Land, nation and tourist : moral reckoning in post-GFC Iceland
Land is central to Icelandic identity. It is birthright, heritage, a site of memory and belonging; mountains and fjords are the stuff on which Icelandic dreams are made. Land is made culture through story and song, told at family gatherings, and sung at schools and on hiking trips. Icelandic identit...
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ftunivwestsyd:oai:researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au:uws_44301 2023-05-15T16:45:22+02:00 Land, nation and tourist : moral reckoning in post-GFC Iceland Hawkins, Mary (R7793) Onnudottir, Helena (R14906) School of Social Sciences and Psychology (Host institution) 2017 print 17 https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2017.260208 http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:44301 eng eng U.K., Berghahn Books Anthropological Journal of European Cultures--1755-2923--1755-2931 Vol. 26 Issue. 2 pp: 110-126 160104 - Social and Cultural Anthropology 959999 - Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified Iceland Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) corruption avarice identity (psychology) tourism journal article Text 2017 ftunivwestsyd https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2017.260208 2020-12-05T17:32:28Z Land is central to Icelandic identity. It is birthright, heritage, a site of memory and belonging; mountains and fjords are the stuff on which Icelandic dreams are made. Land is made culture through story and song, told at family gatherings, and sung at schools and on hiking trips. Icelandic identity was built on this imagining, coupled to a vision of Icelanders as an exceptional people, a Viking race. The events of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), which exposed institutional corruption, caused many Icelanders to doubt the Viking image. At the same time, Iceland has been invaded by tourists. This article, based on participant observation, a survey and interviews, argues that one significant effect of the post-GFC foreign invasion has been a transformation of the cultural and moral order in Iceland, away from the boasting Viking and towards a new set of values within which land and nature occupy an even more central place. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Western Sydney (UWS): Research Direct Anthropological Journal of European Cultures 26 2 110 126 |
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Land is central to Icelandic identity. It is birthright, heritage, a site of memory and belonging; mountains and fjords are the stuff on which Icelandic dreams are made. Land is made culture through story and song, told at family gatherings, and sung at schools and on hiking trips. Icelandic identity was built on this imagining, coupled to a vision of Icelanders as an exceptional people, a Viking race. The events of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), which exposed institutional corruption, caused many Icelanders to doubt the Viking image. At the same time, Iceland has been invaded by tourists. This article, based on participant observation, a survey and interviews, argues that one significant effect of the post-GFC foreign invasion has been a transformation of the cultural and moral order in Iceland, away from the boasting Viking and towards a new set of values within which land and nature occupy an even more central place. |
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Land, nation and tourist : moral reckoning in post-GFC Iceland |
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Land, nation and tourist : moral reckoning in post-GFC Iceland |
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