Anthems generate emotional responses, tying communities together, and deepfake, inauthentic and foreign-generated videos are part of what’s circulating.
Articles on National anthems
Displaying all articles
Australians acted passionately when debating one word in verse one, yet verse two barely raises an eyebrow. It’s the controversy we need to have
Almost half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single national symbol. They are used to forge a national identity in many countries.
A national anthem is supposed to reinforce a nation’s identity. Are we fine with singing Advance Australia Fair for another 50 years?
Philip Miller and Amit Chaudhuri have reworked national anthems to reflect the impact of history on official music.
The Black Lives Matter movement reminds us that using national anthems at sporting events is often insensitive and whitewashes the prevalence of racism in sport.
Primary school children in France will now have to learn and sing La Marseillaise. But for many people, it is racist and xenophobic.
Top contributors
-
Academic in the School of Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
-
Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Adelaide University
-
Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
-
Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
-
Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
-
Professor & Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods, Rhodes University
-
Post-doctoral fellow, Music, Carleton University
-
Professor of Modern History, University of Portsmouth
-
Professor of Music, Carleton University