The Loyal Toast – A Personal Introduction
1. Identification of the National Subject
the idea of the anthem in the world today
2. The Official Poem of the People
anthems, their contexts and their common characteristics
3. The Classification of Anthems
genre and speech act
4. Anthem Quality: Its Paradoxes and
Parodies
the uniformity of differences and the automatisation of strong
affect
5. Choosing and Chosen
the overt and covert us and them of national devotions
6. Anthems for a Better World
cosmopolitan and postcolonial hymns
Conclusion: The Soul and Its Un/Official Stirrings
Christopher Kelen is associate professor in the English Department at the University of Macau, China.
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