Samica (periodical)
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| title = Samica
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| former_name = Kleine saamische Schriften
| abbreviation = Samica
| subject = Sámi studies
| language = multilingual
| editors = Thomas Mohnike, Michael Rießler, Joshua Wilbur
| publisher = University of Freiburg
| country = Germany
| history = 2014
| frequency = irregular
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| ISSN = 2199-6229
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| OCLC = 942982829
| website = http://saami.uni-freiburg.de/samica/
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Samica is a multilingual interdisciplinary scholarly book series focused on the languages, literatures and cultures of Sápmi and published by the University of Freiburg. The first volume was published in 2014.{{cite web
|url=https://fontsinuse.com/uses/18082/gruesse-aus-lappland
|title=Grüße aus Lappland
|website=Fonts in Use
|access-date=2019-10-13
}} The series editors are the literary scholar Thomas Mohnike (University of Strasbourg) and the linguists Michael Rießler and Joshua Wilbur (both University of Freiburg).{{cite web
|url=https://idw-online.de/de/news606604
|title=Provokante Grüße aus Lappland
|website=Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw)
|access-date=2019-10-13}}
History and Profile
The series was founded in 2014 as the follow-up to the series Kleine saamische Schriften.{{cite web|url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=idn%3D988512521|title=Kleine saamische Schriften|website=German National Library, catalogue|access-date=2019-10-18}} Just as its predecessor, Samica is intended to reach a readership interested in a wide range of topics concerning Sámi studies.
Volumes include contributions to the Sámi languages, literatures and cultures as well as teaching materials and literary texts both in the original languages and in translation. As of October 2018, four volumes have been published, and a fifth is scheduled to appear in the near future.Samica website
Samica is non-profit in the sense that any revenue accrued from the sale of books is used only in the production/publication of new books.Samica website In addition to having institutional assist by the University of Freiburg, various organizations in the Nordic countries have provided financial support for individual volumes in the series;according to imprint information in the individual volumes these include: the Finnish Literature Exchange,{{cite web
|url=http://dbgw.finlit.fi/kaannokset/teos.php?id=12906&order=author&asc=1&lang=SWE&page=146
|title=Finlands litteratur i översättning (Samica ; 1)
|website=FILI Finnish Literature Exchange
|access-date=2019-10-13
}} Arjeplog municipality, Duoddara Ráfe Pite Saami Center,{{cite web
|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=6421053
|title=Världens första pitesamiska ordbok snart ute
|website=Sameradion & SVT Sápmi
|access-date=2019-10-14
}} and [https://norla.no/ Norwegian Literature Abroad].{{cite web|url=https://norway2019.com/en/news/uebersetzerin-des-monats|title=February's translator of the month: Johanna Domokos|website=NORLA, Norwegian Program in Frankfurt|access-date=2019-10-18}}
The various volumes have been edited both by the series editors in Freiburg and Strasbourg and by the respective authors and translators. Volume 1 (Grüße aus Lappland), the German translation of a text by Nils-Aslak Valkeapää,{{cite web
|url=http://wandervogel-ev.de/folkmagazin/fm-rezensionen/personen-und-rezensionen.html
|title=Samisches Buch
|website=FOLKmagazin
|access-date=2019-10-14
|url=https://www.regiotrends.de/de/regiomix/index.news.249611.provokante-gruesse-aus-lappland---skandinavisten-der-universitaeten-freiburg-und-strasbourg-stellen-den-ersten-band-der-neuen-buchreihe-samica-vor.html
|title=Provokante Grüße aus Lappland - Skandinavisten der Universitäten Freiburg und Strasbourg stellen den ersten Band der neuen Buchreihe Samica vor
|website=Regio Trends
|access-date=2019-10-14
}} premiered on the main stage for the guest of honor pavilion Finland at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2014.{{cite web
|url=https://www.schwarzaufweiss-internet.de/literatur-bringt-die-welt-ins-haus-nils-aslak-valkeapaeae
|title=Literatur bringt die Welt ins Haus – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
|website=SCHWARZaufweiss Evelyn Kuttig
|access-date=2019-10-13
}} Volume 4 (Worte verschwinden / fliegen / zum blauen Licht) is an anthology representing Sámi poetry between tradition and modernity in German translation and the parallel original versions.{{cite web
|url=http://www.dirkhuelstrunk.de/de/buchmesse-frankfurt-vom-joik-zum-rap-neue-sami-poesie/
|title=Buchmesse Frankfurt – Vom Joik zum Rap. Neue Sami Poesie
|website=Dirk HuelsTrunk – sound poetry performance
|access-date=2019-10-14
}} It is the first anthology of its kind in German.{{cite web|title=Virtual Panel — Sámi Authors You Should Know|website=The Nordic Center in America|url=http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events/sami-authors-panel/|access-date=2020-10-24|quote=... the first comprehensive anthology of Sami poetry translated into German}}
Volume 5 (Johan Turi) is the German translation of a scene play about the live of Johan Turi by Harald Gaski and Gunnar H. Gjengset, which is performed as part of the art exhibition HOUSE OF NORWAY in Frankfurt by Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter.{{cite web
|url=https://www.museumangewandtekunst.de/de/veranstaltungen/das-sami-national-theatre-beaivvas-sntb-spielt-johan-turi/
|title=Das Sámi National Theatre Beaivváš (SNTB) feiert im Museum Angewandte Kunst die Deutschlandpremiere von JOHAN TURI
|website=Museum Angewandte Kunst
|access-date=2019-10-14
}}
Both books premiered on the main stage for the guest of honor pavilion Norway at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2019 (vol. 4 on 17 October and vol. 5 on 16 October 2019).{{cite web
|url=https://norway2019.com/de/program
|title=Norwegian program in Frankfurt
|website=Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 Norway Guest of Honour
|access-date=2019-10-12
Whereas the books mentioned above represent various genres of fictional literature, volume 2 (Pitesamisk ordbok) is a contribution to language planning for the highly endangered Pite Sámi language{{cite web
|url=http://www.lastwhispers.org/pite-saami-the-nuances-of-reindeer/
|title=Pite Saami. The Nuances of Reindeer
|website=Last Whispers
|access-date=2019-10-14
|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=6293721
|title=Nu kan du ladda hem en pitesamisk ordbok
|website=Sameradion & SVT Sápmi
|access-date=2019-10-14
|url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/denne-nylanserte-ordboka-skal-redde-et-svaert-truet-sprak-1.13162759
|title=Denne nylanserte ordboka skal redde et svært truet språk
|website=NRK Sápmi
|access-date=2019-10-14
}}
and has actually contributed to gain official recognition of this written language.{{cite web
|url=https://www.arjeplognytt.se/2019/08/21/pitesamiskans-skriftsprak-godkant/
|title=Pitesamiskans skriftspråk godkänt
|website=Arjeplognytt
|access-date=2019-10-14
}}
Volumes
- 1 Grüße aus Lappland / Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, translated by Johanna Domokos & Gruppe Bi. - Freiburg : Skandinavisches Seminar der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. 2014. {{ISBN|978-3-9816835-0-9}}
- 2 Pitesamisk ordbok : Samt stavningsregler / Joshua Wilbur (Red.) - Freiburg : Skandinavisches Seminar der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. 2014. {{ISBN|978-3-9816835-1-6}}
- 3 Skoltesamiske tekster fra Neiden (forthcoming)
- 4 Worte verschwinden / fliegen / zum blauen Licht : Samische Lyrik von Joik bis Rap / Johanna Domokos, Michael Rießler & Christine Schlosser (Hrsg.), translated by Christine Schlosser - Freiburg : Skandinavisches Seminar der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. 2019. {{ISBN|978-3-9816835-3-0}}
- 5 Johan Turi : Ein Bühnenstück mit einem Joik von Áilloš / Harald Gaski & Gunnar H. Gjengset, translated by Tatjana Krzemien, Anna-Sophia Mäder & Michael Rießler - Freiburg : Skandinavisches Seminar der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. 2019. {{ISBN|978-3-9816835-4-7}}
References
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External links
- [http://saami.uni-freiburg.de/samica Samica homepage]