The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature

This paper aims to analyze the way in which the ocean is depicted in several contemporary Norwegian literary works. The analyzed volumes are “Mandø “ (2009), by Kjersti Vik, the so-called “Barrøy Chronicles”, by Roy Jacobsen (2013-2020), “Shark Drunk” (2015), by Morten Strøksnes, and “The End of the...

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Autor: Moldovan, Călina-Maria
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Contemporary Norwegian literature
Blue humanities
Blue ecocriticism
Material ecocriticism
New materialism
Literatura noruega contemporánea
Humanidades azules
Ecocrítica azul
Ecocrítica material
Nuevo materialismo
Literatura
Medio ambiente
Literature
Environmental science
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spelling The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literatureMoldovan, Călina-MariaContemporary Norwegian literatureBlue humanitiesBlue ecocriticismMaterial ecocriticismNew materialismLiteratura noruega contemporáneaHumanidades azulesEcocrítica azulEcocrítica materialNuevo materialismoLiteraturaMedio ambienteLiteratureEnvironmental scienceThis paper aims to analyze the way in which the ocean is depicted in several contemporary Norwegian literary works. The analyzed volumes are “Mandø “ (2009), by Kjersti Vik, the so-called “Barrøy Chronicles”, by Roy Jacobsen (2013-2020), “Shark Drunk” (2015), by Morten Strøksnes, and “The End of the Ocean” (2017), by Maja Lunde. This research is situated at the intersection between ecocriticism and new materialist theories. In this sense, it draws extensively on approaches such as Serenella Iovino and Serpil Oppermann’s material ecocriticism, as well as on more recent scholarship that integrates literary theory with new materialist thought. Building on Juha Raipola’s critique of material ecocriticism, this article argues that if the behavior of the more-than-human world remains inaccessible to humans, it can only be approached through speculation. Speculation becomes particularly relevant when it comes to literature, as, according to Kerstin Howaldt and Kai Merten, it celebrates human finiteness. The human characters in the selected volumes seek connection with the more-than-human world by projecting human stories onto places where they are clearly absent: some read whales as planets, other interpret the movement of waves as a sea chantey. Most of the times, these characters are fully aware of the insurmountable rift between them and the nonhuman environment they inhabit, and this is what engenders the speculation in the first place.Este trabajo pretende analizar cómo se retrata el océano en varias obras literarias noruegas contemporáneas. Los volúmenes que se analizan son “Mandø” (2009), de Kjersti Vik, las llamadas “Barrøy Chronicles”, de Roy Jacobsen (2013-2020), “Shark Drunk” (2015), de Morten Strøksnes, y “The End of the Ocean” (2017), de Maja Lunde. Esta investigación se sitúa en la intersección entre la ecocrítica y las teorías del nuevo materialismo. En este sentido, recurre ampliamente a enfoques como la ecocrítica material de Serenella Iovino y Serpil Opperman, pero también a aproximaciones más recientes que unen la teoría literaria a las teorías del nuevo materialismo. Partiendo de la crítica que Juha Raipola hace de la ecocrítica material, este artículo sugiere que, si el comportamiento del mundo más que humano es inalcanzable para el ser humano, la única forma de aproximarnos a él es a través de la especulación. La especulación se vuelve especialmente relevante en lo que respecta a la literatura, ya que, según Kerstin Howaldt y Kai Merten, celebra lo finito del ser humano. Los personajes humanos en los volúmenes escogidos buscan conexiones con el mundo más que humano localizando historias humanas donde están claramente ausentes: algunos interpretan las ballenas como planetas, otros, el movimiento de las olas como una saloma. La mayoría de las veces, estos personajes son plenamente conscientes de la grieta infranqueable entre ellos y el entorno no humano que habitan, y esto es lo que engendra la especulación desde el principio.Universidad de Alcalá20262026-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/68923https://dx.doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2025.16.2.5409reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:ebuahbibliot::29f1c304c884c1e8c1160b31fd9d6cef2026-06-18T11:13:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
title The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
spellingShingle The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
Moldovan, Călina-Maria
Contemporary Norwegian literature
Blue humanities
Blue ecocriticism
Material ecocriticism
New materialism
Literatura noruega contemporánea
Humanidades azules
Ecocrítica azul
Ecocrítica material
Nuevo materialismo
Literatura
Medio ambiente
Literature
Environmental science
title_short The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
title_full The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
title_fullStr The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
title_full_unstemmed The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
title_sort The ocean in contemporary Norwegian literature
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moldovan, Călina-Maria
author Moldovan, Călina-Maria
author_facet Moldovan, Călina-Maria
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Contemporary Norwegian literature
Blue humanities
Blue ecocriticism
Material ecocriticism
New materialism
Literatura noruega contemporánea
Humanidades azules
Ecocrítica azul
Ecocrítica material
Nuevo materialismo
Literatura
Medio ambiente
Literature
Environmental science
topic Contemporary Norwegian literature
Blue humanities
Blue ecocriticism
Material ecocriticism
New materialism
Literatura noruega contemporánea
Humanidades azules
Ecocrítica azul
Ecocrítica material
Nuevo materialismo
Literatura
Medio ambiente
Literature
Environmental science
description This paper aims to analyze the way in which the ocean is depicted in several contemporary Norwegian literary works. The analyzed volumes are “Mandø “ (2009), by Kjersti Vik, the so-called “Barrøy Chronicles”, by Roy Jacobsen (2013-2020), “Shark Drunk” (2015), by Morten Strøksnes, and “The End of the Ocean” (2017), by Maja Lunde. This research is situated at the intersection between ecocriticism and new materialist theories. In this sense, it draws extensively on approaches such as Serenella Iovino and Serpil Oppermann’s material ecocriticism, as well as on more recent scholarship that integrates literary theory with new materialist thought. Building on Juha Raipola’s critique of material ecocriticism, this article argues that if the behavior of the more-than-human world remains inaccessible to humans, it can only be approached through speculation. Speculation becomes particularly relevant when it comes to literature, as, according to Kerstin Howaldt and Kai Merten, it celebrates human finiteness. The human characters in the selected volumes seek connection with the more-than-human world by projecting human stories onto places where they are clearly absent: some read whales as planets, other interpret the movement of waves as a sea chantey. Most of the times, these characters are fully aware of the insurmountable rift between them and the nonhuman environment they inhabit, and this is what engenders the speculation in the first place.
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