Scandinavian Courses Fall 2014
Discover your inner Viking!
It’s not too late to sign up for several exciting Scandinavian and Arctic courses.
SCAN 101 – Beginning Swedish (Beginning Scandinavian I)
M T W Th 11:00-11:50 AM
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the FIRST course in the Swedish language sequence. Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. 4 credit hours.
SCAN 103 – Intermediate Swedish (Intermediate Scandinavian I)
M T W Th 12:00-12:50 PM
Dr. Theo Malekin
This is the THIRD course in the Swedish language sequence. Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on grammar, reading, discussion skills and writing through the study of authentic texts. 4 credit hours.
SCAN 494 – Topics in Scand. Languages: Advanced Swedish Composition
M T W Th 12:00-12:50 PM
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This Swedish course will focus on advanced composition and the reading and discussion of contemporary novels and short stories. Emphasis will also be on following and discussing the current Swedish elections. (Corresponds to FIFTH or SIXTH semester in the language sequence.) 1 to 4 credit hours.
SCAN 240 – Arctic Narratives
T Th 2:00-3:20 PM
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This course studies the Arctic, its peoples and cultures, as imagined in literature, art, history, media and film. The course makes cross-cultural comparisons with accounts by indigenous people and Scandinavian, American, and European visitors to or settlers in the Arctic. This course includes emphasis on environmental, colonial, and social aspects from theoretical and historical perspectives. This course satisfies the Gen Ed Criteria for aLiterature and the Arts course, and Western Comparative Culture course. Same as CWL 282, EURO 240. 3 credit hours.
SCAN 252 – Vikings Sagas in Translation
M W F 3:00-3:50 PM
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course studies Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as the kings’ sagas, family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances. Texts and lectures in English. This course satisfies the Gen Ed Criteria for aLiterature and the Arts course, and Western Comparative Culture course. Same as CWL 252, MDVL 252. 3 credit hours.
SCAN 490 – Ingmar Bergman & European Cinema
T Th 10:00-11:50 AM
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course focuses on major Bergman films in a European context, including Bergman’s influence on contemporary and later filmmakers. European film history and criticism included, as well as some fiction by Bergman. Same as MACS 490. 3 or 4 credit hours.
SCAN 593 – Imagining the Arctic
M 2:00-4:50 PM
Dr. Anna Westerståhl Stenport
This interdisciplinary course investigates representations of the Arctic in literature, art, cinema, media, and scientific and geographical writing over the past two centuries. Interpretive approaches include eco-criticism, post-colonialism, indigenous studies, visual, film and media theory, and Cold War studies. Open to graduate students from any humanities or social sciences discipline. Meets with GER 576, CWL 581, ENG 578. 3 or 4 credit hours.