Borderland Julia Sushytska Analysis
BORDERLAND - This term was used in our first class and it is the first word I wrote in my notebook. This key concept was particularly interesting and though-provoking. It helped me develop ideas about Eastern Europe from the start of Unit 1. It made me think about borderlands all over the world, not just in Eastern Europe. I started to wonder what exactly defines where a country ends, does it really end at the borderland?
Julia Sushytska explains in her article “what is Eastern Europe – a philosophical approach” how “borderlands are the territories in which several different cultures, ethnicities, religious communities, etc. exist side by side. In contrast to borders that are supposed to entail separation and the absence of contact between
Julia Sushytska explains in her article “what is Eastern Europe – a philosophical approach” how “borderlands are the territories in which several different cultures, ethnicities, religious communities, etc. exist side by side. In contrast to borders that are supposed to entail separation and the absence of contact between