"Vom Brenner bis Salurn, vom Vinschgau bis nach Osttirol": Contemporary Südtiroler Musicians and the Sound of Autochthony.

The article explores how South Tyrolean filmmakers use cinema to express a culturally specific sense of Heimat, a German term meaning not just homeland but also emotional and cultural belonging by blending local identity, memory, and landscape. It focuses on how film becomes a medium for articulatin...

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Publicado en:Journal of Austrian Studies Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 49 - 79
Autor principal: Hellenbrand, Ryan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Modern Austrian Literature Spring2025
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Sumario:The article explores how South Tyrolean filmmakers use cinema to express a culturally specific sense of Heimat, a German term meaning not just homeland but also emotional and cultural belonging by blending local identity, memory, and landscape. It focuses on how film becomes a medium for articulating autochthony, a sense of being native to the land, negotiating multilingualism, and portraying the Alpine region's complex historical and political context.