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Articles 31 - 60 of 74
Full-Text Articles in Scandinavian Studies
Lexin: A Swedish Pictorial Dictionary
Lexin: A Swedish Pictorial Dictionary
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Småland Letters, Suzanne Erickson Wallace
Småland Letters, Suzanne Erickson Wallace
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
The Orkney Islands In The Viking Age, Moira Speirs Ms
The Orkney Islands In The Viking Age, Moira Speirs Ms
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
News From The Swenson Center: The 2014 Olsson Scholar Philipp Gollner
News From The Swenson Center: The 2014 Olsson Scholar Philipp Gollner
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
My Swedish Adventure, Lori Ferguson
My Swedish Adventure, Lori Ferguson
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
A Journey To America In 1887, Part 2, Matilda Persdotter Olson, John R. Olson
A Journey To America In 1887, Part 2, Matilda Persdotter Olson, John R. Olson
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
The Year Is 1943, Karna Olsson
Oscar Erickson: The Sad Fate Of A Toddler, David Anderson
Oscar Erickson: The Sad Fate Of A Toddler, David Anderson
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Another Letter From The Emigration Survey, John H. Bolin, Elisabeth Thorsell
Another Letter From The Emigration Survey, John H. Bolin, Elisabeth Thorsell
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Life Of Erik Janssonists In Dalarna, Linjo Jonas Jonsson, Lars-Åke Wångstedt, John E. Norton
Life Of Erik Janssonists In Dalarna, Linjo Jonas Jonsson, Lars-Åke Wångstedt, John E. Norton
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Kalmar Nyckel Sails Again, Sam Heed
Kalmar Nyckel Sails Again, Sam Heed
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.
Heroes To Horrors: Metamorphosis As Combat Trauma In The Mythology Of The West, Thomas Passarelli
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, Ellen Ahlness
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?, John Hasselberg
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, Dag Blanck, Jill Seaholm
In Memoriam: Glen Brolander, Dag Blanck, Jill Seaholm
Swedish American Genealogist
No abstract provided.