Martin Ledstrup
Biographic Data
| ID | 4196353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Ledstrup |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ledstrup |
| SIGNATURE | LEDSTRUP M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0315-5940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
After precarity
Journalists and artists in the global North tend to amplify certain geographies as go-to scenes of post-industrial abandonment. But sometimes those who live in these geographies foreground hope against this dark imaginary. How do we make sense of a situation that seemingly calls for an analysis of precarious life when those who live in that situation do not want to be understood in precarious terms? By enjoining cultural representations and empir…
Nationalism and Nationhood in the United Arab Emirates
Parentesen om det højre-reaktionære
The new right in Europe is often associated with precarious life. But in this article, I show that cultural representations of Danish remote areas during the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016 significantly complicates the relationship between rightist politics, precarity, and the stranger. With Lauren Berlant, I argue that the encounter between refugees and locals outside the city can be seen as an exemplary instance of the commons: a socially ambi…
Everyday Nationhood and Interaction in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah
Emirati identity is often associated with social distance between nationals and non-nationals. This article attempts to show, however, that practices of Emirati nationhood mirror the ambivalence of modernity: while assumptions about nationhood and social distance resonate with everyday perceptions, they are locally and individually negotiated, and sometimes they are even obliterated. Drawing on fieldwork in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, the argu…
After precarity
Journalists and artists in the global North tend to amplify certain geographies as go-to scenes of post-industrial abandonment. But sometimes those who live in these geographies foreground hope against this dark imaginary. How do we make sense of a situation that seemingly calls for an analysis of precarious life when those who live in that situation do not want to be understood in precarious terms? By enjoining cultural representations and empir…
Everyday Nationhood and Interaction in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah
Emirati identity is often associated with social distance between nationals and non-nationals. This article attempts to show, however, that practices of Emirati nationhood mirror the ambivalence of modernity: while assumptions about nationhood and social distance resonate with everyday perceptions, they are locally and individually negotiated, and sometimes they are even obliterated. Drawing on fieldwork in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, the argu…
Parentesen om det højre-reaktionære
The new right in Europe is often associated with precarious life. But in this article, I show that cultural representations of Danish remote areas during the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016 significantly complicates the relationship between rightist politics, precarity, and the stranger. With Lauren Berlant, I argue that the encounter between refugees and locals outside the city can be seen as an exemplary instance of the commons: a socially ambi…
Nationalism and Nationhood in the United Arab Emirates
After precarity
Journalists and artists in the global North tend to amplify certain geographies as go-to scenes of post-industrial abandonment. But sometimes those who live in these geographies foreground hope against this dark imaginary. How do we make sense of a situation that seemingly calls for an analysis of precarious life when those who live in that situation do not want to be understood in precarious terms? By enjoining cultural representations and empir…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Ambivalence (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works)