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Below you will find a selection of fundamental foundational texts in nationalism. Some were related to nationalist movements, while many others are the obscure theories and philosophies of rights, the state, and identity that underpinned forms of nationalism as well as subsequent nationalist movements.

This section is where we try to engage you in some of the analytical practices through which we seek to understand nationalist thinking, its logic, and modalities. We believe that it is vital to understand how these concepts underpin the beliefs and practices of nationalism, and thus, in relation to the more approachable publications you will find on this site, it is worth exploring these key texts.

In our own classes about nationalism, we study these texts to understand how the logic, ideas and concepts underpinning a nationalist idea drive its development and subsequent actions. Here, you can access the same texts to form your own opinion and analysis.

Movies for Identity Hunters

Adolf Hitler- 8 September 1934- Nazi Sixth Party Congress, Nuremberg Hitler’s Closing Speech

Aime Cesaire- Discourse on Colonialism

Asi Quiero Ser

Benito Mussolini- 3 January 1925- Speech after the Assasination of Matteotti

Benito Mussolini- 9 May 1936- Proclamation of Empire (Italian) (2)

Benito Mussolini- 23 February 1941- `Blackshirts of Rome` Speech

Benito Mussolini- 27 October 1922- March of Rome Proclamation (Italian)

Benito Mussolini- 1922- Hope of Youth, Italy’s Man of Tomorrow Interview with the NYT

Charles Chaplin- 7 March 1941- The Great Dictator Speech

Charles De Gaulle- 1944- Outraged Paris Speech!

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen- 26 August 1789- National Assembly of France