This master’s thesis in the realm of cultural heritage deals with the changes in identity, memory and interactions with heritage and culture among the Estonian Seto community in relation to the control line, wishing to evaluate what sort of everyday changes have taken place, as well as changes in cultural celebrations and traditions. It also seeks to analyse how the Setos on the Estonian side perceive the Seto culture across the border, and how they view their own situation in a changing landscape. In addition to this, the participants’ views on how they wish to see the situation with the control line mitigated are investigated. All these changes are framed by theories on cultural memory and border-making. The thesis uses qualitative interviews to gather the necessary data. The results reveal that many changes the Seto community face are connected to loss and restricted access, affecting the cultural memory of the community. The restrictive border is also a tool used in identity creation, using "lost ancestral lands" to create a view of the past that supports the existence of a strong and unified Seto community mitigating a loss.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-477275 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Laur, Kadri |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Kulturvård |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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