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Abstract
This article is an attempt to give an answer to the question: what are the consequences of the weakening factor of territorial belonging and how it in fact realizes in the Lithuanian‐Polish‐Belarusian borderland? In such a small territory as Lithuanian‐Polish‐Belarusian borderland it is possible to investigate two opposite, reciprocal processes: disappearances (the Lithuanian‐Polish borderland) and strengthening of borders (the Lithuanian‐Belarusian and Polish‐Belarusian borderland). Borders as markers of division have different functions. Using a “boundary narrative” we will analyse such functions as “border‐door”, “borderwall”, and “barrier”. A method of a free narration about a life on border will allow to create the generalized image of the inhabitant of a border zone, its way of life and to reveal its peculiar features. These peculiar features we will analyse in the case of Lithuanian‐Polish‐Belarusian borderland.
Santrauka
Straipsnyje bandoma atsakyti i klausima ‐ kokios yra teritorines priklausomybes veiksnio silpnejimo pasekmes ir kaip jis iš tikruju formuoja lietuviu, lenku ir baltarusiu paribi? Tokioje mažoje teritorijoje, kaip lietuviu, lenku ir baltarusiu paribys, galima ištirti du priešingus abipusius procesus: sienu nunykima (lietuviu, lenku ir baltarusiu paribys) ir ju tvirtejima (lietuviu ir baltarusiu bei lenku ir baltarusiu paribys). Sienos, kaip padalijimu žyminiai, atlieka skirtingas funkcijas. Vartojant ribos naratyva, analizuojamos tokias funkcijas, kaip riba‐durys, riba‐siena ir barjeras. Laisvos naracijos apie gyvenima pasienyje metodas leis sukurti apibendrinta gyvenimo būdo pasienyje vaizda ir atskleisti savitus jo bruožus. Juos analizuosime lietuviu, lenku ir baltarusiu paribio atžvilgiu.
Notes
The preparing of the article has been supported by COST Action IS0803.