The Gender-Equal North. Icelandic Images of Femininity and Mascilinity
This article explores the somewhat imaginary notion of the gender-equal North that signifies a crucial element of national identity in the Nordic countries. Attributes of this are various attempts to export the Nordic gender equality model. One of its trademarks is the notion of the “decent” Nordic...
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ftunivquebec:oai:www.archipel.uqam.ca:10474 2023-05-15T15:09:23+02:00 The Gender-Equal North. Icelandic Images of Femininity and Mascilinity Thórvaldsdóttir, Thorgerdur H. Isleifsson, Sumarlidi R. Chartier, Daniel 2011 application/pdf http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/10474/1/222023440.pdf en eng Presses de l'Université du Québec http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/10474/ 222023440 Gender Equality Femininity Mascilinity Iceland Feminism North Arctic Nordic countries Égalité des sexes Féminité Masculinité Islande Féminisme Nord Arctique Scandinavie Nordicité Nordicity Immigration Queer Politique Politics Chapitre de livre PeerReviewed 2011 ftunivquebec 2017-10-07T23:03:21Z This article explores the somewhat imaginary notion of the gender-equal North that signifies a crucial element of national identity in the Nordic countries. Attributes of this are various attempts to export the Nordic gender equality model. One of its trademarks is the notion of the “decent” Nordic man or the caring father, but a negative spin-off is the growing division between “us—the Nordic” and “gender- unequal immigrants.” I then focus on Iceland, where I propose a three-phase timescale based on prevalent but often contradictory gender images and correlated discourses on equality from the 1970s to the present. I name the period from 1970 to 1999 “a women’s/feminist era,” during which Iceland made some noteworthy contributions in terms of women’s empowerment that attracted international attention. I label the era from 2000 to October 2008 “the era of masculinities.” Its defining features are two conflicting images of masculinity: the caring father and the risk-taking “Business Viking.” As for the period from post-October 2008 and the economic crash to the present, it is tricky to pick a defining label. In terms of visible gender images, it is nevertheless tempting to pinpoint the nation’s most prominent figure, i.e., Iceland’s prime minister, a lesbian woman in her sixties, so maybe this could be termed an “intersectional era.” Book Part Arctic Arctique* Iceland Islande UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal: archipel Arctic |
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This article explores the somewhat imaginary notion of the gender-equal North that signifies a crucial element of national identity in the Nordic countries. Attributes of this are various attempts to export the Nordic gender equality model. One of its trademarks is the notion of the “decent” Nordic man or the caring father, but a negative spin-off is the growing division between “us—the Nordic” and “gender- unequal immigrants.” I then focus on Iceland, where I propose a three-phase timescale based on prevalent but often contradictory gender images and correlated discourses on equality from the 1970s to the present. I name the period from 1970 to 1999 “a women’s/feminist era,” during which Iceland made some noteworthy contributions in terms of women’s empowerment that attracted international attention. I label the era from 2000 to October 2008 “the era of masculinities.” Its defining features are two conflicting images of masculinity: the caring father and the risk-taking “Business Viking.” As for the period from post-October 2008 and the economic crash to the present, it is tricky to pick a defining label. In terms of visible gender images, it is nevertheless tempting to pinpoint the nation’s most prominent figure, i.e., Iceland’s prime minister, a lesbian woman in her sixties, so maybe this could be termed an “intersectional era.” |
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