Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative
Sweden’s dominant self-narrative has tended to marginalise its historical colonisation ofSápmi. This aspect of Swedish history sits uncomfortably with prevalent understandings of that self-identity. Indeed, there has been little emphasis on the historical subordination of Sámi people in political sc...
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ftsbaarhusojs:oai:ojs.tidsskrift.dk:article/120310 2023-05-15T18:14:49+02:00 Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative Rosamond, Annika Bergman 2020-05-27 application/pdf https://tidsskrift.dk/politik/article/view/120310 dan dan Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet https://tidsskrift.dk/politik/article/view/120310/168127 https://tidsskrift.dk/politik/article/view/120310 Copyright (c) 2020 Forfatteren og Tidsskriftet Politik har sammen rettighederne til materiale publiceret i Politik Politik; Årg. 23 Nr. 1 (2020): The Sound(s) of Politics Politik; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2020): The Sound(s) of Politics 2446-0893 1604-0058 Self-narratives Colonisation Sápmi Sweden Self-identity Sofia Jannok Decolonisation Politics info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftsbaarhusojs 2021-05-06T20:37:03Z Sweden’s dominant self-narrative has tended to marginalise its historical colonisation ofSápmi. This aspect of Swedish history sits uncomfortably with prevalent understandings of that self-identity. Indeed, there has been little emphasis on the historical subordination of Sámi people in political science scholarship on Swedish exceptionalism and internationalism. This article problematises this absence by centring the analysis on Sámi musician Sofia Jannok’s efforts to decoloniseSápmithrough her music. The first part examines Sweden’s colonisation ofSápmiand the tensions between Sámi reindeer herding communities, mining interests and the Swedish state.This is followed by an exploration ofthe constitutive relationship between music, politics and celebrity, as sites of political communication. A two-step analysis follows, investigating the broad themes in Sofia Jannok’s personal narrative and the discursive markers defining her music and politics. The analysis shows how her narrative intersects with the discursive themes of her musical expression and other engagements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sámi Aarhus University: OJS at The State and University Library |
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Sweden’s dominant self-narrative has tended to marginalise its historical colonisation ofSápmi. This aspect of Swedish history sits uncomfortably with prevalent understandings of that self-identity. Indeed, there has been little emphasis on the historical subordination of Sámi people in political science scholarship on Swedish exceptionalism and internationalism. This article problematises this absence by centring the analysis on Sámi musician Sofia Jannok’s efforts to decoloniseSápmithrough her music. The first part examines Sweden’s colonisation ofSápmiand the tensions between Sámi reindeer herding communities, mining interests and the Swedish state.This is followed by an exploration ofthe constitutive relationship between music, politics and celebrity, as sites of political communication. A two-step analysis follows, investigating the broad themes in Sofia Jannok’s personal narrative and the discursive markers defining her music and politics. The analysis shows how her narrative intersects with the discursive themes of her musical expression and other engagements. |
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Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative |
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Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative |
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Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative |
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Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative |
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Music, mining and colonisation: Sámi contestations of Sweden’s self-narrative |
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music, mining and colonisation: sámi contestations of sweden’s self-narrative |
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Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet |
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Politik; Årg. 23 Nr. 1 (2020): The Sound(s) of Politics Politik; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2020): The Sound(s) of Politics 2446-0893 1604-0058 |
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https://tidsskrift.dk/politik/article/view/120310/168127 https://tidsskrift.dk/politik/article/view/120310 |
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Copyright (c) 2020 Forfatteren og Tidsskriftet Politik har sammen rettighederne til materiale publiceret i Politik |
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