Kalevala Ecology: Bioregional Aesthetics and Sámi Environmental Autonomy

Abstract An ecocritical reevaluation of the Kalevala and its contexts reveals the merging of nationalist discourses with a broader Finno-Ugric environmental aesthetic tradition in the period leading up to Finnish independence. Although the Kalevala and the nationalism it inspired led to oppression o...

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Published in:Journal of Finnish Studies
Main Author: Lehtonen, Jonathan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Illinois Press 2018
Subjects:
Northern Finland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/28315081.21.1.2.03
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spelling crunivillinoispr:10.5406/28315081.21.1.2.03 2023-05-15T17:42:16+02:00 Kalevala Ecology: Bioregional Aesthetics and Sámi Environmental Autonomy Lehtonen, Jonathan 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/28315081.21.1.2.03 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/article-pdf/21/1-2/46/1623693/46lehtonen.pdf en eng University of Illinois Press Journal of Finnish Studies volume 21, issue 1-2, page 46-81 ISSN 1206-6516 2831-5081 journal-article 2018 crunivillinoispr https://doi.org/10.5406/28315081.21.1.2.03 2022-11-20T15:03:17Z Abstract An ecocritical reevaluation of the Kalevala and its contexts reveals the merging of nationalist discourses with a broader Finno-Ugric environmental aesthetic tradition in the period leading up to Finnish independence. Although the Kalevala and the nationalism it inspired led to oppression of the Sámi minority in northern Finland, analyzing the Kalevala as a “bioregional” epic in light of the environmental aesthetics of the Sámi joik tradition can potentially heal divisions created by Finnish nationalism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland UI Press - University of Illinois Press (via Crossref) Journal of Finnish Studies 21 1-2 46 81
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