I propose a semiotic approach to examine how symbols of citizenship are not simply products of state ideologies, but rather products of a dialogic relationship (sometimes contentious, often ordinary) between "state" and "citizens," always with reference to a history of communicative events between the two. I use ethnographic field notes on the media circulation and uptake of two specific government orders in Hyderabad, India.
I contend that citizenship should be viewed as a communicative effect that is mediated not only by sovereign power and vehement collective movements, but also more frequently by routine processes that contextualize symbols of citizenship and discursive exchanges that mobilize, negotiate, and contest substantive claims.
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