‘So ha’ wie daut emma jedohne,’ (that is how we have always done it): the collective memory and cultural identity of the Old Colony Mennonites in Bolivia
| dc.contributor.author | Warkentin, Karen | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Freund, Alexander (History) Yaremko, Jason (History) Greenhill, Pauline (Women's and Gender Studies, University of Winnipeg) | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Loewen, Royden (History) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-07T20:46:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-04-07T20:46:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-04-07T20:46:54Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | History | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Canadian-descendent Old Colony Mennonites first arrived in Bolivia from Mexico in 1967. Their collective identity has been shaped by a series of migrations through several countries, including Russia, Canada and Mexico. In this thesis I look at which memories are retold and how they are used to define their identity as an anti-modern people, and vice versa, how this identity filters their memories. I also look to see what it is that the Old Colony Mennonites recall of their migration history: the years before arriving in Bolivia in the 1960s, the pioneer years and succeeding decades of life in Bolivia. In addition, I examine how they have used their history to define their worlds and how their views on technology, language, and clothing are articulated by historical accounts. | en |
| dc.description.note | May 2010 | en |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3908 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | memory | en |
| dc.subject | identity | en |
| dc.subject | Mennonites | en |
| dc.title | ‘So ha’ wie daut emma jedohne,’ (that is how we have always done it): the collective memory and cultural identity of the Old Colony Mennonites in Bolivia | en |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |