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Scandinavian Life and Civilization Scand. 276 / 476 1641 Humanities TR 11:00 AM -12:15 PM |
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Fall 2013 Nete Schmidt, Ph.D. 1368 Van Hise 260-2090
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TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
(liable to change)
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Lecture |
Required Reading |
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T 9-3 |
Introduction and Welcome (Schmidt) |
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R 9-5 |
Many Tongues of Scandinavia (Scott Mellor) |
The Scandinavian Languages |
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T 9-10 |
Lay of the Land (Robert Ostergren) |
The Geography of Scandinavia |
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R 9-12 |
Scandinavian Mythology (Scott Mellor) | |
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T 9-17 |
The Vikings (Kirsten Wolf) |
"Prehistory & The Viking Age" in History of Scandinavia |
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R 9-19 |
Hidden in the Ground: Archaeology (Douglas Price) | |
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T 9-24 |
The Icelandic Sagas (Kirsten Wolf) |
"Hrafnkel's Saga" |
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R 9-26 |
The Discovery and Exploration (Kirsten Wolf) | |
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T 10-1 |
Black Death and Religion (Schmidt) |
"The Black Death" and "Death in Bergamo" |
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R 10-3 |
FIRST EXAM, in class |
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| T 10-8 | Poetry and Pictures (Susan Brantly) | |
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R 10-10 |
Movie |
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T 10-15 |
The Modern Breakthrough (Schmidt) |
"The Spirit of the Ball", "Siesta," "The Little Match Girl", "The Candles" |
| R10-17 | Movie | |
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T 10-22 |
Isak Dinesen (Susan Brantly) |
"The Blank Page" |
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R 10-24 |
Soren Kierkegaard and
Hans Christian Andersen (Schmidt) ESSAY DUE |
"Diapsalmata," "Solomon's Dream," "The Nightingale" |
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T 10-29 |
Iceland (Colin Connors) |
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R 10-31 |
Folklore (Jim Leary) | |
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T 11-5 |
Scandinavian Women (Schmidt) |
"Timeline of Scand. Women") |
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R 11-7 |
Scandinavian Film (Todd Michelson-Ambelang) | |
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T 11-12 |
Minority Literature (Todd Michelson-Ambelang and Marik Barkve) |
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R 11-14 |
The Underbelly of Scandinavia (David Natvig) |
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T 11-19 |
Scandinavian Crime Fiction (Schmidt) |
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R 11-21 |
Signs of Globalization (Paul Natiw) |
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T 11-26 |
Music (David Natvig) |
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R 11-28 |
Thanksgiving |
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T 12-3 |
Nordic LARP (Tim Cochrane) |
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R 12-5 |
Sustainability (Marcus Cederstrom) |
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T 12-10 |
Tidbits and Review (Schmidt) |
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R 12-12 |
SECOND EXAM, in class |
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