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University of Washington Press, 2019

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Linköping electronic conference proceedings, Jan 3, 2024

Journal of Folklore Research Reviews, May 29, 2008

Reviewed Medium: book Year: 2007 Pages: 204 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited ISBN: 978-1-59158-594-... more Reviewed Medium: book Year: 2007 Pages: 204 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited ISBN: 978-1-59158-594-7 (soft cover). Prices: $30.00 USD(soft cover).

Open Book Publishers, Jul 1, 2016

Selected papers of internet research, Mar 29, 2023

This paper discusses a topic of prioritized importance in contemporary Indigenous research: data ... more This paper discusses a topic of prioritized importance in contemporary Indigenous research: data sovereignty. Contemporary modes of collection and use of data have reactualized debates about colonialism. Couldry and Mejias (2019) describe data use in term of "data colonialism", i.e. "a form of fundamental appropriation (Greene & Joseph, 2015; Thatcher et al., 2016), or extraction (Mezzadra & Neilson, 2017) of resources" (p. 338). Indigenous data sovereignty-"the right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about Indigenous communities, peoples, lands, and resources" (Rainie et al., 2019, p. 301)-is to be understood in relation to efforts towards self-determination. It is also intended to be a means for preventing misuse of data and for ensuring trustful and respectful relationships between research institutions and Indigenous communities.

Journal of American Folklore, 2020

This chapter problematizes the educational affordances of accessing indigenous storytelling pract... more This chapter problematizes the educational affordances of accessing indigenous storytelling practices in online environments. Focus lies on the use of storytelling for language revitalization in indigenous contexts of Sápmi (the traditional Sámi settlement area) and Australia. By examining contemporary examples of digital storytelling projects, we investigate creation and production processes, including not only the role of institutions as a source of production, but also the role of various agents in order to make possible for community members to create and share their own productions. The production of digital stories that present indigenous languages and culture online can be seen as a voice for marginalized communities, but also as initiatives and efforts towards self-representation and revitalization, i.e. a "deliberate, organized, conscious effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture" (Wallace, 1956, 265). As emphasized in previous research, successful revitalization requires changing community attitudes (Grenoble and Whaley, 2006.13). Consequently, any attempt to consider possibilities and challenges in revitalization should start in considering initiatives taken by the community itself in order to strengthen and promote their language. This study discusses some of the challenges and possibilities for education and language acquisition from selected examples. Further, we discuss some of the potentials and uses for digital literature and storytelling in relation to cultural revitalization and cultural practices in an indigenous context. This discussion is focused on several recent examples of digital media used to produce content that aims to revitalize indigenous languages and culture through education. Rather than overly give attention on such features as language acquisition and transmission, we are interested in the role of language in relation to traditions and identities. These relationships are especially powerful when expressed in relation to land, heritage and traditional cultural practices. Our examples include Sámi initiatives from Sweden and Norway, as well as digital works and a publishing initiative from Indigenous Australian communities. We choose to focus on education from the perspective of the Indigenous communities, which are often resisting the intrusion of power in the form of economic and political elites. This raises questions related to what is a meaningful education from an indigenous perspective and many of these struggles are played out via media.

Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ide... more Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ideologiskt vapen

Ethnologia Fennica, Jun 8, 2023

Narrative works, Jun 20, 2016

In this article, we take a narrative approach to Swedish media texts regarding farming, forestry,... more In this article, we take a narrative approach to Swedish media texts regarding farming, forestry, and Sami livelihoods. The main purpose is to illuminate how a master narrative on climate change is shaped, activated, and put into practice in different ways in different settings and contexts. The study discusses the complex interplay between different levels of narratives and the narrative dynamics that influence and shape collective representations of climate change. We discern a narrative level that does not explicitly challenge the master narrative, but operationalizes it in close relation to cultural contexts and specific goals, resulting in what we call conventionalized narratives.

Tidsskrift for kulturforskning, 2017

Kulturella perspektiv - Svensk etnologisk tidskrift, 2014

ABSTRACT

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Aug 13, 2021

This article examines the benefits of putting Indigenous perspectives and the digital humanities ... more This article examines the benefits of putting Indigenous perspectives and the digital humanities (DH) in conversation with each other in order to elaborate a DH approach that is suitable for Indigenous research and to suggest critical perspectives for a more sustainable DH. For this purpose, the article examines practices of data harvesting, categorizing, and sharing from the perspectives of groups in the margin, more specifically in relation to Sámi research. Previous research has emphasized the role of cultural and social contexts in the design, use, and adaptation of technologies in general, and digital technologies in particular (Douglas, 1987. Inventing American broadcasting; Nissenbaum, 2001. Computer, 34, 118–120; Powell & Aitken, 2011. The American literature scholar in the digital age) and several scholars have argued for how the application of critical studies make a fruitful contribution to the DH (Liu, 2012. Debates in the digital humanities; McPherson, 2012. Debates in the digital humanities). This article suggests an approach that addresses a need to acknowledge the diversity of technoscientific traditions. The perspectives of Indigenous groups bring this matter to a head. In order to make the DH more sustainable and inclusive, the development of the DH should be driven by cultural studies to a greater extent than it has been so far. A sustainable DH also means a better rendering of the plurality of the cultural values, perspectives, and ethics that characterize our fieldwork and research subjects.

The stories we tell and are told, the images we see and share, the ways we communicate find new p... more The stories we tell and are told, the images we see and share, the ways we communicate find new paths and come to expression in new forms of networks, other agoras (to borrow Foley’s terminology) and at a faster pace. Nonetheless, we ought to examine what the novelty of contemporary storytelling consists in when it conquers digital forms and environments. Likewise, the digital brings us new tools and possibilities of access to data – but how much have our disciplines, methods, approaches and concepts actually transformed and changed? And how much have we assessed the capacity of adaptation of our disciplines for embracing the study of what takes place online and in relation to the digital? From this vantage point, this paper gives particular attention to the footprints and the traceability of our doings and our data in order to highlight the flows, continuity and ruptures of what we do and tell. Based on examples from a variety of contexts, I illustrate how our quest for renewal, novelty and innovation is strongly anchored in, subjected to and depends upon our habits, old-fashioned ways and ability to observe the world around us. Further, I argue that in research like in storytelling, the value of vintage equals the value of novelty and originality.

Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ide... more Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ideologiskt vapen

University of Washington Press, 2019

Linköping electronic conference proceedings, Jan 3, 2024

Journal of Folklore Research Reviews, May 29, 2008

Reviewed Medium: book Year: 2007 Pages: 204 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited ISBN: 978-1-59158-594-... more Reviewed Medium: book Year: 2007 Pages: 204 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited ISBN: 978-1-59158-594-7 (soft cover). Prices: $30.00 USD(soft cover).

Open Book Publishers, Jul 1, 2016

Selected papers of internet research, Mar 29, 2023

This paper discusses a topic of prioritized importance in contemporary Indigenous research: data ... more This paper discusses a topic of prioritized importance in contemporary Indigenous research: data sovereignty. Contemporary modes of collection and use of data have reactualized debates about colonialism. Couldry and Mejias (2019) describe data use in term of "data colonialism", i.e. "a form of fundamental appropriation (Greene & Joseph, 2015; Thatcher et al., 2016), or extraction (Mezzadra & Neilson, 2017) of resources" (p. 338). Indigenous data sovereignty-"the right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about Indigenous communities, peoples, lands, and resources" (Rainie et al., 2019, p. 301)-is to be understood in relation to efforts towards self-determination. It is also intended to be a means for preventing misuse of data and for ensuring trustful and respectful relationships between research institutions and Indigenous communities.

Journal of American Folklore, 2020

This chapter problematizes the educational affordances of accessing indigenous storytelling pract... more This chapter problematizes the educational affordances of accessing indigenous storytelling practices in online environments. Focus lies on the use of storytelling for language revitalization in indigenous contexts of Sápmi (the traditional Sámi settlement area) and Australia. By examining contemporary examples of digital storytelling projects, we investigate creation and production processes, including not only the role of institutions as a source of production, but also the role of various agents in order to make possible for community members to create and share their own productions. The production of digital stories that present indigenous languages and culture online can be seen as a voice for marginalized communities, but also as initiatives and efforts towards self-representation and revitalization, i.e. a "deliberate, organized, conscious effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture" (Wallace, 1956, 265). As emphasized in previous research, successful revitalization requires changing community attitudes (Grenoble and Whaley, 2006.13). Consequently, any attempt to consider possibilities and challenges in revitalization should start in considering initiatives taken by the community itself in order to strengthen and promote their language. This study discusses some of the challenges and possibilities for education and language acquisition from selected examples. Further, we discuss some of the potentials and uses for digital literature and storytelling in relation to cultural revitalization and cultural practices in an indigenous context. This discussion is focused on several recent examples of digital media used to produce content that aims to revitalize indigenous languages and culture through education. Rather than overly give attention on such features as language acquisition and transmission, we are interested in the role of language in relation to traditions and identities. These relationships are especially powerful when expressed in relation to land, heritage and traditional cultural practices. Our examples include Sámi initiatives from Sweden and Norway, as well as digital works and a publishing initiative from Indigenous Australian communities. We choose to focus on education from the perspective of the Indigenous communities, which are often resisting the intrusion of power in the form of economic and political elites. This raises questions related to what is a meaningful education from an indigenous perspective and many of these struggles are played out via media.

Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ide... more Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ideologiskt vapen

Ethnologia Fennica, Jun 8, 2023

Narrative works, Jun 20, 2016

In this article, we take a narrative approach to Swedish media texts regarding farming, forestry,... more In this article, we take a narrative approach to Swedish media texts regarding farming, forestry, and Sami livelihoods. The main purpose is to illuminate how a master narrative on climate change is shaped, activated, and put into practice in different ways in different settings and contexts. The study discusses the complex interplay between different levels of narratives and the narrative dynamics that influence and shape collective representations of climate change. We discern a narrative level that does not explicitly challenge the master narrative, but operationalizes it in close relation to cultural contexts and specific goals, resulting in what we call conventionalized narratives.

Tidsskrift for kulturforskning, 2017

Kulturella perspektiv - Svensk etnologisk tidskrift, 2014

ABSTRACT

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Aug 13, 2021

This article examines the benefits of putting Indigenous perspectives and the digital humanities ... more This article examines the benefits of putting Indigenous perspectives and the digital humanities (DH) in conversation with each other in order to elaborate a DH approach that is suitable for Indigenous research and to suggest critical perspectives for a more sustainable DH. For this purpose, the article examines practices of data harvesting, categorizing, and sharing from the perspectives of groups in the margin, more specifically in relation to Sámi research. Previous research has emphasized the role of cultural and social contexts in the design, use, and adaptation of technologies in general, and digital technologies in particular (Douglas, 1987. Inventing American broadcasting; Nissenbaum, 2001. Computer, 34, 118–120; Powell & Aitken, 2011. The American literature scholar in the digital age) and several scholars have argued for how the application of critical studies make a fruitful contribution to the DH (Liu, 2012. Debates in the digital humanities; McPherson, 2012. Debates in the digital humanities). This article suggests an approach that addresses a need to acknowledge the diversity of technoscientific traditions. The perspectives of Indigenous groups bring this matter to a head. In order to make the DH more sustainable and inclusive, the development of the DH should be driven by cultural studies to a greater extent than it has been so far. A sustainable DH also means a better rendering of the plurality of the cultural values, perspectives, and ethics that characterize our fieldwork and research subjects.

The stories we tell and are told, the images we see and share, the ways we communicate find new p... more The stories we tell and are told, the images we see and share, the ways we communicate find new paths and come to expression in new forms of networks, other agoras (to borrow Foley’s terminology) and at a faster pace. Nonetheless, we ought to examine what the novelty of contemporary storytelling consists in when it conquers digital forms and environments. Likewise, the digital brings us new tools and possibilities of access to data – but how much have our disciplines, methods, approaches and concepts actually transformed and changed? And how much have we assessed the capacity of adaptation of our disciplines for embracing the study of what takes place online and in relation to the digital? From this vantage point, this paper gives particular attention to the footprints and the traceability of our doings and our data in order to highlight the flows, continuity and ruptures of what we do and tell. Based on examples from a variety of contexts, I illustrate how our quest for renewal, novelty and innovation is strongly anchored in, subjected to and depends upon our habits, old-fashioned ways and ability to observe the world around us. Further, I argue that in research like in storytelling, the value of vintage equals the value of novelty and originality.

Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ide... more Traditionella kunskaper och forskningstraditioner : samisk folklore som politiskt verktyg och ideologiskt vapen

Kulturella perspektiv - Svensk etnologisk tidskrift, 2014

Chapter in the volume Nordens litteratur. Ed. Margareta Petersson & Rikard Schönström. Studentlit... more Chapter in the volume Nordens litteratur. Ed. Margareta Petersson & Rikard Schönström. Studentlitteratur, 2017.

Debate article published in Dagens Nyheter on 11 June 2015 Translated from Swedish. Link to arti... more Debate article published in Dagens Nyheter on 11 June 2015
Translated from Swedish. Link to article is here: http://www.dn.se/debatt/rasbiologiskt-sprakbruk-i-statens-rattsprocess-mot-sameby/
Link to Umeå university and some about the context: http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/news/newsdetailpage/debate-article-the-government-rejects-research-in-legal-process-against-a-sami-community.cid253341
The state rejects research in legal process against a Sami community

The state shows a problematic attitude towards modern research about Sami matters and questions the Sami people’s status as an Indigenous people. Furthermore, the state’s characterisation of Sami people uses a rhetoric that evokes an antiquated cultural hierarchy and racial biology. The individuals signing this debate article are researchers at Swedish universities and higher education institutions with sound knowledge of Sami related research. It is our strong opinion that the state’s standpoint and use of language poses a threat to Sweden as a state dedicated to the principle of justice and as a nation that respects research and knowledge.

59 researchers have signed.