Geography
Race, nation, and nature: The cultural politics of "Celtic" identification in the american west
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Claims regarding a unitary, coherent "Celtic" culture and its westward spread over centuries have proliferated rapidly over the past 10 to 15 years. We examine both this general phenomenon, and one specific instance of it in detail: the claims of Celtic identity by Wise Use activists in New Mexico in the 1990s. Our primary concern is to examine their significance and utility in contemporary cultural politics. We argue that they have provided a powerful way for many white people in Western Europe and the United States to claim for themselves an ethnic identity strongly associated with oppression and resistance to the state, a position that affords them symbolic resources in negotiating the challenges of both multiculturalism and neoliberalism.© 2004 by association of american geographers.
Publication Title
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Publication Date
6-1-2004
Volume
94
Issue
2
First Page
387
Last Page
408
ISSN
0004-5608
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8306.2004.09402014.x
Keywords
Celtic, environmental politics, race, United States, wise use.
Repository Citation
McCarthy, James and Hague, Euan, "Race, nation, and nature: The cultural politics of "Celtic" identification in the american west" (2004). Geography. 180.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/180
