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Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

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Topic: The promotion of culture through nostalgia

Recent research has indicated that nostalgia informs the occurrences of the past, the

present and the future. Stitching time is the most common aspect of nostalgia. Research

conducted by Sarial-Abi et.al (2017) revealed that there is possible ramification of vintage

consumption. The research was based on previous studies which indicated that vintage

consumptions offer mental connections between the past, the present and the future. The

outstanding impact of vintage consumptions on people shows that the culture can be promoted

through nostalgia.

The connection between nostalgia and culture has not been investigated in many studies.

Most of the studies have looked into the politics behind nostalgia. For example, a study

conducted by Kenny (2017) revealed that nostalgia in contemporary ideological discourse

informs an attitude towards the populist future. This is because nostalgia is depicted as an

indication of flawed political argument or allegiance. Other studies have informed the

consumption attitudes in relation to nostalgia. For example, a study conducted by Baena et al.

(2015) revealed that there are different dialects of nostalgia. This was revealed by investigations

carried out on the novel Downtown Abbey and how it connects to the English identity. The

researchers in this case investigated the ideological use of nostalgia for this contemporary

performance in relation to identity and ‘Englishness’. This showed that there is a close

connection between nostalgia and consumption. In this case the item under consumption is

‘entertainment media’.

Culture is a vast topic that upholds the social behaviors and norms that are based in the

society. It also allows the expression of knowledge through art and various cultural practices.
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Through culture, factors such as language and religion are passed down in the society through

consideration of the past, the present and the future. Culture is therefore connected to nostalgia.

Investigating culture through nostalgia is therefore an effective study because only a few studies

have been conducted in relation to the subject.

One example of the few scholars that have focused on that subject is Scheimer (2014) in a

research study that he conducts and that investigates the issue of the late-modern hipsters and the

tendencies that exist in popular culture. The researchers observed that the modern aspect of

hipster connects the different relations among generations. The hipster also shows the connection

between technology and media.

There is a connection between the culture and nostalgia and research has not looked into

these aspects. The knowledge deficit will therefore be addressed through addressing the

following research question; how is culture promoted through nostalgia? The connection of these

factors will be carried out through a detailed review of related literature that connects the

variables. The literature review will investigate the dialects of nostalgia and cultural factors.

Annotated Bibliography

Hepper, E., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Ritchie, T. D. (2014). Pancultural Nostalgia:

Prototypical Conceptions Across Cultures. Journal of Emotion, 14: 733-739.

This article was informative because it looks at the different ways through which

nostalgia is expressed differently. The article observes that the people who belong to different

cultures express nostalgia differently. This article will be an effective tool in the research paper

because it will offer a background on the issue of nostalgia and culture. The background
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information will allow the researcher to develop effective background information for the topic.

It will facilitate comparison of nostalgia across cultures.

Kenny, M. (2017). Back to the populist future?: understanding nostalgia in contemporary

ideological discourse . Journal of political ideologies, 22(3): 256-273.

This article looks into the politics behind nostalgia and how it informs the common

ideological discourses across time. The article mainly looks at the aspect of nostalgia in the

formation of the populist ideology. This article will allow the progress of the research because it

will offer information on the politics behind nostalgia and how it will impact on people in future.

Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., & Juhl, J. (2012). The power of the past: Nostalgia as a meaning-

making resource. Journal of Memory, 20(5): 452-460.

The article was a test of whether nostalgia makes meaning in the lives of people. The

research observed that it is through culture that the meaning of life is passed down the people.

The article shows that the nostalgic attributes can be passed down across cultures that will allow

the continuity of attributes into the future.

Xue, H., & Woolley, M. (2016). Creatively Designing with/for Cultural Nostalgia . Journal of

Emotion, 19(2): 198-201

The article connects the aspect of technology change as one of the major forces that

evoke s cultural nostalgia. The article also assesses how the designers are aware of this attribute

and how they deal with it. The article will inform the research because it introduces the

contemporary understanding of nostalgia and how it challenges the conventional aspects of

nostalgia.
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References

Hepper, E., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Ritchie, T. D. (2014). Pancultural Nostalgia:

Prototypical Conceptions Across Cultures. Journal of Emotion, 14:733-739.

Kenny, M. (2017). Back to the populist future?: understanding nostalgia in contemporary

ideological discourse . Journal of political ideologies, 22(3): 256-273.

Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., & Juhl, J. (2012). The power of the past: Nostalgia as a meaning-

making resource. Journal of Memory, 20(5): 452-460.

Xue, H., & Woolley, M. (2016). Creatively Designing with/for Cultural Nostalgia . Journal of

Emotion, 19(2): 198-201