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 of en 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.

Original language	English
Journal	Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology
Issue number	70
Pages (from-to)	3-11
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0920-1297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2014.700101
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2014

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