(In)visibility and the Danish Body in Sultekunstnerinde (2004), a Novel on Postcolonial Greenland.

The article presents a literary criticism of novel "Sultekunstnerinde" by Lotte Inuk. It explores gendered dimension of the imposed identities lies at the root of identity crisis and awareness of limited agency as a preadolescent girl manifest as a life-threatening eating disorder. It mentions novel...

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Publicado en:Scandinavian Studies Vol. 91; no. 1/2; pp. 205 - 222
Autor principal: Vervoort, Rozemarijn
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Spring/Summer2019
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Sumario:The article presents a literary criticism of novel "Sultekunstnerinde" by Lotte Inuk. It explores gendered dimension of the imposed identities lies at the root of identity crisis and awareness of limited agency as a preadolescent girl manifest as a life-threatening eating disorder. It mentions novel presents specific social-political developments within the context of Danish colonialism that function as a background for the lived experience of the main protagonist in Greenland.