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Abstract
In this chapter, we explore branding approaches and tensions at what we might term the margins of the Nordic, namely Greenland. We do so by zooming in on four different empirical sites: diplomacy, mining, tourism and the cultural industries. By taking a closer look at who gets to brand Greenland and in which configurations, we dig into issues of agency and legitimacy. While the first two sites display strong top-down and foreign agential characteristics, the next two sites are characterized by more local control of brand elements and narratives. In the tourism sector recent branding attempts have sought to attract a global audience beyond the usual Danish tourists. Using recent Visit Greenland activities, such as the “Pioneering Nation” campaign, we extrapolate various, partially contradictory, identity positions in this field. Finally, looking at the cultural industries of fashion and food, we argue that Greenland – largely as a result of decentralized, commercial decisions – is supplementing its “indigenous” brand, highlighting traditional handicraft and food production with a post-modern re-circulation of culinary and artisanal products as national symbols.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Nordic Wave in Place Branding : Poetics, Practices, Politics |
Editors | Andrea Lucarelli, Cecilia Cassinger, Szilvia Gyimóthy |
Number of pages | 15 |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Publication date | 20 Dec 2019 |
Pages | 160-174 |
Chapter | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781788974318 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781788974325 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Dec 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Cecilia Cassinger, Andrea Lucarelli and Szilvia Gyimóthy 2019. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Arctic
- Greenland
- Branding
- Nordic
- Nordic branding
- Culture
- PDAC
- Extractive industries
- Tourism
- diplomacy
- denmark
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REXSAC Fieldwork trip to Greenland 13-22 August 2019Destinations: København – Narsarsuaq – Arsuk – Ivittuut/Grønnedal – Josva – Narsaq – Narsarsuaq-København
Lill Rastad Bjørst (Organizer), Dag Avango (Participant), Annika E. Nilsson (Participant), Joan Nymand Larsen (Participant), Gunhild Rosqvist (Participant) & Hannu Hannu I. HeikkineHeikkinen (Participant)
13 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar