Ukrainian Otherlands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ukrainian Otherlands write by Natalia Khanenko-Friesen. This book was released on 2015-07-27. Ukrainian Otherlands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring a rich array of folk traditions that developed in the Ukrainian diaspora and in Ukraine during the twentieth century, Ukrainian Otherlands is an innovative exploration of modern ethnic identity and the deeply felt (but sometimes deeply different) understandings of ethnicity in homeland and diaspora.
Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song
Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song write by Natalie Kononenko. This book was released on 2019-03-06. Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ukrainian epic, or dumy, were first recorded from blind mendicant minstrels in the nineteenth century, yet they reflect events dating back to as early as the 1300s. Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song provides new translations in contemporary English of these songs of family strife, war, and human dignity. It also explains the historical events celebrated in epic and other historical songs: fierce battles, rebellion against tyranny, the struggles of captivity, the joys of escape from slavery. Natalie Kononenko's expert translation and analysis of Ukrainian epics provides a sweeping social history of folklore that is vital to Ukrainian identity. A translation of at least one variant of every known epic is included. Whereas earlier trends in folklore scholarship emphasized genre purity and compartmentalization, Kononenko critically examines the events about which songs were sung. Her emphasis on the lives of ordinary people rather than on leaders reshapes our understanding of how epics were composed and performed. Kononenko's ground-breaking analysis also illuminates Ukrainian self-understanding and explains how songs preserve and perpetuate historical memory. Scholars interested in epic song, history, and general folklore will benefit from this work. Members of the Ukrainian diaspora will find new appreciation of Ukrainian folklore.
Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies
Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies write by Natalie Kononenko. This book was released on 2023-05-01. Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While Canada is home to one of the largest Ukrainian diasporas in the world, little is known about the life and culture of Ukrainians living in the country’s rural areas and their impact on Canadian traditions. Drawing on more than ten years of interviews and fieldwork, Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies describes the culture of Ukrainian Canadians living in the prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Despite powerful pressure to assimilate, these Ukrainians have managed both to preserve their sense of themselves as Ukrainian and to develop a culture sensitive to the realities of prairie life, creating their own uniquely Ukrainian Canadian traditions. The Ukrainian church, an iconic though now rapidly disappearing feature of the prairie landscape, takes centre stage as an instrument for the retention of Ukrainian identity and the development of a new culture. Natalie Kononenko explores the cultural elements of Ukrainian Canadian ritual practice, with an emphasis on family traditions surrounding marriage, birth, death, and religious holidays. Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies gives voice to a group of everyday people who are too often overlooked, highlighting their accomplishments and their contributions to Canadian life.
Migrations and Diasporas
Migrations and Diasporas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Migrations and Diasporas write by William Arrocha. This book was released on 2023-11-23. Migrations and Diasporas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Advocating for a more welcoming world involves respecting the human dignity and fundamental rights of all individuals, regardless of their place of origin or immigration status. This perspective offers a powerful insight into the dynamics of social justice across borders.
Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas
Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas write by Milana V. Nikolko. This book was released on 2017-02-20. Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the relationship between post-Soviet societies in transition and the increasingly important role of their diaspora. It analyses processes of identity transformation in post-Soviet space and beyond, using macro- and micro-level perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches combining field-based and ethnographic research. The authors demonstrate that post-Soviet diaspora are just at the beginning of the process of identity formation and formalization. They do this by examining the challenges, encounters and practices of Ukrainians and Russians living abroad in Western and Southern Europe, Canada and Turkey, as well as those of migrants, expellees and returnees living in the conflict zones of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova. Key questions on how diaspora can be better engaged to support development, foreign policy and economic policies in post-Soviet societies are both raised and answered. Russia’s transformative and important role in shaping post-Soviet diaspora interests and engagement is also considered. This edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of diaspora, post-Soviet politics and migration, and economic and political development.
