„ZA BOHA A NÁROD!“: HOW THE SLOVAK LANGUAGE PRESS IN AMERICA HELPED FORM SLOVAK-AMERICAN IDENTITY

• Autorzy: Sorensen Ben
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This research explores Slovak-American identity formation through the Slovak Language Press in late 1800s and early 1900s North America. Publications like Jednota, Amerikansko-Slovenske Noviny, and Slovak v Amerike promoted literacy, political awareness, and shaped much of the Slovak-American identity. Remarkably, Amerikansko-Slovenske Noviny had more subscribers than all Slovak newspapers in Slovakia combined, and therefore also exerted a much greater impact on the Slovak-American identity. We also examine the contrast between the press’s portrayal of Slovak- American worldviews and the historical reality of their experience, as well as their current identity and worldview, as well as the enduring influence of Jednota, the oldest Slovak-English continuously published newspaper, on today’s Slovak-American identity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

SLOVAK IMMIGRATION; LITERACY; SLOVAK LANGUAGE PRESS; SLOVAK – AMERICAN IDENTITY

• Wydawca: Jan Stanislav Slavonic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Matica Slovenska
• Czasopismo: Slavica Slovaca
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 547 - 554

Twórcy

autor

Sorensen Ben

• Cape Fear Community College, 411 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, United States of America ,

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SlavSlov.2023.3.10