Essays about: "Moa Sundkvist"

Found 1 essay containing the words Moa Sundkvist.

  1. 1. Nation as Decoration : The InVisibility of the US Flag in Sweden

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk Design & Illustration

    Author : Moa Sundkvist; [2015]
    Keywords : Banal Nationalism; Commerce; Decoration; Depoliticization; Flag; Flag of Sweden; Flag of the United States; Invisibility; Nationalism; Repetition; Visibility;

    Abstract : This project explores banal nationalism from a perspective where the visibility and usage of the US flag as decoration on everyday products in Sweden is problematized. In comparison with the Swedish flag which has a history of being “unwaved” because open nationalism for a long time has been thought of as vulgar in Sweden, the frequent reproduction of the US flag seems to elude a critical discussion on national expressions. READ MORE