Genealogical Queries,
2014
Augustana College
Full Issue Vol. 34 No. 2,
2014
Augustana College
Heroes To Horrors: Metamorphosis As Combat Trauma In The Mythology Of The West,
2014
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Heroes To Horrors: Metamorphosis As Combat Trauma In The Mythology Of The West, Thomas Passarelli
Honors Scholar Theses
In an attempt to show how Western mythological depictions of metamorphosis in fighting men often serve as an early discussion on the psychosocial ramifications of warfare on veterans, this research holds early Norse, Celtic, and Anglo-Saxon texts in comparison with contemporary PTSD research and anecdotes from American veterans of the Vietnam War.
Janteloven And Social Conformity In Thorbjørn Egner’S Literature,
2014
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Janteloven And Social Conformity In Thorbjørn Egner’S Literature, Ellen Ahlness
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Janteloven is a set of fictional laws detailed in Danish author Aksel Sandemose’s 1933 book, “A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks,” which satirizes the Scandinavian view towards individuality versus the collective. These laws, consisting of rules such as “thou shalt not believe thou art better than us,” direct a negative attitude towards those who stand out from the cultural norm. This contradicts the ever-growing ethnic diversity in Norway today. Today, Janteloven is regarded as a sociological term describing the unified mindset in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway that champions societies where inhabitants are encouraged to set the community’s needs over the individual’s. …
Why Are Scandinavians So Happy?,
2014
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Why Are Scandinavians So Happy?, John Hasselberg
Forum Lectures
Perhaps somewhat surprising to many in central Minnesota, Scandinavian societies are ranked as having the happiest people in the world. Long-term longitudinal studies such as "Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness: A Global Perspective (1981-2007)" by Inglehart, Foa, Peterson and Welzel of the University of Leicester, and recent research reported by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network in its "World Happiness Report 2013", edited by Helliwell, Layard & Sachs, consistently come to the conclusion that Scandinavians are the happiest people in the world. Why? How is this possible? What can we learn from them?
In Memoriam: Glen Brolander,
2014
Augustana College
In Memoriam: Glen Brolander, Dag Blanck, Jill Seaholm
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Bits & Pieces,
2014
Augustana College
Genealogical Queries,
2014
Augustana College
A Journey From Sweden To America In 1887,
2014
Augustana College
A Journey From Sweden To America In 1887, Matilda Persdotter Olson, John R. Olson
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Murdered Babies, Infidel Wives,
2014
Augustana College
Murdered Babies, Infidel Wives, Elisabeth Thorsell
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Emigrant Traffic On The North Sea,
2014
Augustana College
Emigrant Traffic On The North Sea, Nils William Olsson
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Book Reviews,
2014
Augustana College
Travels To Pine Lake 1850,
2014
Augustana College
Travels To Pine Lake 1850, Fredrika Bremer, Mary Howitt
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
News From The Swenson Center: The 2013 Olsson Scholar,
2014
Augustana College
News From The Swenson Center: The 2013 Olsson Scholar, Juri Rebkovitz
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Handwriting Example 38,
2014
Augustana College
The Last Page,
2014
Augustana College
Handwriting Solution 38,
2014
Augustana College
Full Issue Vol. 34 No. 1,
2014
Augustana College
Interesting Web Sites,
2014
Augustana College
Sophia Carolina Schön: Her Life In America,
2014
Augustana College
Sophia Carolina Schön: Her Life In America, Lars-Åke Wångstedt, Elisabeth Thorsell
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
