Benedict Anderson on Nationalism and Time

Benedict Anderson on Nationalism and Time Venue: MY001, Aras Moyola, NUI Galway Time: 4pm-5.30pm, Fri 21 September Sponsored by the School of Political Science and Sociology and the Moore Institute Benedict Anderson is Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University, and is best known for his celebrated book ‘Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism’ (1983). Prof. Anderson is a world leading theorist of nationalism and an expert on South East Asian politics and culture. He is the author of numerous books including ÕJava in a Time of Revolution; Occupation and Resistance, 1944-1946 Õ(1972), ÕIn the Mirror: Literature and Politics in Siam in the American Eraå_ (1985). Õ Language and Power: Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesiaå_ (1990), ÕThe Spectre of Comparisons: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the Worldå_ (1998), Õ Violence and the State in Suharto’s Indonesiaå_ (2001), ÕUnder Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imaginationå_ (2005) and most recently ÕThe Fate of Rural Hell: Asceticism and Desire in Buddhist Thailandå_ (2012). For further information contact niall.odochartaigh@nuigalway.ie