Collective memory of the Kirkenes iron mine in sub-Arctic Norway: Its role in forming the future

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Wråkberg, Urban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Social science: 200; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200; Arctic; Norway; Sydvaranger; Kirkenes; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18046; https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224741900038X

This study argues that collective memory is a relevant concept that can be used to analyse how the outlooks on industrial futures are shaped in remote northern locations. The case in question is the Sydvaranger iron mine in Kirkenes in the north-easternmost part of Norway. By drawing attention to th...