What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland

The early Norse or Viking presence in what is presently Newfoundland has formed a part of the area’s historical traditions since at least the early nineteenth century. However, such traditions have commonly been informed by various amalgamations of colonial attitudes, modern political interests, and...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of History
Main Author: Crocker, Christopher
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 2020
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjh-2019-0028
https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cjh-2019-0028
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spelling crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cjh-2019-0028 2024-06-23T07:54:43+00:00 What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland Crocker, Christopher 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjh-2019-0028 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cjh-2019-0028 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Journal of History volume 55, issue 1-2, page 91-122 ISSN 0008-4107 2292-8502 journal-article 2020 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cjh-2019-0028 2024-06-06T04:19:05Z The early Norse or Viking presence in what is presently Newfoundland has formed a part of the area’s historical traditions since at least the early nineteenth century. However, such traditions have commonly been informed by various amalgamations of colonial attitudes, modern political interests, and commercial and economic concerns. Using a theoretical framework provided by the work of several colonial discourse theorists and Indigenous scholars, this article examines how the early Norse presence in the area has been expressed through history writing, promotional tourism literature and media, and public art. It traces the persistence of a narrative that has privileged the ephemeral Norse presence in the area while simultaneously marginalizing or obscuring Newfoundland’s pre-colonial Indigenous histories. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press) Canadian Journal of History 55 1-2 91 122
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description The early Norse or Viking presence in what is presently Newfoundland has formed a part of the area’s historical traditions since at least the early nineteenth century. However, such traditions have commonly been informed by various amalgamations of colonial attitudes, modern political interests, and commercial and economic concerns. Using a theoretical framework provided by the work of several colonial discourse theorists and Indigenous scholars, this article examines how the early Norse presence in the area has been expressed through history writing, promotional tourism literature and media, and public art. It traces the persistence of a narrative that has privileged the ephemeral Norse presence in the area while simultaneously marginalizing or obscuring Newfoundland’s pre-colonial Indigenous histories.
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What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland
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title What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland
title_short What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland
title_full What We Talk about When We Talk about Vínland: History, Whiteness, Indigenous Erasure, and the Early Norse Presence in Newfoundland
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