Articles related to "Ethnic Boundaries"
Norwegian Jokes about Swedes (Part I of II)
Regardless of how good relations are between neighboring countries, it’s always possible to find jokes in these nations expressing animosity toward one another. Jokes about one’s neighbor serve as a kind of conceptual border between ethnicities – they differentiate two nations by drawing real or imagined contrasts between the inhabitants of both, implying the superiority of one by highlighting the inferiority of the other. Such is the case with Norwegian jokes about Swedes.
norwegian jokes about swedes • neighbor countries • scandinavian relations • ethnic boundaries • political boundaries
Regardless of how good relations are between neighboring countries, it’s always possible to find jokes in these nations expressing animosity toward one another. Jokes about one’s neighbor serve as a kind of conceptual border between ethnicities – they differentiate two nations by drawing real or imagined contrasts between the inhabitants of both, implying the superiority of one by highlighting the inferiority of the other. Such is the case with Norwegian jokes about Swedes.
norwegian jokes about swedes • neighbor countries • scandinavian relations • ethnic boundaries • political boundaries
Norwegian Jokes about Swedes (Part II of II)
The jokes above represent a series of contrasts to define what Norwegians are and what Swedes are not: Norwegians are rational, Swedes are not; Norwegians are intelligent, Swedes are not; Norwegians have well-developed characters, Swedes do not; and so on. Embedded in these jokes we find not only the good natured rivalry between Norway and Sweden, but information about the values in which Norwegians pride themselves – intelligence, analytical skill, character, and common sense.
norwegian jokes about swedes • ethnic boundaries • political boundaries • scandinavian relations
The jokes above represent a series of contrasts to define what Norwegians are and what Swedes are not: Norwegians are rational, Swedes are not; Norwegians are intelligent, Swedes are not; Norwegians have well-developed characters, Swedes do not; and so on. Embedded in these jokes we find not only the good natured rivalry between Norway and Sweden, but information about the values in which Norwegians pride themselves – intelligence, analytical skill, character, and common sense.
norwegian jokes about swedes • ethnic boundaries • political boundaries • scandinavian relations
Ethnicity: Fluid and Permeable
Last week, we asked: What hold societies together, or what is the nature of solidarity? This week, we will explore notions of ethnicity in response to that question.
identity • belonging • ethnicity • ethnic boundaries • political identity
Last week, we asked: What hold societies together, or what is the nature of solidarity? This week, we will explore notions of ethnicity in response to that question.
identity • belonging • ethnicity • ethnic boundaries • political identity
Africa: At the Brink of Chaos
Africa is plagued by genocide, egregious human rights violations, internal strife, unstable governments, and a general lack of economic initiative, but it possesses abundant resources. These resources and imperial competition to control them continue to cause conflicts.
african governments • ethnic conflicts • tribal wars • hutus and tutsis • sudan conflict
Africa is plagued by genocide, egregious human rights violations, internal strife, unstable governments, and a general lack of economic initiative, but it possesses abundant resources. These resources and imperial competition to control them continue to cause conflicts.
african governments • ethnic conflicts • tribal wars • hutus and tutsis • sudan conflict
Defining Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC) resides within a highly controversial and complex terrain marked by diverse discourses, practices, experiences, and elimination efforts.
female genital cutting • types of female genital cutting • female genital cutting practices • female genital mutilation • female circumcision
Female genital cutting (FGC) resides within a highly controversial and complex terrain marked by diverse discourses, practices, experiences, and elimination efforts.
female genital cutting • types of female genital cutting • female genital cutting practices • female genital mutilation • female circumcision
Diversity in Southeast Asian History
The diversity within the Southeast Asian region in various aspects is a starting point to understanding its history.
diversity in southeast asia • understanding southeast asian history • singapore racial profile • christianity in southeast asia • medium of instruction in teaching of maths and sci
The diversity within the Southeast Asian region in various aspects is a starting point to understanding its history.
diversity in southeast asia • understanding southeast asian history • singapore racial profile • christianity in southeast asia • medium of instruction in teaching of maths and sci
Kin-Work and King Harald's Saga: A Feminist Analysis
On the surface, <I>King Harald's Saga</I> (Sturluson, 1966) might not appear to lend itself quite so easily to a feminist interpretation. Yet the themes of betrayal and kin confrontation around which this saga is centered seem to reveal, upon closer reading, that the "work of women" figures prominently in this story. Using Micaela di Leonardo's (1987) concept of "kin work" for the purpose of this analysis, I propose that the creation and dissipation of political/kin tensions became the mechanisms through which women exerted influence in Viking society. These tensions surface throughout the saga through metaphorical identification and situational parallelism.
king haralds saga • feminism • kin work • genealogy • norwegian history
On the surface, <I>King Harald's Saga</I> (Sturluson, 1966) might not appear to lend itself quite so easily to a feminist interpretation. Yet the themes of betrayal and kin confrontation around which this saga is centered seem to reveal, upon closer reading, that the "work of women" figures prominently in this story. Using Micaela di Leonardo's (1987) concept of "kin work" for the purpose of this analysis, I propose that the creation and dissipation of political/kin tensions became the mechanisms through which women exerted influence in Viking society. These tensions surface throughout the saga through metaphorical identification and situational parallelism.
king haralds saga • feminism • kin work • genealogy • norwegian history
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