A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia
This paper discusses indigenous cinema from Siberia and how this media is being used by the Siberian minorities as a means to (re)build their national identity after the collapse of USSR. It focuses on films from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia, both autonomous republics withi...
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ftjinterdiscip:oai:biejournals.de:article/1065 2023-05-15T18:08:25+02:00 A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia Damiens, Caroline 2014-06-26 application/pdf https://www.inter-disciplines.org/index.php/indi/article/view/1065 https://doi.org/10.4119/indi-1065 eng eng Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) https://www.inter-disciplines.org/index.php/indi/article/view/1065/1172 10.4119/indi-1065 https://www.inter-disciplines.org/index.php/indi/article/view/1065 doi:10.4119/indi-1065 Copyright (c) 2014 Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) https://www.hbz-nrw.de/produkte/open-access/lizenzen/dppl/dppl/DPPL_v3_en_11-2008 InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology; Bd. 5 Nr. 1 (2014): Identities in media and music. Case-studies from (trans)national, regional and local communities InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Identities in media and music. Case-studies from (trans)national, regional and local communities 2191-6721 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2014 ftjinterdiscip https://doi.org/10.4119/indi-1065 2022-06-20T16:12:44Z This paper discusses indigenous cinema from Siberia and how this media is being used by the Siberian minorities as a means to (re)build their national identity after the collapse of USSR. It focuses on films from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia, both autonomous republics within the Russian Federation, which are experiencing an ethnicity-based cultural revival. It shows that cinema plays a full part in this revitalization process. The article begins with a brief history of Sakha and Khakas feature films, which form the core of the studied corpus. Based on interviews of Khakas and Sakha filmmakers, it analyses why and how film can be considered a good vehicle for identity strengthening. Then, focusing on films themselves, be they amateur or more professional quality productions, if not commissioned by the local government, it examines how those films are rethinking the supranational (Russo-Soviet) narrative, re-imagining geography and trying to reconnect with Sakha and Khakas peoples' own past and traditions. Finally, it highlights the differences between Khakas and Sakha cinema through showing how these “national” film productions can express a strong or a weak feeling of identity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sakha Yakutia Yakutia Republic Siberia InterDisciplines - Journal of History and Sociology (Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology) Sakha |
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This paper discusses indigenous cinema from Siberia and how this media is being used by the Siberian minorities as a means to (re)build their national identity after the collapse of USSR. It focuses on films from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia, both autonomous republics within the Russian Federation, which are experiencing an ethnicity-based cultural revival. It shows that cinema plays a full part in this revitalization process. The article begins with a brief history of Sakha and Khakas feature films, which form the core of the studied corpus. Based on interviews of Khakas and Sakha filmmakers, it analyses why and how film can be considered a good vehicle for identity strengthening. Then, focusing on films themselves, be they amateur or more professional quality productions, if not commissioned by the local government, it examines how those films are rethinking the supranational (Russo-Soviet) narrative, re-imagining geography and trying to reconnect with Sakha and Khakas peoples' own past and traditions. Finally, it highlights the differences between Khakas and Sakha cinema through showing how these “national” film productions can express a strong or a weak feeling of identity. |
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Damiens, Caroline A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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A cinema of one’s own Building/reconstructing Siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from Sakha (Yakutia) Republic and the Republic of Khakassia |
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cinema of one’s own building/reconstructing siberian indigenous peoples’ identity in recent cinema: examples from sakha (yakutia) republic and the republic of khakassia |
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Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) |
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https://www.inter-disciplines.org/index.php/indi/article/view/1065 https://doi.org/10.4119/indi-1065 |
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InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology; Bd. 5 Nr. 1 (2014): Identities in media and music. Case-studies from (trans)national, regional and local communities InterDisciplines. Journal of History and Sociology; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Identities in media and music. Case-studies from (trans)national, regional and local communities 2191-6721 |
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Copyright (c) 2014 Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) https://www.hbz-nrw.de/produkte/open-access/lizenzen/dppl/dppl/DPPL_v3_en_11-2008 |
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