and history. Some states extended political control over others to exploit their resources in what is referred to as colonialism (Zoom Part 1 30.21). The nations that exercise self-governance and seek political strength are said to undergo nationalism, and such was common during and after the colonial era.
Summary of Making Visual Comparisons
The lecture explains about learning and understanding visual artworks. Essentially, the lecture asserts that the study of visual art is more of looking at images and artworks as opposed to reading texts (Week 10 PPT n.p). Such helps create a comparison of visual aids, for instance, observing Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait along the United States border. A comparison of visual aids should be made and considerations of content, medium, themes, and quality (Zoom Part 2 10.32). Considering the quality of Kahlo’s work with any other should be rooted in the aspects mentioned above. It depends on how one looks into the images and artworks besides reading the texts.
Works Cited
Zoom Part 1 “Imagined Communities Nation States and Nationalism; Audio” 41:41
Zoom Part 2 “Visual Comparison; Audio” 12:41
Week 10 PPT “Making Visual Comparisons”
Week 10 PPT “Imagined Communities Nation States and Nationalism”