From the Arran to the internet : Sami storytelling in digital environments

• Main Author: Cocq, Coppelie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: sami
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10355/65288

This essay investigates the use of storytelling in the process of cultural and linguistic revitalization through specific contemporary examples drawn from the Internet. By examining instances of adaptation of Sami tales and legends to digital environments, I discuss new premises and challenges for the emergence of such narratives. In particular, within a contemporary context characterized by an increasing variety of media and channels, as well as by an improvement in minority politics, it is important to examine how expressive culture and traditional modes of expression are transposed and negotiated. The rich Sami storytelling tradition is a central form of cultural expression. Its role in the articulation of norms, values, and discourses within the community has been emphasized in previous research (Balto 1997; Cocq 2008; Fjellstrom 1986); it is a means for learning and communicating valuable knowledge--a shared understanding. Note