Knowledge on the Nordics

Siden 1990'erne har nordisk krimi været en vigtig undergenre inden for den globale krimigenre. Normalt kendetegnet ved socialrealisme, dystre omgivelser og gnavne efterforskere. Kriminalromaner og tv-serier fra hele Norden omhandler indviklede mysterier og spændende historier, der bruger kriminelle plot til at undersøge retfærdighed, lighed, sårbarhed og andre aktuelle debatter, der er specifikke for det nordiske velfærdssamfund. Klassiske eksempler på den nordiske krimi inkluderer moderne tv-klassikere som den danske Forbrydelsen 2007-2012, den danske/svenske samproduktion Bron/Broen (2011-2018) og globale bestsellere af norske Jo Nesbø og svenske Stieg Larsson. Men genren inkluderer også mørke og kritiske fremstillinger af bagsiden af de nordiske lande, og strækker sig tilbage i tiden, helt til litterære værker fra det nittende århundrede.

Artiklen er skrevet af Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen. Det er oversat fra engelsk af nordics.info, er oplæst af Karoline Corfitz (studentermedhjælper på nordics.info) og produceret af Nicola Witcombe.

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Since 1990s, Nordic crime fiction has been a significant sub-genre within the global genre of crime fiction. Usually characterised by social realism, gloomy locations and morose detectives, crime novels and TV series from across the Nordic region provide puzzling mysteries and thrilling stories that use the crime plot to investigate the state of justice, equality, vulnerability and current debates specific to the Nordic welfare societies. The genre includes modern TV classics such as the Danish Forbrydelsen (The Killing, 2007-2012), the Danish/Swedish co-production Bron/Broen (The Bridge, 2011-2018) and global bestsellers by the Norwegian Jo Nesbø and the Swede Stieg Larsson, but it also includes dark and critical images of the underbelly of the Nordic states, which extend further back in history, even to literary works from the nineteenth century.

This podcast is an article written by Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen and is read out and produced by Nicola Witcombe.

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Despite a growing focus on national identity in and outside the Nordics, the Nordic regional identity persists. The participants of this podcast explore what is takes to make a region consisting of numerous nation states a success, comparing it to other areas, such as the Baltics and Eastern Europe. An important concrete example that is discussed is an advert produced by Scandinavian Airlines in February of this year, which sought to deconstruct and construct identity markers of Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and received a wave of feedback, both negative and positive. Listen to this podcast which starts its investigation with ideas of regional identity.

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Academics tend to agree that identity is of particular importance right now. The participants of this podcast explore how different portrayals of history can influence our identity, these portrayals can be in the form of school curricula, museums and cultural institutions, or even company advertising and specific nation-branding. Local and national identities appear to be becoming more dominant than global or regional ones, which were arguably favoured at earlier points in time; concepts of identity are becoming increasingly entrenched leading to a sense of ‘us’ and ‘them’.  Listen to this podcast which starts its investigation with ideas of national identity.

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Saamelaisen kirjallisuuden historia voidaan jäljittää 1600-luvulta lähtien, ja sen historiaa voidaan tulkita tärkeiden saamelaisten, kansallisten ja kansainvälisten poliittisten liikkeiden kontekstissa. Saamelainen kirjallisuus on saamelaisten eli saamen kansan jäsenten kirjoittamaa kirjallisuutta. Tässä lyhyessä podcastissa kuvataan saamelaista yhteiskunnallispoliittista kehitystä sekä itsenäisen saamelaisen äänen ilmaisua kirjallisuuden kautta.

Tämä podcast on osa sarjaa, joka tarjoaa yhteenvedon tietyistä pohjoismaita käsittelevistä aiheista yhteiskuntatieteiden ja humanististen tieteiden sisällä. Tutkijat ovat kirjoittaneet tekstit, ja nordics.infon ja Aarhusin yliopiston historian laitoksen työntekijät ja ystävät ovat lukeneet ne ääneen eri pohjoismaisilla kielillä ja englanniksi. Tämä podcast perustuu Lill Tove Fredriksonin artikkeliin, sen on lukenut ääneen Tuuli Veikkanen, ja se on nauhoitettu helmikuussa 2020.

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Sámi literature's history can be traced from the 1600s and the course of this history can be interpreted in the context of important Sámi, national and international political movements. Sámi literature is that written by authors who are Sámi, members of the Sámi people. In this short podcast, the Sámi socio-political development will be illustrated as well as the expression of an independent Sámi voice through literature. It is written by Lill Tove Fredriksen, Associate Professor in Sámi Literature at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and the article is read out by Nicola Witcombe.

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I 1973 indførte den socialdemokratiske regering et akut indvandringsstop på grund af voksende arbejdsløshed. Indvandring var dog ikke et særligt problematiseret emne i den politiske og offentlige debat i 1970'erne. Fra begyndelsen af 1980'erne kom der stadig flere flygtninge til Danmark, især fra Mellemøsten og den tredje verden, hvor mange lande var hærget af kriser, krige og borgerkrige. I 1983 vedtog Folketinget en ny udlændingelov, der blev kendt som Europas mest liberale. Tilstrømningen til Danmark samt integrationsproblemer fik dog Folketinget til at vedtage en række stramninger af udlændingeloven i 1980'erne. I slutningen af 1980'erne kom udlændingeområdet til at fylde mere i den politiske og offentlige debat, bl.a. fordi Fremskridtspartiet profilerede sig stærkt på området. Artiklen er læst højt af Lasse Byriel Christensen, studentermedhjælper hos nordics.info.

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 In 1973, the Social Democrat government introduced an immediate stop to labour immigration because of growing unemployment. Immigration was, however, not a particularly problematic subject in the political and public debate in the 1970s. From the beginning of the 1980s, more refugees came to Denmark, particularly from the Middle East and the Global South, where many countries were ravaged by crises, war and civil conflict. In 1983, the Danish Parliament passed a new Aliens Act that was known as Europe’s most liberal. The large numbers of immigrants that subsequently came to Denmark, together with integration problems, led to parliament passing a number of limitations to the Act in 1980s. At the end of the 1980s, immigration became more important in the political and public debate due to, amongst other things, the Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) strongly highlighting the issue. The article is read out by Brian Witcombe.

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Umiddelbart efter afslutningen på 2. verdenskrig i 1945 begyndte en verdensomspændende diskussion om afvikling af kolonierne i verden. Diskussionen foregik i det nyligt oprettede FN og kom til at få betydning for Grønlands afkolonisering. Grønland havde været knyttet til Danmark siden missionæren Hans Egedes ankomst til landet i 1721, og landet blev styret som en dansk koloni. I årene 1945-1954 blev spørgsmålet om Grønlands statsretlige stilling et vigtigt led i dansk FN-politik. Den danske regering forsøgte ihærdigt via en række forhandlinger i FN at bevare Grønland som en del af det danske rige. Det lykkedes for regeringen, og ved ændring af Grundloven den 5. juni 1953 ophørte Grønlands status som koloni, og landet blev formelt en ligestillet del af Danmark. Statusændringen blev i 1954 anerkendt af FN. Artiklen er læst højt af Karoline Corfitz, studentermedhjælper hos nordics.info.

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An international discussion on decolonisation followed in the aftermath of the Second World War in the mid-1940s. The newly formed United Nations created some of the most important platforms for these discussions. Consequently, Danish politicians and civil servants feared that Greenland, the last of the Danish colonies, would attract negative international attention. Greenland had joined the Danish colonial empire when the missionary Hans Egede (1686-1758) began colonisation in 1721. Denmark governed Greenland as a colony for the following two centuries. From 1945 to 1954, the question of Greenland’s colonial status formed one of the most important aspects with respect to Danish ambitions in the UN. Denmark conducted a series of meetings and sat on several committees in order to influence the international community to accept a continued Danish presence in Greenland. It succeeded. When the Danish electorate voted for changes to the Danish constitution in 1953, Denmark simultaneously integrated Greenland as a county. The UN recognised Greenland’s new status in 1954. The article is read out by Brian Witcombe.

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