ARMIN WIEBE\u27S NOVEL, TATSEA

Predmet diplomskega dela je roman Tatsea avtorja Armina Wiebea. Čeprav fantazijskega žanra, roman sloni na zgodovinskem obdobju evropejsko-domorodskega stika, ki je spodbudil trgovanje s krznom. To zgodovinsko obdobje je imelo velik kulturni in lingvistični vpliv na domorodno populacijo Severne Amerike. Predstavitev tega vpliva v romanu poteka skozi osrednjo domorodno knjižno osebo Tatseo in velja za osrednjo temo te študije. V namen preučevanja kulturnega in lingvističnega vpliva evropejsko-domorodskega stika je bila izvedena zgodovinska raziskava o avtorju in njegovem romanu, o evropejsko-domorodskem stiku, trgovini s krznom, o predmetih trgovanja, o domorodski populaciji, še posebej o Dogrib ljudstvu in njihovi kulturi. Izsledki raziskave so povezani z zgodbo romana skupaj s stilistično preučitvijo in predstavitvijo različnih literarnih tehnik, s katerimi je Wiebe prikazal prvi stik in trgovanje s krznom. Med takšne tehnike spadajo defamiliarizacija, vpeljava domorodnih jezikov, podrobni opisi, komparacije, ponavljanja in senzorične podrobnosti. Opremljena z zgodovinskim in vsebinskim ozadjem sem ugotovila, da sta prvi stik in trgovina s krznom spremenila tradicionalni domorodski način življenja in razmišljanja z nepopravljivimi posledicami v domorodni populaciji, socialni organizaciji, tehnologiji, jeziku in kulturi.The subject of this graduation thesis is Armin Wiebe\u27s novel Tatsea. Although fictional in genre, it is based on the historical era of European/Aboriginal contact that initiated the fur trade. These two phenomena had major cultural and linguistic impact on the native population of North America. This issue of impact as presented in the novel through the Aboriginal character Tatsea is the main focus of this study. For an efficient investigation, historical research was conducted about the author, the novel, the first contact, the fur trade, trade goods, the Aboriginal population, especially of Dogrib people, and native culture, was conducted. Findings were connected to the context of the novel along with the stylistic presentation of different techniques used by Wiebe used in his novel to portray the themes of first contact and the fur trade: defamiliarizationimplementation of aboriginal languages and the traders\u27 languagedetailed descriptionrepetitionsimilesoxymoron and sensory detail. Equipped with historical and contextual background, I found out that the first contact and the fur trade changed the traditional Aboriginal way of life and thinking, with irreversible consequences for their population, social organization, technology, language and culture