“Ett leve för Sverige, vårt älskade fosterland”. En studie om hur den svenska monarkin väver in makt, genus och sexualitet i en nationell identitet.
(2020) GNVK02 20201Department of Gender Studies
- Abstract
- The aim of this thesis has been to examine how marriage is weaved into the Swedish national identity in national speeches held by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and how one could understand it through the monarchy's disciplinary power. The study has been inspired by a number of theories about gender, sexuality, power and nationalism. Those theories have then with help from Laclau & Mouffe's discourse theory been the framework for the analysis. The material has been four national day speeches held by King Carl XVI Gustaf on the years which his three children got married. The study concludes that marriage is a central part of the discourse because of the Kings way to make it a national concern. Though in contrast to this was the speeches... (More)
- The aim of this thesis has been to examine how marriage is weaved into the Swedish national identity in national speeches held by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and how one could understand it through the monarchy's disciplinary power. The study has been inspired by a number of theories about gender, sexuality, power and nationalism. Those theories have then with help from Laclau & Mouffe's discourse theory been the framework for the analysis. The material has been four national day speeches held by King Carl XVI Gustaf on the years which his three children got married. The study concludes that marriage is a central part of the discourse because of the Kings way to make it a national concern. Though in contrast to this was the speeches from the year his son got married which when examined shows that the King, instead of talking about his son's marriage, talks about things like citizenship and the Swedish flag. Overall the study has also shown that the discourse is hegemonic and includes some internal discourse conflicts about who should be included in the nation. (Less)
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- author
- Bäck, Josefina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- GNVK02 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- marriage, the King, disciplinary power, banal nationalism
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9013974
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-25 10:02:28
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- 2020-06-25 10:02:28
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