Postkoloniální pohled na Finsko prizmatem literární vědy : historie, současná situace, kritická reflexe

• Authors: Viola Parente-Čapková

Title variants

CS

Postcolonial look at Finland through the lens of literary studies : development, present situation, critical reflection

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Postcolonial theories have been applied in various contexts all over the globe. The article deals with the ways postcolonial thought, especially in combination with gender concerns, has been used in Finnish literary studies. I look at the broader problem of applying postcolonial theories in new contexts and pay close attention to the Nordic European space and its special features. I map the process through which postcolonial theories arrived in Finnish literary studies and then show how postcolonial thought has been applied, in a genderconscious way, in two particular cases. The fi rst one is the study of the Sámi, the indigenous population of the European North, and their literature, the second one is the study of the Finnish Roma and their literature. In conclusion, I consider the latest developments, i.e. combining postcolonial theoretical framework with multilingual, transnational and cross-border literary studies in Finland and outline some present and future tasks and challenges.

Keywords

EN

postcolonial studies; Finland; literary studies; gender; Sámi; Roma

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 96-126
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Viola Parente-Čapková

• Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. / Institute of Sociology CAS, Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

DOI

10.13060/25706578.2017.18.2.373