ABSTRACT
The Gendered Nation l Gender and nationality represent two of the most important subject positions related to the shaping of modem notions of identity. Despite this fact, all too frequently they are treated as discrete and autonomous contributions to identity construction. Rather than being isolated strands of an individual or collective identity, it is my contention that there exists an implicit relationship between gender and national identity. This association is habitually characterized by male identification with and access to, and female estrangement and exclusion from, the culture of the national community. In this respect both the nation and national identity are socio-cultural constructs which engage patriarchal ideologies and reinforce the dominance of the male, and subordination of the female, sectors of the population.
