NYSTESOL Nov 2013 C. Carlson, J. Michielli-Pendl, C. Underwood Project MAST 2 ER SUNY Fredonia.
by JAMES C. CARLSON
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NATIONAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL NARRATIVES: THE USES
OF CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE STABILIZATION OF
TROUBLED STATES
by
JAMES C. CARLSON
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BLUF
It is through a shared cultural heritage that people both legitimize and
consent to a shared agenda. In this way, heritage is an influential
device in the construction of national states.
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Agenda
• BLUF
• Archaeological site on a military installation near Baghdad
• Ctesiphon
• Nation Building
- identity, economy, and stability
• The Way Forward
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• contextualization of interpretations of the past (Dodd and Boytner 2010: 3)
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• contextualization of interpretations of the past (Dodd and Boytner 2010: 3)
• contextualization of interpretations of uses of the past
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http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq01.html
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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1 hectare of ancient settlement:
• Old Babylonian period = 1800-1600 BC
• Kassite Period = 1500-1150 BC
• Seleucid Dynasty = 305-64 BC
• Parthian-Sassanian periods = 538 BC - AD 641
• Abbasid period = 750-1258 AD
Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Archaeological site on a military installation
near Baghdad
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Ctesiphon
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Taq-I Kisra: Ctesiphon Arch
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soccer field in park at Ctesiphon
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Taq-I Kisra: 1950
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• a diverse human population
• a rich cultural heritage
Iraq: Two Key Traits
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• state control - infrastructure, governance, laws, security etc. • a core identity and interests
• shared ethnicity
Pillars of National Unity
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• state control - infrastructure, governance, laws, security etc. • a core identity and interests
• shared ethnicity
Pillars of National Unity: Iraq
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Cultural narratives “are constituted through representation and
performance, conveying not only who we are but also who we
will come to be.”
Somers (1994)
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Cultural heritage “provides a rather effective material and
symbolic
support” for a society’s narratives.
Anico and Peralta (2009)
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Summary
1. economic diversity = economic sustainability
2. unity through a shared cultural heritage
3. cultural resources = a stability "engine"
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The Way Forward
• PMESSI (Political, Military, Economic, Social, Infrastructure and Information systems)
• ASCOPE (Area, Structures, Capabilities, Organizations, People and Events)
• SWEATMS (sewage, water, electricity, academics, trash, medical and security) + cultural resources = SWEATMS-C
incorporate cultural resources into:
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The Way Forward
assess:
• views of local populations
• past and present uses of cultural resources
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The Way Forward
benefits to US/USF efforts:
1. mitigation of threats, social frictions, and/or conflicts regarding cultural resources
2. enabling of the handling of dialogue, messaging, and public relations
3. avoiding potential negative legal and publicity issues
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Acknowledgments:
Special thanks to:
Laurie Rush
Diane Siebrandt
Jen Clark
COL Bartholf
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QUESTIONS?