Spring 2017  |  SCAN 3501W Section 001: Scandinavian Culture Past and Present (67622)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 18
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Cultural, social, and political developments; principal views and core values; major cultural figures; Scandinavian mentality. Readings in translation for nonmajors. Invited lectures on central topics within selected areas of study.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?zmije001+SCAN3501W+Spring2017
Class Description:
Cultural, social, and political developments; principal views and core values; major cultural figures; Scandinavian mentality. Readings in translation for non-majors. Invited lectures on central topics within selected areas of study. This writing intensive course introduces undergrads to cultural, social and political developments in Scandinavia past and present. It outlines the region's most distinctive physical and historical features, circumscribes some of its principal views and values, investigates a selection of its major cultural and political figures and institutions, and discusses national identity and popular mentality in the five countries. Migration and other transnational challenges and opportunities facing Scandinavia now will be considered historically as part of the area's cultural make-up. In its view of Scandinavian culture, the course brings together such diverse cultural artifacts as literary texts, musical and pictorial art, architectural design, national character, historical symbols, political events, and social myths. The emphasis of the course is on Scandinavian culture in the 20th century, but there is ample evidence that the past has informed both modern and postmodern developments and that societal mores in Scandinavia from the time of the Vikings have contributed to myths/conceptions of state and society as one big family, a welfare state called the "people's home." Altogether, the cultural construction of the North is a key course objective.
Grading:
50% Term papers
30% Final paper
20% Attendance and participation
Exam Format:
Research papers
Class Format:
Class discussions, presentations
Workload:
2 midterm papers
1 final paper Approx. 25 pages to read per week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67622/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 October 2016

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