Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities'
Parallels are drawn between representations of early 20th century Finnish maritime labourers on foreign merchant ships and present-day Estonian blue-collar commuter workers who work in the construction sector in Finland. We ask how the workers at both the times comment the media representations of t...
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doaj-0664ce19afd6443eb84c5a5921a31c852020-11-25T02:44:52ZengHelsinki University PressNordic Journal of Migration Research1799-649X2020-03-0110111710.2478/njmr-2019-0018293Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities'Pirita Frigren0Keiu Telve1School of History, Culture and Arts Studies, University of TurkuDepartment of Ethnology, University of Tartu, TartuParallels are drawn between representations of early 20th century Finnish maritime labourers on foreign merchant ships and present-day Estonian blue-collar commuter workers who work in the construction sector in Finland. We ask how the workers at both the times comment the media representations of them and how the possible analogues can be understood. The study focuses on two themes: stereotypes and masculinity ideals related to mobile work. The data comprise seamen’s letters, construction workers’ interviews, and media sources. By combining anthropological and historical analyses, we show that, rather than being occupation specific or related to time, certain features related to mobility, physical work, and gender tend to reappear in different kinds of circumstances. The features are characterised by the paradox of positive expectations and negative prejudices. We suggest that present-day discussions on cross-border work benefit not only from comparisons between different areas and occupations but also from historical juxtapositions.https://journal-njmr.org/articles/316cross-border workmobilitystereotypesmasculinityparallel studies |
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Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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Historical and Modern Perspectives on Mobile Labour: 'Parallel case study on Finnish and Estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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historical and modern perspectives on mobile labour: 'parallel case study on finnish and estonian crossborder worker stereotypes and masculinities' |
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Helsinki University Press |
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Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
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Parallels are drawn between representations of early 20th century Finnish maritime labourers on foreign merchant ships and present-day Estonian blue-collar commuter workers who work in the construction sector in Finland. We ask how the workers at both the times comment the media representations of them and how the possible analogues can be understood. The study focuses on two themes: stereotypes and masculinity ideals related to mobile work. The data comprise seamen’s letters, construction workers’ interviews, and media sources. By combining anthropological and historical analyses, we show that, rather than being occupation specific or related to time, certain features related to mobility, physical work, and gender tend to reappear in different kinds of circumstances. The features are characterised by the paradox of positive expectations and negative prejudices. We suggest that present-day discussions on cross-border work benefit not only from comparisons between different areas and occupations but also from historical juxtapositions. |
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cross-border work mobility stereotypes masculinity parallel studies |
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