Vagrants and nomads. About the works of Sigbjørn Skåden Cover Image

Tułacze i nomadzi. O twórczości Sigbjørna Skådena
Vagrants and nomads. About the works of Sigbjørn Skåden

Author(s): Maria Sibińska
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: Scandinavia’s indigenous people; modern Saami literature; nomadic subject; the Wandering Jew-myth; Sigbjørn Skåden

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on nomadic aspect of the Saami writer Sigbjørn Skåden’s works. The no-madic nature of his literary projects is seen from the perspective of modernity rather than as a manifestation of ethnicity. The author of the article points out certain nomadic features of Skåden’s writings, such as the shift ing perspectives on the subject and the world, the polyglot character of the world created, the transgression of boundaries (including the boundaries of literary fi ction), and the adoption of diff erent cultural realities. Also present in his works are elements of aggression, provocation and ethical ambiguity

  • Issue Year: 21/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 22-37
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish