Political Rituals and Discourses: The Case of Carinthia Cover Image

Poliitilised rituaalid ja diskursused Kärnteni liidumaa näitel
Political Rituals and Discourses: The Case of Carinthia

Author(s): Jurij Fikfak
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: alternative practices; memorial walk; Nazism; plebiscite; ritual practices; use of discourse

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses selected ritual practices in Klagenfurt (Sln. Celovec), the capital of the southernmost Austrian state of Carinthia (Germ. Kärnten). The first ritual is connected with October 10, when the 1920 plebiscite is commemorated on the streets of Klagenfurt. In this plebiscite, the majority of people voted for remaining a part of Austria, the successor state to Austria-Hungary. The second ritual is a more recent one, known as the Memorial Walk (Germ. Gedenkgehen, Sln. Spominska hoja). Various cultural practices are analysed, as well as the use of symbols and space, media, state, and national discourses.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 7-26
  • Page Count: 20