Bygder og barakker: Arbejdspladsen som konfliktzone i dansk grønlandslitteratur
This article examines how work plays a major role in Danish literature about Greenland – often with the workplace as a zone of conflict. At first, a short history of Danish litera- ture about Greenland is presented followed by an analysis of Jørgen Liljensøe’s novel Barakkerne (1977). Lastly, we wil...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Danish |
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Aarhus Universitetsforlag
2020
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/passage/article/view/124935 |
Summary: | This article examines how work plays a major role in Danish literature about Greenland – often with the workplace as a zone of conflict. At first, a short history of Danish litera- ture about Greenland is presented followed by an analysis of Jørgen Liljensøe’s novel Barakkerne (1977). Lastly, we will discuss the latest Danish literature about Greenland by Kim Leine and Iben Mondrup. Our approach will primarily be informed by theories on space and place but also involve postcolonialism. |
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