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2011 Spring Newsletter THE DEPARTMENT OF SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES HEJ OCH VÄLKOMNA! GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE SVENSKA HUSET NOTE FROM THE international careers in a wide range of fields. Because of the Swedish-Lutheran heritage of DEPARTMENT CHAIR, Gustavus, the Department of Scandinavian HELENA KARLSSON Studies has a role that supersedes the academic. By continuing to organize regular The Department of Scandinavian Studies events on Nordic topics and invite speakers welcomes you to our first biannual newsletter! It and guests from Sweden and the other Nordic is a pleasure for us to share news about the countries, we seek to foster a culture that department and what we are doing. As many of simultaneously respects the past and looks Barbro Osher Svenska Huset is an on- you probably know, the “old guard,” who towards the future. campus International Learning and Service founded and developed the Scandinavian The department will have a specific House adjacent to the International Center. program since the 1970s has retired. Roger opportunity next year, during the It is a unique house with special goals and McKnight, Roland Thorstensson, and Byron College’s Sesquicen- traditions. The Swedish House is a place Nordstrom are now realizing their dreams outside tennial celebration, to where students who know or are learning of academia while Helena Karlsson, Kjerstin honor this dual role. In the Swedish or taking Scandinavian Studies Moody, and Glenn Kranking have taken over the fall of 2011, a visiting responsibility of educating students at Gustavus professor from Södertörn classes can live and use the language in their everyday lives. Several social events about the Nordic countries. University in Stockholm, are hosted there that highlight Swedish or The department offers courses in the Swedish Ulrika Dahl, will be Nordic culture and traditions. Every language as well as in the history, literature, and teaching a course on Thursday the house hosts a “Fika.” Over culture of the Nordic countries. We are taking Gender and Sexuality in the course of the academic year, there is over a well-developed curriculum, and we are Scandinavia as a Fulbright- also a “Kräftskiva,” a Lucia dinner, a molding it according to our expertise, particular Hildeman scholar. Hanna Valborg bonfire, and a “Syttende mai,” interests, and vision for the future. While we will Outakoski, a visiting event to celebrate the national day of continue to have a focus on the Swedish language professor from Umeå Norway. From its very beginning in 1974, and Sweden, our vision also includes both a University, Sweden, will Svenska Huset has aimed to represent and Nordic and a global outlook. In the 21st century, teach a course on Sámi present Swedish (and Nordic) culture on it is important to connect Scandinavian studies to culture during January campus in a variety of ways. We have European studies and to studies of the humanities 2012. Roger McKnight and traditionally had one native/near-native at large. Glenn teaches a course on European Byron Nordstrom will be speaker who serves as a “facilitator” and/or minorities, for instance, and Helena has returning to teach courses liaison person between the House and developed courses in Scandinavian multi- in January 2012, and Gustavus' Department of Scandinavian culturalism and crime fiction. For next spring, Helena Karlsson and Departmental Banner Studies. Kjerstin will develop a course on Scandinavian Kjerstin Moody will lead modernism. 14 students on a study ToTfindsnFacbksarch: find us on Facebook search: International perspectives are invaluable for a abroad trip to Stockholm and Berlin. All three “Gustavus Adolphus College liberal arts education. We think that the study of faculty will conduct research in Sweden this Scandinavian Studies” Swedish and Scandinavian studies can be summer. increasingly practical for the future. Considering We hope that the diversity of our scholarly Follow us on the departmental blog at:: the many areas where the Nordic countries have interests, the variety of our course offerings, http://scandinavian.blog.gustavus.edu// taken on a leadership role in the world—social and the opportunities we envision for our Join us Saturday, October 1, 2011, welfare, health care, sustainable living, design, students’ futures will continue to make the Department of Scandinavian Studies an Homecoming weekend for our first technology—studies in Swedish and Scandinavian studies can lead to interesting, interesting and vibrant place to be. annual alumni barbeque GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE | St. Peter, Minnesota | 1-800-gustavus | gustavus.edu AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE parted ways for a ten-day spring break. Three STUDY ABROAD students spent their spring break in England, Gustavus’ Scandinavian Studies Department has four traveled to Spain, two stayed to further an extensive study abroad program, dedicated to explore Stockholm, two explored the Swedish teaching students about the Nordic countries. island of Gotland, and one traveled to Austria. Gustavus has direct exchanges with several As April began, they each found their way to universities in Sweden including Uppsala Jönköping and remained in the Småland University, Linneaus University in Växjö, and province for their remaining time abroad as a The American Swedish Institute in Mora Folkhögskola. In addition to direct group. Minneapolis is a gathering place, museum, university exchange, students have the option of The students have completed five courses and cultural center where people can come taking part in a January term course or a while abroad. Two classes were taught by together and share experiences relating to semester-long group trip. Professor Helena Gustavus English Professor Eric Eliason while long-lasting ties with Sweden and connect Karlsson’s J-term course, Stockholm and Berlin: others were taught by guest lecturers, including with more recent immigrant communities The Northern European Metropolis focuses on Gustavus alumni. The courses include: People in the area. ASI is currently undergoing the societies and cultures of these two cities and Politics, The Sámi People, Study of some exciting changes. Over the course of through fiction, articles, film, and the Nature, Swedish Writers and the Nobel Prize, the next year, construction is underway to social/cultural life of the city. Our Semester in and Sweden Today. These classes ensure that create a new, inviting space to complement Sweden program emphasizes experiencing their education is as well rounded as their trip. the Turnblad Mansion. ASI is also creating Swedish culture through excursions, lectures, and The Semester in Sweden program is a very a special new partnership with Gustavus. classroom work as well as visiting important unique and special opportunity. It differs from In the new building there will be an office landmarks. This program begins above the Arctic other study abroad experiences in that the for Gustavus employees to work on admis- Circle in northern Sweden and continues south group changes location regularly, ensuring that sions outreach, alumni relations, and edu- throughout the term. the students see different parts of the country. cational programming. Both the Scand- Our department emphasizes the importance of Unlike other study abroad trips, the students inavian Studies Department and ASI are experiencing the Scandinavian cultures, and all move together with the professor from their excited about this new relationship. study abroad programs are also available in each home university. This allows the group to get -Catherine Keith, ’12 of the other Nordic countries. Although it is not a to know each other on a much deeper level. The group also has the unique privilege to act requirement within the major to study abroad, the majority of our students do, and over the last ten as ambassadors for Gustavus, making visits to Being an exchange student years more than 100 students have spent for friends of the college, which in turn offers is a special experience; you either one semester or an entire year in unique opportunities. get the opportunity to be a Scandinavia. The experiences the students have had are part of a different lifestyle -Jill Rykken, ’12 innumerable. Tours of a royal palace, and culture. You leave your parliament, churches, factories, companies, and family, friends, and even museums are among the highlights. Students your languages, basically everything that have participated in the historic Sámi Winter makes you feel safe. Deciding to come to Market, attended the world’s oldest and Gustavus included all of the above but longest ski race (Vasaloppet), and have been there is something special about being a pulled on a sleigh by a reindeer. The people the Gustie from Sweden. During my year here group has met along the way have had the I have had the opportunity to experience greatest impact. Gustavus connections have and learn about American holidays and been found at nearly every stop and with traditions. I have celebrated Thanksgiving, everyone the group has met, more have been enjoyed all types of fried food, and learnt created. the bitter truth of American coffee. -Maddie Lang, ’12 However this is not all—while doing all Sunset over Gamla Stan in Stockholm: this I have also had the pleasure of view from the af Chapman hostel experiencing the American interpretation of Scandinavian celebrations. I have enjoyed a weekly fika at the Swedish A NOTE FROM ABROAD House, celebrated the festival of Lucia, and Jönköping, Sweden, is the last stop for the much, much more. I have realized the Gusties on the Gustavus Semester in Sweden influence and the importance my culture program. The program, designed by Professor has had in America and especially at Emeritus Roland Thorstensson, is taught every Gustavus. Countless people have come up other spring semester and its second year has to me and shared their heritage. They have been a great success. The group, 12 students and shown great pride in their roots and always one Gustavus professor, left in January and began been interested to learn more.
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