Tricolor RSS

Indian Journal of Legal Philosophy Vol-2 Issue-4(1) December, 2014

Semiotica, 1973

The world is full of realities that cannot be directly seen, heard, touched, or smelled. One entire realm of such realities is the sociological realm. Roles, statuses, belief systems, social strata, incest taboos, solidary groups, authority structures, norms and values-not one of these phenomena is directly accessible to the senses. If we nevertheless know about these realities, it is because men everywhere have constructed symbolic representations of them which, for their part, ARE accessible to ordinary sense perception. Thus, kings wear crowns, sit on thrones, and have themselves addressed as "His Majesty"; warriors wear plumes, paint their faces with gaudy colors, and carry lethal weapons, etc. This much we all know and have known for a long time. What we do not know much about is THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONCRETE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE

Macedonian Herald, 2015

The symbolism of the sun in the vexillology seen through the current state flags During the process of creating, designing and adopting a state flag a large number of national symbols and elements are taken into consideration. The symbolism of the flag reflects the historical, cultural and political environment in which the nation developed and with it one of the key elements of the nation"s identity is established 1. Quite often, the dark past of the peoples, their sufferings in the history and the desire for better future are directly reflected, not only on the folklore and the cultural identity of the nations, but on their state flags as well. The desire for better future and overcoming the dark past of the nations are expressed differently and with various kinds of symbols, but one of them is the most common. That is the sun. The sun as an element, that is, as one of the main elements, can be found on fifteen state flags of sovereign independent nations, members of the Organization of the United Nations. It is present on flags from all continents and countries that developed in different historical and political environments. However, the symbolism of the sun, which is displayed on all of these flags, is similar and it is inspired by similar sources. The cult of the sun dates back to the ancient times, from the early stages of the development of the Egyptian civilisation, up to the modern nations, including the Macedonian. Shown as a disc with or without rays, stylised or not, the sun is one of the three celestial objects that are used on the state flags in the world, the other two being the moon and stars. T

2011

The introduction of national flags constitutes markers of nation building in the modern period and reflects political change. The national flag appears as a symbol for mass-participating nations that emerged with new notions of citizenship and ‘oneness’ after the course of 1789. Some flags survived from pre-modern times and were transformed into national flags as they were adopted by nations without states and states without nations. Elites in pursuit of power have played an essential role in the selection process throughout history. In this chapter we explore the reasons why flags became attached to nations and explain why some flag designs survived over time and others did not. Flag-related symbolism will be explored with reference to the latter part of the Middle Ages (1100–1500) to the early modern period (1500–1800) up to the modern period from 1800 onwards. The flags of Britain, France and Norway are discussed in detail as they represent different nation-building processes ref...

Much has been written about the controversial confederate flag, and its relationship with racial issues and public memory. Only rarely however, the development of the flag was studied within the context of the Civil War. In this paper, the varying designs of the flag that was to represent the Confederate States, are linked to the Confederacy's emergent nationalism.

The aim of the article is to explore the location and the meaning given to the rainbow flag in places outside the hegemonic centre. Through three case studies in the global North and South, held together by a multi-ethnographic approach, as well as a certain theoretical tension between the rainbow flag as a boundary object and/or a floating signifier, we seek to study where the flag belongs, to whom it belongs, with particular focus on how. The three case studies, which are situated in a city in the Global South (Buenos Aires), in a conflict war zone in the Middle East (the West Bank) and in a racialised neighbourhood in the Global North (Sweden), share despite their diversity a peripheral location to hegemonic forms of knowledge production regimes. Central to our analysis is how the rainbow flag is given a multitude of original and radical different meanings that may challenge the colonial/Eurocentric notions which up to a certain extent are embedded in the rainbow flag. Volume 8, Issue 3, 2016 http://www.cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/contents.asp?doi=10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1683

2006