Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey
In my paper I intend to examine how the historical marginalization of Sami and Kurdish history and culture affects the cultural identity of these ethnic groups. I discuss how recent political discourses and state interventions have influenced the images of the past and identity politics in the Sami...
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crdegruyter:10.53604/rjbns.v7i2_12 2023-05-15T18:10:54+02:00 Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey Furu, Adél 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.53604/rjbns.v7i2_12 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies volume 7, issue 2, page 167-175 ISSN 2067-225X 2067-1725 journal-article 2015 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.53604/rjbns.v7i2_12 2022-04-14T05:11:07Z In my paper I intend to examine how the historical marginalization of Sami and Kurdish history and culture affects the cultural identity of these ethnic groups. I discuss how recent political discourses and state interventions have influenced the images of the past and identity politics in the Sami communities living in Finland and in the Kurdish society living in Turkey. Furthermore, I describe how these assimilated minorities have alienated from their own identity due to a damage of their collective memory caused by devastating historical events. The paper also focuses on the ways these two minorities give meaning to the past and strengthen their cultural identities through different forms of art. Both Samis and Kurds express their identities in several creative ways. Their historical realities, individual histories, memories of assimilation and common values are reflected in joiks, folk music and cinema. These are strong ways of remembering and expressions of identity in both cultures. Traditional songs, films, documentaries reveal histories, reproduce cultures and shape the memories of both Sami and Kurdish people. Therefore, I will discuss how the patterns of their cultural memory have an impact on the representation of their identities in the above art forms. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami sami De Gruyter (via Crossref) The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies 7 2 167 175 |
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In my paper I intend to examine how the historical marginalization of Sami and Kurdish history and culture affects the cultural identity of these ethnic groups. I discuss how recent political discourses and state interventions have influenced the images of the past and identity politics in the Sami communities living in Finland and in the Kurdish society living in Turkey. Furthermore, I describe how these assimilated minorities have alienated from their own identity due to a damage of their collective memory caused by devastating historical events. The paper also focuses on the ways these two minorities give meaning to the past and strengthen their cultural identities through different forms of art. Both Samis and Kurds express their identities in several creative ways. Their historical realities, individual histories, memories of assimilation and common values are reflected in joiks, folk music and cinema. These are strong ways of remembering and expressions of identity in both cultures. Traditional songs, films, documentaries reveal histories, reproduce cultures and shape the memories of both Sami and Kurdish people. Therefore, I will discuss how the patterns of their cultural memory have an impact on the representation of their identities in the above art forms. |
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Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey |
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Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey |
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Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey |
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Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey |
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Representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of Sami of Finland and Kurdish of Turkey |
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representations of suppressed indigenous cultural memories: the communities of sami of finland and kurdish of turkey |
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The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies volume 7, issue 2, page 167-175 ISSN 2067-225X 2067-1725 |
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