A Moldovan ‘sheep'? – framing Moldovan passivity

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ID6307065
AuthorsRoxana Adina Humă (School of Government, University of Plymouth University of Plymouth Plymouth UK, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume21
Issue3
Pages503-523
Publication date2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNations and Nationalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1345-5078 • E-ISSN: 1469-8129
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/nana.12125
OpenAlexW2138159952
LanguageEN
References cited13

This article offers a different perspective for understanding Moldovan discourses of passivity by turning its attention to representations of national identity. Its main focus is a Moldovan ballad, Mioriţa, and the way in which it discursively both frames and legitimises inaction. It builds on the idea that Mioriţa is a central part of the way in which Moldovans represent their identity with respect to the writings of Ion Druţă, its main promoter in Moldovan society. More importantly, the ballad is conceptually linked to national characteristics such as lamentation and kindness, characteristics that can be summed up under the headline of ‘passivity’. Thus, drawing from constructivist and post‐structuralist approaches, the article stresses how these elements inform the Moldovan view of the self, its identity and even its representations of foreign affairs, framing the Moldovan lack of agency on a discursive level

Epistemology · Framing (construction · Media studies · Sociology · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Gender Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

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