COVID-19 Narratives in a Carpatho-Rusyn Village in Transcarpathian Ukraine

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  • Elena Boudovskaia Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

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https://doi.org/10.17161/folklorica.v24i.15690

Abstract

In a Carpathian village whose tradition I have been studying for a number of years, in pre-COVID-19 narratives about illness, an unexpected illness— especially a potentially fatal one—was often viewed as a sign from above. Depending on the relation between the speaker and the affected person, it might either cast doubt on the person's behavior or indicate an undeserved tragic stroke of fate. Uis paper examines whether that has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. I explore how people in this village talk about the pandemic, and how their narratives fit into, and possibly add to, our understanding of traditional values, supernatural beliefs, and the linguistic expression of these values and beliefs in the village.

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2021-07-16

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Boudovskaia, Elena. 2021. “COVID-19 Narratives in a Carpatho-Rusyn Village in Transcarpathian Ukraine”. FOLKLORICA - Journal of the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association 24 (July): 51-84. https://doi.org/10.17161/folklorica.v24i.15690.