CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Koziura, Karolina Natalia |
|---|---|
| Title | Celebrating Difference, Becoming Ukrainian. Everyday ethnicity in a mixed Ukrainian Town |
| Summary | Chernivtsi, the contemporary town located in Western Ukraine is perceived as one of the most multiethnic places in Ukraine. However, it is special not only because of its current ethnic diversity but also its rich history. During the last century, its status changed four times. Before the First World War it was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then the Kingdom of Romania and after the Second World War it became a part of the Soviet Socialist Republic. Since 1991, Chernivtsi is the arena for, on the one hand, the “Ukrainization” policy of local municipality and, on the other, the revival of national minority institutions. This thesis, based on my ethnographic fieldwork, which I have conducted in the town since 2010, seeks to explore why and when does ethnicity as a category of practice matters for ordinary people in Chernivtsi. As I show, by using the methodology of the “everyday” and taking “situational” ethnicity as a major approach, for individuals in Chernivtsi, “Ukrainianess” became an unmarked, obvious and taken for granted category in their daily life. Thus, the nationalizing efforts of the local municipality, which since the late socialist time constantly marked “Ukrainianess” as a significant category, can be perceived as successful. |
| Supervisor | Pogonyi, Szabolcs |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/koziura_karolina.pdf |
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