Exotic and Primitive Lapland : Othering in The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973)

• Published in: Nordlit
• Main Author: Hiltunen, Kaisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2019
• Subjects: suomalainen elokuva; Lappi; Lappi-elokuvat; toinen; Finnish cinema; Lapland; Lapland films; the Other; othering; exoticism; The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973); Taidekasvatus; Art Education; elokuvatutkimus; eksotiikka; lappilaiset; toiseus; elokuvat; Suomalainen
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201911154898

This article contributes to postcolonial cultural criticism by analyzing how since the 1920s, Lapland and its residents have been portrayed as exotic Others in Finnish feature films that are set in Lapland. The roots of the othering of Lapland go back to the nationalist aspirations of the Finns. The...