Introduction: The Black Sea as region and horizon

Caroline Humphrey; Vera Skvirskaja

doi:10.3167/fcl.2014.700101

Introduction: The Black Sea as region and horizon

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The introduction first outlines different perspectives on the Black Sea: in history, as a site of imperial conflicts and a buffer zone; in area studies, as a “region”; and in anthropology, as a sea crisscrossed by migration, cultural influences, alternative visions, and often a mutual turning of backs. We then discuss the Black Sea in the context of maritime ethnography and the study of ports, “hero cities”, pipelines, and political crises. The following sections consider Smith's notion of the “territorialization of memory” in relation to histories of exile and the more recent interactions brought about by migration and trade. In the concluding section we discuss how the Black Sea has appeared as a “horizon” and imaginary of the beyond for the peoples living around its shores.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology
Udgave nummer	70
Sider (fra-til)	3-11
Antal sider	9
ISSN	0920-1297
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2014.700101
Status	Udgivet - 1 dec. 2014

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