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UCL Mellon Programme: Identities and Culture in Europe since 1945

Seminar: 19 October 2005

Dr Hans Hauge Nordic Postcolonialism: Can Postcolonial Theory Be Applied to Nordic Literatures?

Abstract

Hans Hauge's seminar centres on the question: how relevant is the postcolonial to literature and culture in a small, affluent, northern European nation? What features of the literature produced in such a nation point to the universality – or otherwise – of the postcolonial condition? And how can literature help us to think through the changes and challenges of postnational living in early 21st-century Europe?

Hans Hauge is based in the Institute for Nordic Language and Literature at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. His research centres on the relationship of the nation-state to literature, political theory, literary theory and religion. He writes regular columns on culture and politics for the Danish newspapers Berlingske Tidende and Jyllandsposten, and has published several books, including Den litterære vending ('The Literary Turn', 1996) and Post-Danmark ('Post-Denmark, 2003), which was awarded the Georg Brandes Prize for non-fiction. Hauge is known for his political engagement and provocative points of view on 'postnational' Denmark and Europe, but also consistently garners praise for his accessible and eclectic writing. Presenting the Georg Brandes Prize, Connie Bork commented: "There is an element of clowning in your book, which makes it special, and, especially, human; at the same time, the arguments are well-founded and gather much knowledge in a small space."

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