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Checking in on Sakha Studies

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Date

2021

Keywords

Sakha Republic, culture, history

Abstract (summary)

In going over submissions to Sibirica at the beginning of 2021, I found several articles related to culture and history in the Sakha Republic. Naturally, I thought it would be illuminating to bring them together to see how they might complement each other. Although this is not a typical special issue with a planned overarching theme, I found that these articles are not only geographically united but subtly reflective of broad underlying concerns—the revitalization and continuity of culture, and the agency of minoritized and indigenous peoples in striving for self-definition and survival. This issue is a way of “checking in” on the state of some of the diverse scholarly work happening in and on Sakha (Yakutia) in recent months and years—from the perspectives of researchers in anthropology, literary studies, history, and art history and criticism.

Publication Information

Ferguson, J. (2021). Checking in on Sakha Studies. Sibirica 20(2): v-vii. https://doi.org/10.3167/sib.2021.200201

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Item Type

Article

Language

English

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)