Kristín Loftsdóttir’s new book “Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins” eloquently discusses the Icelandic paradox by means of contextualizing the country’s recent history through the lenses of coloniality and what I believe to be successful attempts at decoloniality. The book covers the social and political developments from the inception of the Icelandic Modern State to the 2008 crisis in recent times.
Kristín is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland. Her research has focused on whiteness, gender, racial identity, migration, nationalism, Nordic exceptionalism and crisis, basing on work in Iceland, Niger and Belgium.
Her work is especially interesting to me as it gives a much needed account of the impact of neoliberal policies on subjectivity and situates Iceland in a global historical perspective.
Here is my book review which I hope to be useful to students and young researchers getting familiar to Kristín‘s anthropological work in Iceland:
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Book Review: Kristín Loftsdóttir, Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland:
Once again, the country of Iceland is faced with a major crisis and one would hope that lessons learned in the past will foster active participation and an all-encompassing solidarity for all Icelanders, those who started their journey in the island or elsewhere.
Full book review to be published in the fall 2020.
The Little Match Girl and Our Perverted Modern Vices
Originally published on Stúdentablaðið, December 4, 2020…“It was December 31, New Year’s Eve, when the unnamed little girl who sold matches for a living walked barefoot through frosty snow, winding her way through the city’s narrow streets and alleyways. Her body shivered in the cold breeze. She could see light shining through the windows and […]
Book Review: Kristín Loftsdóttir, Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland
(PDF) Book Review: Kristín Loftsdóttir, Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346652553_Book_Review_Kristin_Loftsdottir_Crisis_and_Coloniality_at_Europe’s_Margins_Creating_Exotic_Iceland APA: Teixeira, A. G. (2020). Book Review: Kristín Loftsdóttir, Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland. International Political Anthropology journal. Vol. (13) 2, 203-208.
Lego® set as a tool: Enhancing creativity in architecture, urban planning, and design
Christmas is around the corner so to speak and my all-time favorite present after socks and chocolate is always a new LEGO set. One day when I grow up (or get older) I will build a LEGO city in my “man cave” (once I have one). Besides the architecture line, my favorite sets are the […]
