The Control of the Cultural Borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami : From Ambivalence to Respect for the Border
In this article, the control and drawing up of the cultural borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami are studied. Before the Second World War, as illustrated in the travel book by Sakari Pälsi, the writer as well as the whole state of Finland tried to come to terms with the new “colony” and the...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-43258 2023-10-09T21:53:01+02:00 The Control of the Cultural Borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami : From Ambivalence to Respect for the Border Nyyssönen, Jukka 2009 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-43258 eng eng Department of History, University of Tromsø, Norway Umeå : Umeå University & The Royal Skyttean Society Journal of Northern Studies, 1654-5915, 2009, 1, s. 43-54 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-43258 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess cultural borders Finns Skolt Sami cultural encounter control of the border Sakari Pälsi Karl Nickul Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2009 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:46:34Z In this article, the control and drawing up of the cultural borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami are studied. Before the Second World War, as illustrated in the travel book by Sakari Pälsi, the writer as well as the whole state of Finland tried to come to terms with the new “colony” and the new exotic “Other,” the Skolt Sami, within the Finnish boundaries. This led to ambivalent relations with both the new citizens of Finland and with the drawing up and control of borders. This was especially the case in crossing the cultural border, where no respect was shown to the guardians of the border, even though this role was paternalistically awarded to them. By the time of the release of the main work by Karl Nickul, the author himself and the state of Finland had come to terms with their “colonial” past. The “good state” was condemned by Nickul, ambivalence was absent and Nickul produced a true post-colonial piece, where the view emanates from the other side of the border, thus completing his personal quest to restore the Skolt Sami agency in research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Northern Studies sami sami Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) The Guardians ENVELOPE(-65.247,-65.247,66.417,66.417) |
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In this article, the control and drawing up of the cultural borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami are studied. Before the Second World War, as illustrated in the travel book by Sakari Pälsi, the writer as well as the whole state of Finland tried to come to terms with the new “colony” and the new exotic “Other,” the Skolt Sami, within the Finnish boundaries. This led to ambivalent relations with both the new citizens of Finland and with the drawing up and control of borders. This was especially the case in crossing the cultural border, where no respect was shown to the guardians of the border, even though this role was paternalistically awarded to them. By the time of the release of the main work by Karl Nickul, the author himself and the state of Finland had come to terms with their “colonial” past. The “good state” was condemned by Nickul, ambivalence was absent and Nickul produced a true post-colonial piece, where the view emanates from the other side of the border, thus completing his personal quest to restore the Skolt Sami agency in research. |
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The Control of the Cultural Borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami : From Ambivalence to Respect for the Border |
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The Control of the Cultural Borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami : From Ambivalence to Respect for the Border |
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The Control of the Cultural Borders between the Finns and the Skolt Sami : From Ambivalence to Respect for the Border |
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Department of History, University of Tromsø, Norway |
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