Books written by Kristín Loftsdóttir
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Crisis in the Nordic Nations and Beyond: At the Intersection of Environment, Finance and Multiculturalism
Eriksson, Gustaf (2011) 'Sminkade sig svarta – sedan såldes de på “auktion”' [They used makeup as Blacks – then they were sold at an 'auction']. Lundagård 18–4–2011. Eriksson, Henrik (2011) 'Bards påhopp på skådespelaren: “Neger neger ...
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Crisis in the Nordic Nations and Beyond: At the Intersection of Environment, Finance and Multiculturalism
See Marselis 2008 for a critical analysis of Larsen's tV programme and the project. 12 Hornsleth paid all the residents of a Ugandan village for adopting his own family name, and then photographed the villagers holding up their changed ...
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Crisis and Coloniality at Europe's Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland
With its focus on coloniality at a time of crisis, this volume contributes to our understanding of how racism endures in the present and the significance of nationalistic sentiments in a world of precariousness.
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Messy Europe: Crisis, Race, and Nation-State in a Postcolonial World
This important collection provides a nuanced exploration of how racialized identities in various European regions are played out in the crisis context, and asks what work “crisis talk” does, considering how it motivates public feelings ...
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We are All Africans Here: Race, Mobilities and West Africans in Europe
“Going to Eden: Nordic Exceptionalism and the Image of Blackness in Iceland.” African and Black Diaspora: An ... In Crisis in the Nordic Nations and Beyond: At the Intersection of Environment, Finance and Multiculturalism, ed.
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Exceptionalism
“Introduction: Crisis in the Nordic Nations and Beyond.” In Crisis in the Nordic Nations and Beyond: At the Intersection of Environment, Finance and Multiculturalism, edited by Kristín Loftsdóttir and Lars Jensen, 1–18.
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Whiteness and Postcolonialism in the Nordic Region: Exceptionalism, Migrant Others and National Identities
This book examines the influence of imperialism and colonialism on the formation of national identities in the Nordic countries, exploring the manner in which contemporary discourses in Nordic society are rendered meaningful or obscured by ...
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Exceptionalism
This volume crucially provides an analytical and comparative approach, investigating the meaning and uses of the concept of exceptionalism, while demonstrating the ways in which it manifests itself in different historical and geographical ...
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Whiteness and Postcolonialism in the Nordic Region: Exceptionalism, Migrant Others and National Identities
He is currently finishing a manuscript on postcolonial Denmark, which examines how Denmark has dealt with its colonial history and how contemporary Denmark's post-imperial anxieties over migration reflect this broader history.