Archive BĂICOIANU Anca
The Annals of Ovidius University Constanţa nr.19 / 2008
BĂICOIANU ANCA - Markers and Shifters of Romanian Identity (pag. 9-12)
This paper aims to discuss some of the most paradoxical aspects of Romanian identity by adapting the linguistic concepts of markers and shifters for the purposes of cultural studies. The author focuses on the negative connotations of Balkanism, makes use of binary pairs (such as lack and excess, isolation and openness, East and West), distinguishes between the various types of heritage contributing in the course of time to the emergence of Romanian national identity and analyses the three major coordinates of geography, history and culture in an attempt to define the idea of uniqueness in a specifically Romanian context.