The Sámi:
Traditions in Tradition
Meets:
11.45-1.10 T, meets in RNS 390
12.45-2.05 Th, meets in RNS 390
Instructor: Kari Lie
This course fulfills the MSG, HBS and ORC general education requirements
This course counts towards Norwegian and Russian Area Studies majors and the Nordic Studies Concentration
Description:
What can a minority group, comprised of not much more than 50,000 people, teach the world about peaceful coexistence, sensible use of the environment and a meaningful rapport with the spiritual world? In this interdisciplinary course we will learn about the Sámi, an indigenous people living today mainly in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Not too long ago commonly referred to as Lapps or Laplanders and often the victims of discrimination by the majority cultures in whose proximity they lived, the Sámi have, in recent years, received a greater degree of autonomy and their culture is being studied both by non-Sámi scholars and by the Sámi themselves. And Sámi writers, musicians and graphic artists are being recognized worldwide.
We will first place the Sámi in a historical-cultural context by examining factual materials, both historical and contemporary, on the Sámi’s social and economic systems, religion, customs and values. In the major portion of the course we will view the Sámi primarily from within: the Sámi will present themselves through their literature, film, music and art. And we will discuss the Sámi often and critically.
Meets:
11.45-1.10 T, meets in RNS 390
12.45-2.05 Th, meets in RNS 390
Instructor: Kari Lie
This course fulfills the MSG, HBS and ORC general education requirements
This course counts towards Norwegian and Russian Area Studies majors and the Nordic Studies Concentration
Description:
What can a minority group, comprised of not much more than 50,000 people, teach the world about peaceful coexistence, sensible use of the environment and a meaningful rapport with the spiritual world? In this interdisciplinary course we will learn about the Sámi, an indigenous people living today mainly in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Not too long ago commonly referred to as Lapps or Laplanders and often the victims of discrimination by the majority cultures in whose proximity they lived, the Sámi have, in recent years, received a greater degree of autonomy and their culture is being studied both by non-Sámi scholars and by the Sámi themselves. And Sámi writers, musicians and graphic artists are being recognized worldwide.
We will first place the Sámi in a historical-cultural context by examining factual materials, both historical and contemporary, on the Sámi’s social and economic systems, religion, customs and values. In the major portion of the course we will view the Sámi primarily from within: the Sámi will present themselves through their literature, film, music and art. And we will discuss the Sámi often and critically.