The Nordic Countries as a Historical and Historiographical Region: Towards a Critical Writing of Translocal History



Título del documento: The Nordic Countries as a Historical and Historiographical Region: Towards a Critical Writing of Translocal History
Revista: Historia da historiografia
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000420058
ISSN: 1983-9928
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1University of Helsinki, Helsinki. Finlandia
Año:
Periodo: Abr
Número: 11
Paginación: 244-264
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, teórico
Resumen en inglés This article focuses on the recently increased interest in transnational and translocal regions and regionalism in the context of a general “spatial turn” in the social sciences and the humanities. Using the historical conceptualizations of “the North” and “the Nordic region” (Norden, Pohjola) as an example, the article analyzes the processes of region-building in general and the case of the Nordic countries (Scandinavia) as a historical and historiographical region in particular. On the one hand, the constructed character of Norden will be acknowledged; on the other, it is also argued that the regional constructions may have a certain degree of construct validity and a historical continuity, based on common historical experiences and the inherent spatiality of history. Finally, the article concludes that the acknowledgement of the transnational framework is important when rethinking the history of historiography, albeit it is not necessarily a more “enlightened” alternative to methodological nationalism
Disciplinas: Historia
Palabras clave: Historiografía,
Historia regional,
Regionalismo,
Escandinavia,
Nacionalismo,
Interacción,
Ontología
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