Första / Sista

Första / Sista are two related catalogue poems in Swedish where listening plays a role as a narrator. The poems aim to paint a picture of current events, places, local history, and self-observation in the urban transitions within the Arctic small towns of Gällivare, Malmberget, and Kiruna. They unco...

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Published in:Nordlit
Main Author: Ömalm, Torbjörn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Swedish
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5474
https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5474
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spelling ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/5474 2023-05-15T15:02:24+02:00 Första / Sista Ömalm, Torbjörn 2020-12-10 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5474 https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5474 swe swe Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5474/5316 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5474 doi:10.7557/13.5474 Copyright (c) 2020 Torbjörn Ömalm http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Nordlit; No 46 (2020): Conceptualizing the North; 242–244 Nordlit; Nr 46 (2020): Conceptualizing the North; 242–244 1503-2086 0809-1668 Katalogdikt Auto-etnografi Samhällsomvandling Sápmi Dialekt Samiska Meänkieli info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Fagfellevurdert artikkel 2020 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5474 2021-08-16T15:57:45Z Första / Sista are two related catalogue poems in Swedish where listening plays a role as a narrator. The poems aim to paint a picture of current events, places, local history, and self-observation in the urban transitions within the Arctic small towns of Gällivare, Malmberget, and Kiruna. They uncover a repressed sadness when facing the changes that are in motion and the consequences of these. Första is cautiously optimistic while Sista is of a darker, more negative character. The latter also reveals more about the author. The course of events in the poems is not strictly chronological; they are subject-matter scattered with an intention of creating a spontaneous and motley rhythm within the lines. Dialectal words and references to geographic places that carry different names in the local languages Sámi, Meänkieli, and Swedish are key ingredients throughout the text. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Gällivare Kiruna Malmberget meänkieli University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Gällivare ENVELOPE(20.660,20.660,67.132,67.132) Kiruna Nordlit 46
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description Första / Sista are two related catalogue poems in Swedish where listening plays a role as a narrator. The poems aim to paint a picture of current events, places, local history, and self-observation in the urban transitions within the Arctic small towns of Gällivare, Malmberget, and Kiruna. They uncover a repressed sadness when facing the changes that are in motion and the consequences of these. Första is cautiously optimistic while Sista is of a darker, more negative character. The latter also reveals more about the author. The course of events in the poems is not strictly chronological; they are subject-matter scattered with an intention of creating a spontaneous and motley rhythm within the lines. Dialectal words and references to geographic places that carry different names in the local languages Sámi, Meänkieli, and Swedish are key ingredients throughout the text.
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