The skulls and the dancing pig
In late 2017, protesting the ongoing forced slaughter of indigenous reindeer herds in Norway, a young Sámi artist traveled to Oslo to set up a “curtain” of some 400 reindeer skulls in front of the national parliament. The demonstration drew considerable attention, both nationally and internationally...
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ftopenedition:oai:revues.org:terrain/18051 2023-05-15T18:11:54+02:00 The skulls and the dancing pig Reinert, Hugo 2019-05-14 http://journals.openedition.org/terrain/18051 en eng Association Terrain Terrain info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0760-5668 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1777-5450 urn:doi:10.4000/terrain.18051 http://journals.openedition.org/terrain/18051 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess forced slaughter pastoral economy ecological demonstration Sami info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2019 ftopenedition https://doi.org/10.4000/terrain.18051 2019-05-26T00:13:12Z In late 2017, protesting the ongoing forced slaughter of indigenous reindeer herds in Norway, a young Sámi artist traveled to Oslo to set up a “curtain” of some 400 reindeer skulls in front of the national parliament. The demonstration drew considerable attention, both nationally and internationally, and mobilized a complex range of historical resonances—from the first Sámi protests against the Alta hydroelectric project, half a century earlier, to the vast piles of bison skulls that accumulated during the US campaign against the Plains Indians in the 19th century. Situating the curtain in a context of chronic state violence, indigenous invisibility, and crisis biopolitics, the article examines the multiple apocalyptic logics summoned in the work. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami OpenEdition Alta Norway Slaughter ENVELOPE(-85.633,-85.633,-78.617,-78.617) Terrain 71 |
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In late 2017, protesting the ongoing forced slaughter of indigenous reindeer herds in Norway, a young Sámi artist traveled to Oslo to set up a “curtain” of some 400 reindeer skulls in front of the national parliament. The demonstration drew considerable attention, both nationally and internationally, and mobilized a complex range of historical resonances—from the first Sámi protests against the Alta hydroelectric project, half a century earlier, to the vast piles of bison skulls that accumulated during the US campaign against the Plains Indians in the 19th century. Situating the curtain in a context of chronic state violence, indigenous invisibility, and crisis biopolitics, the article examines the multiple apocalyptic logics summoned in the work. |
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