Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937

Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937

This study examines notions of manliness among railway navvies from Norrbotten during the period from the 1880s to 1937. Navvy songs and poems are used in order to answer the purpose of this thesis. The method is qualitative and the paper should be viewed as descriptive utilizing a partly untried ma...

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Main Author: Pihl, Per-Jonas
Format: Others
Language:Swedish
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier 2016
Subjects:
Railway navvys
Norrbotten
Stereotypes
Manly
Unmanly
Navvy songs
Navvy poems
Rallare
Stereotyper
Manligt
Omanligt
Rallarvisor
Rallardikter.
History
Historia
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-umu-1722852020-06-18T03:40:18ZDen supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937sweThe drunken railway navvy? : Manly and unmanly in navvy songs from Norrbotten, the 1880s to 1937Pihl, Per-JonasUmeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier2016Railway navvysNorrbottenStereotypesManlyUnmanlyNavvy songsNavvy poemsRallareNorrbottenStereotyperManligtOmanligtRallarvisorRallardikter.HistoryHistoriaThis study examines notions of manliness among railway navvies from Norrbotten during the period from the 1880s to 1937. Navvy songs and poems are used in order to answer the purpose of this thesis. The method is qualitative and the paper should be viewed as descriptive utilizing a partly untried material as basis for investigation. The results are compared with previous research concerning both working class and middle class and there are both similarities and differences with previous research. The navvies wanted to describe themselves as persons who were able to drink alcohol in large amounts. However this fact was mainly valid for the older navvys which indicates a difference with previous research. The navvies used a rough language, were happy andliked freedom, they emphasized manual labour and were persistent and patriotic. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172285application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Railway navvys
Norrbotten
Stereotypes
Manly
Unmanly
Navvy songs
Navvy poems
Rallare
Norrbotten
Stereotyper
Manligt
Omanligt
Rallarvisor
Rallardikter.
History
Historia
spellingShingle Railway navvys
Norrbotten
Stereotypes
Manly
Unmanly
Navvy songs
Navvy poems
Rallare
Norrbotten
Stereotyper
Manligt
Omanligt
Rallarvisor
Rallardikter.
History
Historia
Pihl, Per-Jonas
Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
description This study examines notions of manliness among railway navvies from Norrbotten during the period from the 1880s to 1937. Navvy songs and poems are used in order to answer the purpose of this thesis. The method is qualitative and the paper should be viewed as descriptive utilizing a partly untried material as basis for investigation. The results are compared with previous research concerning both working class and middle class and there are both similarities and differences with previous research. The navvies wanted to describe themselves as persons who were able to drink alcohol in large amounts. However this fact was mainly valid for the older navvys which indicates a difference with previous research. The navvies used a rough language, were happy andliked freedom, they emphasized manual labour and were persistent and patriotic.
author Pihl, Per-Jonas
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title Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
title_short Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
title_full Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
title_fullStr Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
title_full_unstemmed Den supglade rallaren? : Manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
title_sort den supglade rallaren? : manligt och omanligt i norrbottniska rallarvisor, 1880-tal till 1937
publisher Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier
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