Through the eyes of the 'Other' : Greenlanders' experiences in mediated spaces and places
(2019) MKVM13 20191Media and Communication Studies
- Abstract
- Greenlanders in Denmark are often overlooked in the spheres of the Danish society. One stereotypical image of the Greenlander has become ingrained to be almost commonsensical in its use in the Danish language and media. That is the Greenlander as the loser in Danish society, someone who is either drunk, homeless, or destitute. Although some Greenlanders suffer from these issues, the majority of this minority who are the functional Greenlanders slide unnoticed under the radar and disappear into the Danish system. They are rarely seen or heard from in the Danish public.
This study aims to find and interview 10 Greenlanders in Copenhagen to elucidate how they experience their everyday life in between mediated spaces and places. Here, the... (More) - Greenlanders in Denmark are often overlooked in the spheres of the Danish society. One stereotypical image of the Greenlander has become ingrained to be almost commonsensical in its use in the Danish language and media. That is the Greenlander as the loser in Danish society, someone who is either drunk, homeless, or destitute. Although some Greenlanders suffer from these issues, the majority of this minority who are the functional Greenlanders slide unnoticed under the radar and disappear into the Danish system. They are rarely seen or heard from in the Danish public.
This study aims to find and interview 10 Greenlanders in Copenhagen to elucidate how they experience their everyday life in between mediated spaces and places. Here, the focus will be on how they see themselves represented in the Danish news media and how they construct their identities in and through their engagement with media genres. Greenlanders in Denmark are quite a unique diaspora identity because of the postcolonial history and intricate relationship between Greenland and Denmark. The analysis discovers the existing stereotypes seem dominant in their experiences of the Danish news media and it is also prevalent in their everyday life. Following their diasporic identity they use media to nurture and maintain their relationship with their surroundings and their home country. This enables them to communicate and take part in mediated discursive spaces where they can be part of different communities simultaneously. Their strong tie to Greenland seem to be maintained through how they navigate media and push for that they exist in a hybrid imagined community where they are able to feel belonging to multiple places and communities.
Greenlanders in Denmark are an under researched topic which should not only be acknowledged more in Media and Communication studies but in all academic fields. The conclusion draws to that the informants notice a misrepresentation and general absence of Greenlanders in the Danish news media. Through their engagement with media they find representation and communities that nourish their sense of belonging and foster a diasporic identity. (Less)
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- author
- Mei-Mei Kjær Petersen, Maria LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MKVM13 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- "Greenlanders in Copenhagen”, Diaspora, “Imagined Communities”, “Representation in Media”, “Transnational audience”, “Media Engagement”, Minorities
- language
- English
- id
- 8991744
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- 2019-09-03 08:05:55
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abstract = {{Greenlanders in Denmark are often overlooked in the spheres of the Danish society. One stereotypical image of the Greenlander has become ingrained to be almost commonsensical in its use in the Danish language and media. That is the Greenlander as the loser in Danish society, someone who is either drunk, homeless, or destitute. Although some Greenlanders suffer from these issues, the majority of this minority who are the functional Greenlanders slide unnoticed under the radar and disappear into the Danish system. They are rarely seen or heard from in the Danish public.
This study aims to find and interview 10 Greenlanders in Copenhagen to elucidate how they experience their everyday life in between mediated spaces and places. Here, the focus will be on how they see themselves represented in the Danish news media and how they construct their identities in and through their engagement with media genres. Greenlanders in Denmark are quite a unique diaspora identity because of the postcolonial history and intricate relationship between Greenland and Denmark. The analysis discovers the existing stereotypes seem dominant in their experiences of the Danish news media and it is also prevalent in their everyday life. Following their diasporic identity they use media to nurture and maintain their relationship with their surroundings and their home country. This enables them to communicate and take part in mediated discursive spaces where they can be part of different communities simultaneously. Their strong tie to Greenland seem to be maintained through how they navigate media and push for that they exist in a hybrid imagined community where they are able to feel belonging to multiple places and communities.
Greenlanders in Denmark are an under researched topic which should not only be acknowledged more in Media and Communication studies but in all academic fields. The conclusion draws to that the informants notice a misrepresentation and general absence of Greenlanders in the Danish news media. Through their engagement with media they find representation and communities that nourish their sense of belonging and foster a diasporic identity.}},
author = {{Mei-Mei Kjær Petersen, Maria}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Through the eyes of the 'Other' : Greenlanders' experiences in mediated spaces and places}},
year = {{2019}},
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