Kanno, Y., & Norton B. (2003). Imagined communities and educational possibilities: Introduction. Journal of Language Identity and Education, 2(4), 241-249.
The concept of imagined community is the idea that groups of people who share a cultural bond that have never met one another and never will meet one another. The relationship is imagined and not based on reality. Imagined communities can cause issues if the ideals of individual in the perceived community are not met or if the fears become a hinderance in living their real life. The movement towards globalization is enabling people to join many more imagined communities because the possibilities of the internet are endless.
[I love this concept of the imagined communities. I often like to reflect on the fact that the majority of my concerns are not based in tangible or real danger. It is reassuring for me to think that money is literally just paper. All that divides us are imaginary lines drawn with a magic marker.]
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