dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor.author |
Árnason, Arnar |
dc.contributor.author |
Hafsteinsson, Sigurjón Baldur |
dc.date.accessioned |
2018-04-13T13:45:31Z |
dc.date.available |
2018-04-13T13:45:31Z |
dc.date.issued |
2018 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Arnar Árnason, Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson. (2018). Death and Governmentality in Iceland: Neo-liberalism, Grief and the Nation-form. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan |
dc.identifier.isbn |
9789935231710 |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/683 |
dc.description.abstract |
This book is a contribution to debates concerning the state of death in
the contemporary Western world. Taking up the argument that death
there has recently undergone a revival, the book problematizes the idea
that this revival is caused by general trends in society for example rising
individualism. The book describes a link between the revival of death in
Iceland and neo-liberal governmentality, in particular the machinery by
means of which modern citizens are enjoined to govern themselves.
The book draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork on the changing
regimes of dying and grieving in Iceland since the year 2000. The
ethnography reflects how the old Icelandic solution of ‘locking death
away in a drawer’ is being replaced by an allegedly healthier option of
‘dealing openly’ with death and grief. The changes in the management of
death and grief in Iceland have taken place in the context of a neo-liberal
governmentality. The rise of neo-liberalism has been accompanied by a
rhetoric that emphasises self-reliance, personal responsibility and
individual initiative, private enterprise and personal improvement The
authors suggest that the changing regimes of death and grief should be
placed in this context. The book reflects on linkages between death and
grief, the fluctuating fortunes of the ‘nation form’ in Iceland and the
different ways in which political power can be legitimised through the
changing relations between ‘nation’, ‘state’ and ‘individual’. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
Financial support for the initial research was provided by Durham University’s
Research Studentship, aided by a Monbusho Scholarship from
the Japanese Government and research grants from the Research Council
of Iceland (#010010001 and #050678031). The research was made
possible by financial assistance from the National Research Council of
Iceland and the School of Social Sciences of the University of Aberdeen.
A contribution from the Visiting Scholar Scheme at the University of Aberdeen greatly facilitated the writing up of our research. Financial
support was provided by the University of Iceland Research Fund and
assistant research grants from the School of Social Sciences of the University
of Iceland. We are grateful for all of this financial support. |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
University of Iceland Press |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Dauði |
dc.subject |
Sorg |
dc.subject |
Nýfrjálshyggja |
dc.subject |
Þjóðernisvitund |
dc.subject |
Þjóðfræði |
dc.title |
Death and Governmentality in Iceland: Neo-liberalism, Grief and the Nation-form |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/book |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.contributor.department |
Félags- og mannvísindadeild (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Social Sciences (UI) |