Mining for Greenlandic Self-Government: Fractal Islands in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Island Studies Journal
• Main Authors: Frida Hastrup, Nathalia Brichet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Island Studies Journal 2022
• Subjects: Physical geography; GB3-5030; Greenland; Nalunaq; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.166; https://doaj.org/article/f3705719e776408fa1af15611b8f1b6d

This article explores the emergence of Greenland as an Anthropocene island through anthropological fieldwork in and around the decommissioned Nalunaq goldmine in the south of the country. The article takes off from the idea that Anthropocene activities are characterized by the invention, movement, a...