Łużyce od wewnątrz – społeczeństwo w oczach serbołużyckich nauczycieli, twórców kultury i polityków. Krótki rys na podstawie badań przeprowadzonych w Budziszynie i okolicach w listopadzie 2011 roku

• Authors: Justyna Michniuk
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Lusatia from the inside – a society through the eyes of Sorbian teachers, artists and politicians. A short survey based on research conducted in Bautzen and the surrounding area in November 2011Lusatia is a region in the heart of Europe. The Sorbs – a West Slavic nation, people who have lived in Lusatia for more than 1000 years, is not one homogeneous nation, but is divided into Upper and Lower Sorbs, with two dissimilar languages, two religions and two mentalities. I decided to rediscover Lusatia and talk with the people who are Sorbs. A one month stay in Bautzen was possible thanks to financial and scientific support from the Sorbian Institute (Serbski institut / Sorbisches Institut). Examining the past and current situation of the people in Lower and Upper Lusatia, I focused on their language, history and culture. In my studies I did not want to show the external image of the Sorbs, I did not try to create it either. All I wanted was to find out from the Sorbs themselves from which ‘elements’ does their individual identity originate. I was also interested to discover if Sorbs, as the smallest Slavic nation without their own country, feel more connected to a Sorbian origin, or perhaps to German citizenship.

Keywords

EN

Sorbs; national identity; endangered languages; minority rights; folklore

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Adeptus
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2013

online

2013-06-10

Contributors

author

Justyna Michniuk

Identifiers

DOI

10.11649/a.2012.006