Abstracts
Abstract
In traditional Greenlandic literature as among the critics of modern civilisation, modernisation and urbanisation correspond to alienation, loneliness, urban misery, and stress. On the other hand, more and more people try to get to the big cities. An urban centre like Nuuk seems to be a success. In contrast, the small remote settlements in Greenland continuously face major problems of social disorders and poverty because of extreme living costs and unemployment. In this article, life in the city is discussed through the eyes of youths from Nuuk and the rural East Greenlandic small town of Ittoqqortoormiit. The data come from three succeeding projects, CAM I-II-III, which included photos and texts from young Greenlanders between 10 and 20 years of age regarding themes such as “my school,” “my friends,” “my media,” and “my city.” An analysis of the material produced reveals that the views of these young people fit urban theories concerning life style and behaviour; rural dwellers submitting to a life with close connections and tranquillity opposite to the hectic city dwellers’ life in an urban area.
Résumé
Dans la littérature groenlandaise traditionnelle comme chez les critiques de la civilisation moderne, la modernisation et l’urbanisation sont des sources d’aliénation, de misère urbaine et de stress. Pourtant, plus en plus de gens essayent de se rendre dans les grandes villes. Un centre urbain comme Nuuk apparait d’ailleurs comme un modèle de succès. À l’opposé, les petits villages isolés font face à des problèmes insolubles de pauvreté et de désordres sociaux, à cause du chômage et du coût de la vie très élevé. Dans cet article, des jeunes originaires de Nuuk et du petit village est-groenlandais d’Ittoqqortoormiit discutent de la vie urbaine. Les données proviennent de trois projets successifs, CAM I-II-III, réunissant photos et textes de jeunes Groenlandais entre 10 et 20 ans concernant des thèmes comme «mon école», «mes amis», «mes moyens de communication», et «ma ville». L’analyse des données révèle que ces jeunes se présentent en conformité avec les théories urbaines courantes sur les différents styles de vie, soit comme des ruraux appréciant leur tranquillité et les liens sociaux étroits, soit comme des urbains attachés au rythme de vie plus rapide de la ville.
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