Da Hillsook Wedeen
Shetland is a place of wild, unforgiving landscapes, supernatural beliefs and a soundscape barely altered over time. The film explores storytelling and social imagination in Shetland. The folklore tale, Da Hillsook Wedeen, has a timeless quality: unfolding from historical trauma forward through gene...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA)
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Anthropological Films |
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| Online Access: | https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/2795 |
| Summary: | Shetland is a place of wild, unforgiving landscapes, supernatural beliefs and a soundscape barely altered over time. The film explores storytelling and social imagination in Shetland. The folklore tale, Da Hillsook Wedeen, has a timeless quality: unfolding from historical trauma forward through generations of women’s voices. What does it mean to be a woman left on the shore? |
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| ISSN: | 2535-437X |