The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy
While the general attitude towards Danish influence in Greenland is negative, the generalattitude towards the Danish royal family is positive. This thesis seeks to uncover theparadoxical Greenlandic discourses by tracing the emergence and development ofroyalism in Greenland from the early colonial p...
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ftunivmalmoe:oai:DiVA.org:mau-23447 2023-05-15T15:01:36+02:00 The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy Klint, Lola 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23447 eng eng Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23447 Local 32732 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Monarchy Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2020 ftunivmalmoe 2021-10-17T07:24:14Z While the general attitude towards Danish influence in Greenland is negative, the generalattitude towards the Danish royal family is positive. This thesis seeks to uncover theparadoxical Greenlandic discourses by tracing the emergence and development ofroyalism in Greenland from the early colonial period until today. The underlyingmethodological framework is constructivism, while the method is Discourse HistoricalAnalysis. The analysis is conducted by chronologically comparing and analyzing theGreenlandic discourse about the monarchy in relation to the discourse of the monarchfamily concerning Greenland. By drawing on the theories of 'Arctic-orientalism' andPratts' theory of 'contact zones,' this study highlights how variations occur in the colonialrelation of Denmark and Greenland. Despite the legacy of Danish colonialism, thechanges in the Monarch family's discourse towards the Greenlandic people havestrengthened a Greenlandic discourse of kinship to Denmark. Bachelor Thesis Arctic Greenland greenlandic Malmö University Publications Arctic Greenland |
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While the general attitude towards Danish influence in Greenland is negative, the generalattitude towards the Danish royal family is positive. This thesis seeks to uncover theparadoxical Greenlandic discourses by tracing the emergence and development ofroyalism in Greenland from the early colonial period until today. The underlyingmethodological framework is constructivism, while the method is Discourse HistoricalAnalysis. The analysis is conducted by chronologically comparing and analyzing theGreenlandic discourse about the monarchy in relation to the discourse of the monarchfamily concerning Greenland. By drawing on the theories of 'Arctic-orientalism' andPratts' theory of 'contact zones,' this study highlights how variations occur in the colonialrelation of Denmark and Greenland. Despite the legacy of Danish colonialism, thechanges in the Monarch family's discourse towards the Greenlandic people havestrengthened a Greenlandic discourse of kinship to Denmark. |
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The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy |
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The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy |
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The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy |
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The Greenlandic Paradox - Greenlandic autonomy under Danish monarchy |
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Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) |
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