Invisible Histories and Stories of Progress : Discourses and Narratives in Decision-Making Institutions in Mining Affairs in Sweden

• Main Author: Nyström, Markus
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia 2015
• Subjects: mining; Kallak; Gállok; Sámi; Sápmi; Sweden; colonialism; masterplot; narrative theory; discourse analysis; capitalist realism; capitalism metanarrative; temporal ontology; historical narratives; Jokkmokk
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-272351

During the summer of 2013, fierce protests broke out against a test-mining operation in Gállok (Kallak) outside Jokkmokk, Sweden. Environmental activists joined with local indigenous Sámi in the protest. The incident made national and international headlines, resonating with other instances of confl...