Sisterland Lithuania and brothernation Lithuanians : gendering the neighbourhood in Latvian periodicals over time

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Sisterland Lithuania and brothernation Lithuanians: gendering the neighbourhood in Latvian periodicals over time
Authors:
Eglāja-Kristsone, Eva
In the Book:
Baltiška, tautinė, regioninė savimonė baltų literatūrose ir kultūrose / sudarė ir parengė: Vigmantas Butkus, Viktorija Jonkutė. Vilnius: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas, 2015. P. 89-101
Subject Category:
LT
Latvija (Latvia); Lietuva (Lithuania); Literatūros teorija ir kritika / Literary science and criticism.
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Žanrai; Broliškumas; Brolystė; Genderizmas; Latvių literatūra; Latvių periodiniai leidiniai; Latvių publicistika ir literatūra; Lietuviai; Literatūra; Lytis; Seserystė; Brotherhood; Gender; Latvian literature; Latvian periodicals; Latvian periodicals and literature; Lithuania; Lithuanian literature; Lithuanians; Sisterhood.

ENFocusing on gendering Lithuania as a land or a country (female) and Lithuanians as a nation (male), the aim of this article is to show a discourse analysis of the use of the expressions ‘sister - Lithuania’ and ‘brothers - Lithuanians’. In periodicals, titles of articles and their contents have been analysed; the expressions have been searched for in literature and literary criticism from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to today. Speaking about Latvian perception of Lithuania, Lithuania is viewed as a sister, with whom a rather similar fate has been experienced and akin values are shared. Lithuanians, on the other hand, are viewed as brothers with common political aims, suggesting a masculine sense, brotherhood. Therefore, it is exciting to provide a deeper insight to this gendered neighbourhood and kinship. [From the publication]

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2019-11-14 11:23:01
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