“An entirely different culture and an alien race:” Scandinavian Ukrainian encounters on the Canadian Prairies 1910-1940
ABSTRACT: While contacts between Scandinavia and Kievan Rus’ in recent history have been limited, and Scandinavian, and Scandinavian-Canadian attitudes to Ukrainians were long characterized by an aggressive hostility and racist stereotypes. The image...
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ABSTRACT: While contacts between Scandinavia and Kievan Rus’ in recent history have
been limited, and Scandinavian, and Scandinavian-Canadian attitudes to Ukrainians
were long characterized by an aggressive hostility and racist stereotypes. The image
of the “Galician” merged with stereotypes of Russians, which have a long tradition in Scandinavia and
Germany. “Galicians” became synonymous with backwardness, social retardation and superstition. As a result
of pressure to assimilate and competition for the same jobs, Scandinavian-Ukrainian
relations in Canada became strained. These attitudes took a particularly aggressive
form in the Scandinavian press in Canada. This article attempts to identify anti-Ukrainian
themes in Scandinavian and Scandinavian-Canadian literature and assess their significance
for the identity formation of the Scandinavians in Canada in the early 20th century.
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| spelling | doaj.art-547844be8ec047f188b0371d118e2ed92023-06-08T21:49:52ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryScandinavian-Canadian Studies0823-17962816-51872011-12-012010.29173/scancan61“An entirely different culture and an alien race:” Scandinavian Ukrainian encounters on the Canadian Prairies 1910-1940Per Anders Rudling ABSTRACT: While contacts between Scandinavia and Kievan Rus’ in recent history have been limited, and Scandinavian, and Scandinavian-Canadian attitudes to Ukrainians were long characterized by an aggressive hostility and racist stereotypes. The image of the “Galician” merged with stereotypes of Russians, which have a long tradition in Scandinavia and Germany. “Galicians” became synonymous with backwardness, social retardation and superstition. As a result of pressure to assimilate and competition for the same jobs, Scandinavian-Ukrainian relations in Canada became strained. These attitudes took a particularly aggressive form in the Scandinavian press in Canada. This article attempts to identify anti-Ukrainian themes in Scandinavian and Scandinavian-Canadian literature and assess their significance for the identity formation of the Scandinavians in Canada in the early 20th century. https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/61 |
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| title | “An entirely different culture and an alien race:” Scandinavian Ukrainian encounters on the Canadian Prairies 1910-1940 |
| title_full | “An entirely different culture and an alien race:” Scandinavian Ukrainian encounters on the Canadian Prairies 1910-1940 |
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| title_short | “An entirely different culture and an alien race:” Scandinavian Ukrainian encounters on the Canadian Prairies 1910-1940 |
| title_sort | an entirely different culture and an alien race scandinavian ukrainian encounters on the canadian prairies 1910 1940 |
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