America - Scandinavia: Cultural Differences and Cultural Similarities

Steinar Bryn (Professor & Cultural Philosopher, Nansen Humanistic Academy, Lillehammer) earned his Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Minnesota,Twin Cities, in 1993. A Visiting Professor this Spring at Pacific Lutheran University, Bryn is a Professor at the Nansen Humanistic Academy in Norway where is is Project Director for the Nansen Network, a conflict resolution project, supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, running 10 Nansen Dialogue Centers in the former Yugoslavia. With a degree in American Studies, Bryn has a unique perspective on the cultural communication between the United States and Scandinavia, especially Norway.

His lecture looks at the perceptions held by Americans and Srcandinavians and challenges general assumptions about “Americanization.”