Swallowed voice: The ethnography of historical experience as method to describe fate and ethnicity as the experience of geographical boundary lines embodied in refugees
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This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
Brief by:
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
Key findings
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.Grounded methods allowed for themes to emergethat revealed strategies of self-definitionexpressed bysurvivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws oninterdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focusfrom bounded wholes to historical experience. Politicalscientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity andgeographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropologicalstudy focuses on the effects of history (sensuFoucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionallyand traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided familiesinto those who stayed and those forced to leave.The discursive field and historical experience of Silesiais vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography ofhistorical experience, allows for people's experiences ofgeopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field inits polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingualpeople who experience the imposition of nation–states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methodschange the subjectivity and singing voice of the textauthor over the long period of this study, and the silentspace of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinaryfields contextualizes the empirical evidenceafter the themes emerged.
Evidence
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people's experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
What it means
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people's experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
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Swallowed voice: The ethnography of historical experience as method to describe fate and ethnicity as the experience of geographical boundary lines embodied in refugees
Cite this brief: Muller-Schwarze, Nina. 'Swallowed voice: The ethnography of historical experience as method to describe fate and ethnicity as the experience of geographical boundary lines embodied in refugees'. Acume. https://www.acume.org/r/swallowed-voice-the-ethnography-of-historicalexperience-as-method-to-describe-fate-andethnicity-as-the-experience-of-geographicalboundary-lines-embodied-in-refugees/
Brief created by: Dr Nina Muller-Schwarze | Year brief made: 2025
Original research:
- Muller-Schwarze, N., (2025) ‘Swallowed voice: The ethnography of historical experience as method to describe fate and ethnicity as the experience of geographical boundary lines embodied in refugees’. –
Research brief:
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods. Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge that revealed strategies of self-definition expressed by survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and geographical areas in Europe…
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
Findings:
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.
This study collects oral histories in intersubjective methods.
Grounded methods allowed for themes to emerge
that revealed strategies of self-definition
expressed by
survivors of ethnic cleansing. The discussion draws on
interdisciplinary literature to broaden the scholarly focus
from bounded wholes to historical experience. Political
scientists convincingly define Silesia as ethnicity and
geographical areas in Europe today, yet this anthropological
study focuses on the effects of history (sensu
Foucault 1972) as experienced, especially emotionally
and traumatically, when geopolitical powers divided families
into those who stayed and those forced to leave.
The discursive field and historical experience of Silesia
is vast. An innovative methodology, the ethnography of
historical experience, allows for people’s experiences of
geopolitical boundaries and nation–states to emerge.
Themes that emerge distinguish this discursive field in
its polyvocality and heteroglossia as creole and multilingual
people who experience the imposition of nation–
states repeatedly in history. Intersubjective methods
change the subjectivity and singing voice of the text
author over the long period of this study, and the silent
space of trauma is mutually revoiced. Theory from interdisciplinary
fields contextualizes the empirical evidence
after the themes emerged.