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Cottage to the Moon: Visual Tradition and the Politics of Exclusion

Panel: 
Scandinavian Literature II: Swedish and Finnish
Abstract: 

The red cottage is an iconic symbol in Sweden, used on all sorts of occasions. Not least by national conservative parties as campaign material. This paper look at how the cottage works as a trope and an “invisible fence” within the construction of a broader exclusionary nationalistic ideology.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Anna
Last Name: 
Blomster
Institution: 
University of California, Los Angeles