Blog Post 1
Cyprus, National Identity and Significant Others National identity is defined as naming the capacity in which one is a member of a nation and when one is a foreigner (Triandafyllidou, 1998, p.593). National identity is used in a nation to determine who belongs in the same communities. These communities have shared experiences, such as culture, religion, history, and become crucial when identifying significant others. Cyprus has a rich history within its country and communities share culture, their christianity, and their significant others with their national identity. In Anna Triandafyllidou’s article titled “National identity and the `other.’”, she mentions that national identity “involves both self-awareness of the group and awareness of others from which the nation seeks to differentiate itself. This means that national identity has no meaning per se .” (Triandafyllidou, 1998, p.599). This means that in the case of Cyprus, national identity becomes meaningful when we identify commu...