Representing Jerusalem: a critical analysis of the role of Orient House in the Constitution of Palestinian National Identity, 1993-1999
| dc.contributor.author | Pritchard, Denise Diane | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Lonergan, Stephen C. | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Moss, Pamela | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-25T23:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-25T23:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Geography | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the twentieth century, the struggle for political control of Jerusalem arises from historical tensions expressed in contemporary conflicts between two national groups Israelis and Palestinians- representing three religions - Jewish, Muslim, and Christian. For both Israelis and Palestinians, Jerusalem is the religious, cultural, and political centre of their nation. In this thesis, I take a critical geopolitics approach to analyze media representations of the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians over the political activity at a specific Palestinian site in Jerusalem, Orient House, between 1993-1999. I investigate the construction of national identity and the role of Jerusalem in the constitution of Palestinian national identity. In approaching critical geopolitics, I examine material and discursive activities and argue for the importance of boundaries in the study of national identity. In particular, I examine the strategies used to draw boundaries in order to secure a specific identity. | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/22516 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | |
| dc.title | Representing Jerusalem: a critical analysis of the role of Orient House in the Constitution of Palestinian National Identity, 1993-1999 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |