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National Identity in Cultural Venues NATIONAL IDENTITY IN CULTURAL VENUES WALES’ NATIONAL IDENTITY IN ST FAGANS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND WALES MILENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF 2017 THI KIM NGAN PHAN SUPERVISORS: MARK JAYNE (CARDIFF UNIVERSITY)- DUNCAN LIEFFERINK (RADBOUD UNIVERSITY) 1 Acknowledgement I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my main supervisor- Prof. Mark Jayne for his excellent guidance and constant supports throughout all the stages of my research. His knowledge inspired me to challenge myself in this new field- culture, his patience and enthusiasm has encouraged me to work harder, and his humour has made the work more enjoyable. I would also like to thank my second supervisor- Dr. Duncan Liefferink for his prompt responses, his great feedback and suggestions, as well as all my MSc lecturers, tutors for the education I have gained in these two years. My special thanks are sent to my interviewees for contributing their valuable knowledge and experience in my research. Finally, I would like to thank my family and friends for their supports and for making this Master’s programme an amazing experience. 2 Contents Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................. 2 List of Table ............................................................................................................................................. 5 List of figures ........................................................................................................................................... 6 List of abbreviations: ............................................................................................................................... 6 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1. Research context ..................................................................................................................... 8 1.2. Research aims and questions .................................................................................................. 9 1.3. Research methodology and design ....................................................................................... 10 2. Literature review ........................................................................................................................... 11 2.1. Nation-National identity ....................................................................................................... 11 2.2. Constructing and Reconstructing National Identity.............................................................. 13 2.3. Cultural venues (museums and art centres) in constructing and reconstructing the National identity .............................................................................................................................................. 15 2.4. Components of national identity .......................................................................................... 18 3. Research design and methodology ................................................................................................... 23 3.1. Research philosophy and strategy ........................................................................................ 23 3.2. Methods ................................................................................................................................ 24 3.2.1. Comparative case study ................................................................................................ 24 3.2.2. Textual analysis ............................................................................................................. 25 3.2.3. Key stakeholder interviews ........................................................................................... 27 3.2.4. Participation observation .............................................................................................. 29 3.3. Ethical considerations ........................................................................................................... 30 4. Findings and Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 32 4.1. The roles of cultural venues .................................................................................................. 32 4.1.1. St. Fagans ...................................................................................................................... 33 4.1.2. Millennium Centre ........................................................................................................ 35 4.2. The spatiality in Welsh National identity .............................................................................. 38 4.2.1. St Fagans ....................................................................................................................... 38 4.2.2. Millennium Centre ........................................................................................................ 41 4.3. Welsh National Identity in material culture ......................................................................... 43 4.3.1. St Fagans ....................................................................................................................... 44 4.3.2. Millennium Centre ........................................................................................................ 50 3 4.4. Social and cultural life in Welsh identity ............................................................................... 55 4.4.1. St Fagans ....................................................................................................................... 56 4.4.2. Millennium Centre ........................................................................................................ 60 5. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 63 5.1. Constructing and reconstructing Welsh national identity ................................................ 63 5.2. The spatiality ..................................................................................................................... 64 5.3. The “Welsh” things ........................................................................................................... 65 5.4. The “Welshness” ............................................................................................................... 66 5.5. Future research ................................................................................................................. 67 6. Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 68 7. Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 74 Appendix A: Sample interview questions for the representatives of St Fagans National Museum of History and Wales Millennium Centre .............................................................................................. 74 Appendix B: Sample questions for the representatives of the governmental organisations ........... 77 Appendix C: List of the shows at Wales Millennium Centre from 28 March 2017 to 24 November 2018 .................................................................................................................................................. 79 Appendix D: The emphasis on the cultural spatiality of the Welsh government ............................. 82 Appendix E: Ethical Approval Form- Cardiff University .................................................................... 84 4 List of Table Figure 1: Management hierarchies of St Fagans and WMC.................................................................. 28 Figure 2: Observation guidelines .......................................................................................................... 30 Figure 3:Visitors at St Fagans on Saturday 06 May 2017 ...................................................................... 34 Figure 4: School groups at St Fagan on Tuesday 02 May 2017 ............................................................. 35 Figure 5:Area for classrooms in the redeveloped main building of St Fagans ..................................... 35 Figure 7:Busy Wales Millennium Centre on a Saturday evening (06/05/2017) ................................... 37 Figure 6: Quiet Wales Millennium Centre on a Friday afternoon (28/04/2017) .................................. 37 Figure 8: Route from Cardiff Castle (city centre) to St. Fagans National Museum of History (Google Maps, n.d.) ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Figure 9: Origins of the buildings in St Fagans (National Museum Wales, n.d.) ................................... 39 Figure 10: Some urban and contemporary corners of St Fagans ......................................................... 39 Figure 11: Rhyd-y-car terrace and the British Victorian style in some most recent houses ................ 40 Figure 12: Some of the social houses in ST Fagans: St Mary Board's School (left) and Oakdale Workmen's Institute (right) .................................................................................................................
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