Culture and Belonging in Divided SocietiesFrom cartoons of Muhammad in a Danish newspaper to displays of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina statehouse, acts of cultural significance have set off political conflicts and sometimes violence. These and other expressions and enactments of culturewhether in music, graffiti, sculpture, flag displays, parades, religious rituals, or filmregularly produce divisive and sometimes prolonged disputes. What is striking about so many of