No Boundaries - The Digital Nomads of Estonia Interviews, 2016-2017
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- No Boundaries - The Digital Nomads of Estonia interviews
- Dates:
- 2016-2017
- Creators:
- Andersson, Camilla and Hjemdahl, Anders
- Extent:
- 396288 megabyte(s)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] No Boundaries - The Digital Nomads of Estonia Interviews (SC1386). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Oral history interviews with Estonians whose lives have been changed by the intersection of the country's digital revolution and its rejoining of the free world; ranging from key people involved with initiating and shaping the policies that made the digital revolution possible, to those who grew up with, and were able to make full use of, the new possibilities to learn, create and live in the new, interconnected world, focusing on Estonians who have migrated to California's Silicon Valley. The interviews focus on the time just prior to Estonia's regained liberty and up until the present, exploring different viewpoints on how the country was changed by the openness and opportunities made possible by the these events coinciding so fortuitously with the digital revolution, and how this has impacted Estonian culture, identity and outlook. Interviewees reflect on how the openness and new global opportunities have affected Estonia and their personal lives, their hopes and fears for the future, what being an Estonian means to them, their ties with Estonia, national identity, and Estonian cultural traits. Subjects covered include Estonia, Estonian history, interwar Estonia, World War II (1939-1945), Soviet occupation, Nazi occupation, the Estonian diaspora, the digital revolution, entrepreneurship, creativity and resiliency, and Estonian identity in the future.
- Biographical / historical:
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Camilla Andersson and Anders Hjemdahl are media producers, developers and strategic communications experts who founded Hypnosis Interactive in Stockholm, Sweden in 1996. Sharing a passion for history and human rights, they founded the Far Shore project in 2002, documenting the culture, nature and history of Estonia's coasts and islands, and founded think tank IICC in 2005, working internationally with issues relating to democracy, human rights and the reunification of European history after the fall of the Soviet empire. In 2014, Andersson and Hjemdahl founded Pacific Virtual Reality in Los Angeles, focusing on development and storytelling using immersive media (VR) and augmented reality (AR), while continuing to work with brand development and communication strategy. As producers, they have created projects with clients ranging from global companies like Sony, Virgin and Ericsson to government agencies, NGOs, museums, universities and non-profit organizations. They have received multiple awards for their work, e.g. the Order of Terra Mariana by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia and the Sir John Templeton Freedom Award for excellence in international public relations.
The project is an initiative by Stanford Libraries, centered around the amazing Estonian recovery following the regained independence and the country's rejoining of the free world, and how this affects national identity, as told through the perspective and personal stories of a number of successful, innovative Estonian entrepreneurs and creatives, mainly those who have gone on to live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project records, collects and publishes in-depth interviews carried out by Anders Hjemdahl and Camilla Andersson with the dual purpose of creating a research resource for the study of a unique time of dramatic changes in Estonia's history, and telling the story of this period to the general public through the voices of people who were both affected by the changes of this time in history, and who took part in creating and shaping the changes. The goal of the project is to enable insights and create a better understanding of this period of recent history, stimulate interest in these subjects, and create a resource for current and future research.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-12 14:02:06 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The materials are open for research use. Please note that some recordings and transcripts may be restricted to members of the Stanford community or may be closed until a future date per conditions set by oral history agreement.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] No Boundaries - The Digital Nomads of Estonia Interviews (SC1386). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022