The Not-quite Child: Colonial Histories, Racialization and Swedish Exceptionalism - Rilegato

Roos, Liina-ly

 
9780295753812: The Not-quite Child: Colonial Histories, Racialization and Swedish Exceptionalism
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ISBN 10: 0295753811 ISBN 13: 9780295753812
Casa editrice: Univ of Washington Pr, 2025

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Examines Swedish depictions of childhood that expose the country's colonial past and racial hierarchies

Figures like Pippi Longstocking and Greta Thunberg exemplify an ideal mainstream Swedish childhood: they are autonomous, competent, and the voices of moral truths. In this innovative work, Liina-Ly Roos analyzes the figure of the “not-quite child”—children who, while appearing white, have been marginalized due to historical racialization and colonialism—to challenge this established ideal. Through analyses of films and literature that portray Indigenous Sámi, Tornedalian, and Finnish-speaking children, The Not-Quite Child reveals how these figures disrupt the normative understanding of growing up in Sweden. These cultural texts are filled with tensions of assimilation, invisibility, and the struggle to grow in a society that demands conformity to a specific “Swedishness.”

The children in these stories are both minoritized and, at the same time, have the privilege of passing, and share a long cultural history with and within the dominant culture. Through nuanced attention to these important narratives, The Not-Quite Child contributes to dialogue on the complexities of identity, race, and the hidden colonial legacies that continue to shape understandings of childhood in Sweden.

Open access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295753836

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Informazioni sull?autore

Liina-Ly Roos is an assistant professor in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

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Editore
Univ of Washington Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2025
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0295753811
ISBN 13 
9780295753812
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
209
Redattore
Nestingen Andrew
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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9780295753829: The Not-Quite Child: Colonial Histories, Racialization and Swedish Exceptionalism

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ISBN 10:  029575382X ISBN 13:  9780295753829
Casa editrice: Univ of Washington Pr, 2025
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