Scandinavian |
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SCAND 150 |
Norwegian Literary and Cultural History |
Sjåvik |
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A survey of Norwegian literary and cultural history
from the Vikings to the present. Authors read include Bjornson,
Ibsen, Hamsun, and Rølvaag. |
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SCAND 330 |
Scandinavian Mythology |
Conroy |
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Integrative study of religious life in the pre-Christian North. Emphasis on source materials, including the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda. Discussion of historical, archeological, and folkloric evidence. |
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SCAND 335 |
Scandinavian Children's Literature |
Gavel Adams |
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The history, forms, and themes of Scandinavian children's literature from H. C. Andersen to the present. Exploration of the dominant concerns of authors, adult and non-adult audiences, and the uses to which juvenile and adolescent literature are put. Film adaptations and Scandinavian-American materials included. |
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SCAND 340 |
Kalevala and the Epic Tradition |
Kuisma |
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An interdisciplinary approach to the Finnish national epic Kalevala, Estonian Kalevipoeg, and Saami Peivebarnen suongah jehtanasan maajisn. Discussion of traditional worldview, cultural revitalization, and emergent nationalism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Finland, Estonia, and Saamiland. |
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SCAND 344 |
The Baltic States and Scandinavia |
Šmidchens |
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Survey of the cultures and history of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Viking Age to the present, with particular attention to Baltic-Scandinavian contacts. |
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SCAND 360 |
Scandinavian Cinema |
Nestingen |
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Major Scandinavian films and film directors from the 1920s to the present. |
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SCAND 370 |
The Vikings |
Leiren |
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Vikings at home in Scandinavia and abroad, with particular emphasis on their activities as revealed in archaeological finds and in historical and literary sources. |
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SCAND 455 |
Baltic States Since 1991 |
Šmidchens |
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Intensive interdisciplinary survey of social, political and economic developments in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since 1991. |
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SCAND 462 |
Isak Dinesen and Karen Blixen |
Stecher-Hansen |
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Out of Africa and Post/Colonialism |
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SCAND 498 |
Senior Essay |
Stecher-Hansen |
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SCAND 499 |
Independent Study |
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DAN 102 |
Elementary Danish
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Vestergaard |
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DAN 202 |
Second Year Danish |
Nielsen |
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DAN 310 |
Topics in Danish Prose |
Stecher-Hansen |
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Focuses on the fairy tale and story, with selections by Bicher, H.C. Andersen, Bang, Blixen, and others. |
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DAN 490 |
Supervised Reading |
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EST0 490 |
Supervised Reading |
Šmidchens |
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FINN 102 |
Elementary Finnish |
Spangenberg |
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FINN 202 |
Second Year Finnish |
Kuisma |
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FINN 310 |
Topics in Finnish Literature and Culture |
Nestingen |
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FINN 490 |
Supervised Reading |
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LATV 102 |
Elementary Latvian |
Grinberga |
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LATV 310 |
Topics in Latvian Literature |
Grinberga |
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LATV 490 |
Supervised Reading |
Šmidchens |
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LITH 102 |
Elementary Lithuanian |
Butkute |
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LITH 490 |
Supervised Reading |
Šmidchens |
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NORW 102 A | B |
Elementary Norwegian |
Dancus | Hayes |
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NORW 202 |
Second Year Norwegian |
May |
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NORW 321 |
The Plays of Henrik Ibsen |
Hanson |
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NORW 490 |
Supervised Reading |
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SWED 102 A | B |
Elementary Swedish |
Johnson | Lazarova |
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SWED 202 |
Second Year Swedish |
Dübois |
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SWED 301 |
Topics in Swedish Literature and Culture |
Gavel Adams |
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SWED 490 |
Supervised Reading |
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