9788270995288 - Nordic identities in transition : as reflected in pedagogic texts and cultural contexts von Staffan Selander & Bente Aamotsbakken (eds.) (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 362 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm. This book raises some central questions concerning identities, especially the construction and the representations of identities: How do we understand ourselves? Who are "we" and who are "the Others"? The question of identities in transition in a Nordic context is presented in the following way: a theoretic overview - an overview over languages and language policies in the Nordic countries - the role of digital media and gender issues related to youth cultures and identity constructions - religion and ethnicity - the question of national identities Nordic identities in transition is an interesting case, as one example of regional changes among almost 25 million inhabitants in relation to global changes like migration, new communicative patterns and increasing mixes and clashes between cultural values and norms. The articles represent transitional processes in Denmark, Finland, The Faroe ­Islands, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.