Where Life and Language Meet: An Interdisciplinary Collection in Context of My Sámi Heritage
Where Life and Language Meet is an interdisciplinary project exploring my Sámi heritage through research and the creation of a poetry collection. Following a brief historical background on the Sámi, the project showcases how my original poems are informed by Sámi storytelling practices. The analy...
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Scholar Works
2022
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/honors_theses/19 https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=honors_theses |
| Summary: | Where Life and Language Meet is an interdisciplinary project exploring my Sámi heritage through research and the creation of a poetry collection. Following a brief historical background on the Sámi, the project showcases how my original poems are informed by Sámi storytelling practices. The analytical essay also explores how these poems fit into a larger framework of contemporary literature. Overall, this project demonstrates the creation of poetry as not only cultural heritage work but also a showcase for a culture not significantly explored in contemporary Western scholarship. |
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