Abstract
Ann-Katrine Schmidt Nielsen: “War, Art, and Hauntings. An analysis of haunting in Danish veteran art and literature”We might say that ‘wars haunt’ in order to designate how they resonate in, influence and shape societies, relations and individuals – even long after official peace agreements have been made. However, what exactly does this mean and how might such haunting appear in art and literature? This article investigates how contemporary remote warfare can be seen as haunting (in) Danish art and literature made by or in close collaboration with Danish war veterans. Through the analyses of the participatory pop music by Peter and the Danish Defence, the novel Mikael by Dy Plambeck, and the collection of poems Så efterlades alt flæskende by Iraq veteran Mikkel Brixvold, three hauntological modes are suggested: a political, a psychological and an affective mode, each accentuating various aspects of such haunting.
Highlights
I løbet af 90’erne og 00’erne ændrede Danmarks udenrigspolitiske rolle sig: danske soldater deltog for første gang i årtier i skarpe militære aktioner – fredsbevarende såvel som fredsskabende – bl.a. på Balkan, i Irak og i Afghanistan
Nærværende artikel undersøger dette nye æstetiske erfaringsfelt gennem tre værker skabt af eller i et tæt samarbejde med danske krigsveteraner
(2014) og i Peter Voss-Knudes sangtekster og popsange under navnet Peter and the Danish Defence (2014-) behandles udsendelses- og hjemkomsterfaringer fra Afghanistan- og Irakkrigen som kunstnerisk stof.[1]
Summary
I løbet af 90’erne og 00’erne ændrede Danmarks udenrigspolitiske rolle sig: danske soldater deltog for første gang i årtier i skarpe militære aktioner – fredsbevarende såvel som fredsskabende – bl.a. på Balkan, i Irak og i Afghanistan (se Wivel, 2013; Lidegaard, 2018). Når krigens kropslige erfaring giver adgang til en særlig viden, der ikke kan deles med andre, så fremskrives et afgørende skel mellem soldaten og borgeren, den militære verden og civilsfæren.
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