Johanna Laakso

Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Finno-Ugric Literatures, 8 Johanna Laakso

Multilingualism and multiculturalism are notoriously elusive concepts resting on partly controversial grounds. All too often, diversity is defined by othering certain groups, emphasizing their different or exotic characteristics. However, the diversity and dynamics of Uralic (Finno-Ugric) literatures deserve to be explored from the point of view of the interaction of multiple cultural and linguistic systems, structures, and networks. This book invites all interested readers and researchers to consider the potential of Uralic literary multiculturality in its entirety. (Series: Finno-Ugrian Studies in Austria. Schriftenreihe fur die Forschungsbereiche der Abteilung Finno-Ugristik (Institut fur Europaische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft) an der Universitat Wien - Vol. 8)