The end of Iceland's innocence : the image of Iceland in the foreign media during the financial crisis / Daniel Chartier
Published
[Ottawa, Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press ; [Québec, Québec] : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 2011 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2011)
Introduction : a media crisis. Excessiveness ; The research ; The role of the media : dramatisation of the Crisis -- Assets in Jeopardy. An egalitarian, progressive and peaceful country : an independent utopia ; The impact of the crisis abroad : a general dislike of Iceland ; A casualty of the Global Crisis : the first domino to fall ; Communication problems : an atmosphere of mistrust ; Ethics : in great disarray ; Free-thinking artists : Björk and Olafur Eliasson ; Humour : "ctrl-alt-del : welcome to Iceland 2.0" -- Bankruptcy. Numerous warnings : a forseeable collapse ; Bankruptcy : Iceland became synonymous with Crisis ; Social and economic incest : a closely-knit economy ; David Oddsson and the Central Bank of Iceland : political intervention in economics ; Arrogance : excessive confidence ; Iceland's very loyal friend : Richard Portes ; The new Vikings : yesterday's heroes, today's villains ; Gender issues : women : the antidote to the Crisis -- The rest of the world. Scandinavia : our Nordic friends ; Russia : our new friend ; The conflict with the United Kingdom : one of us, not one of them ; Europe : seeking protective shelter ; A very small country : big is not always beautiful -- Conclusion : the humiliated country. Violence : Icelanders' anger ; Returning to traditions : fishing, morality and anti-consumerism ; Irresponsibility : who should pay the price? ; Humiliation : the wounded tiger
Summary
A portrait of Iceland through the eyes of the international media before and after their total economic collapse
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239)
