Anthems

Community, Land, and Song

Nancy S. Love

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English

State University of New York Press
02 November 2025

Folk & traditional music; Cultural studies; Sociology: customs & traditions; Political science & theory; Civil rights & citizenship

Series: SUNY series in New Political Science

An examination of struggles for national sovereignty and social justice as seen through patriotic anthems and songs of resistance.

Anthems are songs of loyalty and devotion with religious or quasi-religious meanings, typically associated with nation-states. Singing patriotic songs together encourages a sense of shared identity and unified community among citizens. Anthems compares traditional American anthems, such as ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" and ""America the Beautiful,"" with anthems of resistance from contemporary social movements, such as Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and Standing Rock. Although seldom fully recognized by political scientists, musical song plays a significant role in struggles for national unity and social justice. While America's national anthems celebrate a unitary (white) nation, these alternative anthems challenge the definition of sovereignty as property that characterizes modern Western democracies. They offer an alternative vision of a multicultural democracy still struggling to emerge. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective on culture, economics, and politics best described as critical theory, Anthems is intended for scholars, students, and, most important, citizens.

By: Nancy S. Love
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9798855802412
Series: SUNY series in New Political Science
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Preface: Composing Communities 1. White Nation? 2. We Are the 99 Percent? 3. ""I Can't Breathe"" 4. All My Relations Closing: Congregate! Appendix 1: Differences between Colonialism and Settler Colonialism Appendix 2: Occupy Wall Street Principles of Solidarity (2011) Appendix 3: John Paul Montano, ""An Open Letter to Occupy Wall Street Activists"" Appendix 4: An Indigenous Platform Proposal for Occupy Denver Notes Bibliography Index

Nancy S. Love is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. Her previous books include Musical Democracy and Trendy Fascism: White Power Music and the Future of Democracy, both also published by SUNY Press.

Reviews for Anthems: Community, Land, and Song

""Love makes a clear and convincing case for the power of music to help shape the way democratic citizens view their collective rights and mobilize, for better or worse. This powerful illumination of the political importance of songs of loyalty and devotion to particular political communities—whether extant or envisioned—will make a vital contribution to both studies of music and politics and the field of political theory."" — Rebecca LeMoine, author of Plato's Caves: The Liberating Sting of Cultural Diversity