Bates College SCARAB Honors Theses Capstone Projects 5-2020 The Construction of Exceptionalist Nationalism: A Critique of Danish Imperialist Shame and Ongoing Colonialism in Kalaallit Nunaat Sofie Lee Sogaard Bates College,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scarab.bates.edu/honorstheses Recommended Citation Sogaard, Sofie Lee, "The Construction of Exceptionalist Nationalism: A Critique of Danish Imperialist Shame and Ongoing Colonialism in Kalaallit Nunaat" (2020). Honors Theses. 332. https://scarab.bates.edu/honorstheses/332 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Capstone Projects at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Construction of Exceptionalist Nationalism: A Critique of Danish Imperialist Shame and Ongoing Colonialism in Kalaallit Nunaat An Honors Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of American Cultural Studies Bates College In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts By Sofie Lee Søgaard Lewiston, Maine April 2020 i Acknowledgements First and foremost, I want to thank the Indigenous communities of Kalaallit Nunaat, whose voices and generosity made this thesis possible. Without your collaboration, this thesis could not exist. Thank you to my advisor Professor Kristen Barnett, who has guided me through my four years at Bates with wisdom and kindness. Thank you to the American Studies Department for your flexibility and encouragement. Thank you to my family: Mamma, Pappa, Kristian, Niels, Peanut, and RBG for your unwavering love and support. I love you! Mara and Topher, thank you for always being there for me.