Swedish

The Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington offers both an undergraduate major and a minor in Swedish, as well as opportunities for students to continue their study of Swedish language, literature, culture, and society on the graduate level while working toward the M.A. and the Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies. A broad array of courses are offered, including a four-year program in language and literature, as well as specialized courses on such writers as August Strindberg. Students majoring in Scandinavian Area Studies may select Swedish as their language of emphasis.

Faculty in This Area

Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Adviser
Barbro Osher Endowed Professor of Swedish Studies; Graduate Program Coordinator
Part Time Lecturer

Additional related content:

Event
Title Speaker Date and Time
A Swedish Sojourn: Reflections on 13 years in a Swedish College Town Susan Holmberg May 17 2013 - 2:00pm
Memphis in May International Festival 2013 Salutes Sweden May 1 2013 (All day) to May 31 2013 (All day)
Swedish Finnish Historical Society Annual Luncheon Mar 9 2013 - 11:00am
Nordic Cool 2013 (February 19th - March 17th) at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Mar 2 2013 (All day) to Mar 4 2013 (All day)
Stockholm Summer School (Application Deadline) Mar 1 2013 (All day)
Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and Smörgåsbord Feb 10 2013 (All day) to Jun 2 2013 (All day)
Bad Art Makes Good - Adventures in Thinking and Making Feb 7 2013 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
August Strindberg and Women Eivor Martinus Oct 9 2012 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Vikings Invade Ballard! Aug 18 2012 - 9:00am
MLA in Seattle Jan. 5 - 8, 2012 Jan 8 2012 - 12:45pm
2011 Lucia Festival at the Swedish Cultural Center Dec 11 2011 - 2:00pm
Special Screening Event - Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" Dec 2 2011 - 4:30pm
Study Abroad in Sweden Information Session Dec 1 2011 - 12:00pm
Swedish Author Steve Sem-Sandberg Reads from his new book Emperor of Lies Nov 17 2011 - 6:00pm
Lecture on Selma Lagerlöf by Sofia Wijkmark in SAV 138 Oct 25 2011 - 1:30pm
Stieg Larsson and Beyond Jun 2 2011 - 1:30pm
Dr. Kåre Bremer, the President of Stockholm University, visits UW on May 26 May 26 2011 - 6:30pm
August Strindberg's Dance of Death I Concert Reading Apr 12 2011 - 7:00pm
Lucia Celebration and the UW Swedish Club at the Swedish Cultural Center Dec 10 2010 - 2:00pm
August Strindberg and the Occult Societies of Paris in the 1890s Dec 2 2010 - 5:30pm
Cleaning Up the Elections - Jan Teorell at UW on Swedish Elections, 1719-1909 Nov 24 2010 - 1:00pm
Sweden Week May 9 2010 - 5:00pm
Ingmar Bergman's Landscapes: Shooting Locations and Metaphors Apr 26 2010 - 4:00pm
Changes in Swedish Corporate Culture: Topics in the Public Swedish Debate in the Wake of the Crisis Including Bonus Systems, Investment Legislations and Women on Boards Dec 1 2009 - 5:30pm
"Leading Like a Woman!" Katarina G. Bonde Dec 1 2009 - 11:00am
Post-Ethnic Identity in Swedish Literature May 19 2009 - 7:00pm
Sweden's Controversial Prostitution Law Apr 8 2009 - 6:00pm
Margareta Winberg Apr 7 2009 - 2:30pm
Anne-Charlotte Harvey Mar 5 2009 - 12:30pm
60th Anniversary UW Lucia Concert Dec 5 2008 - 1:30pm
Farnaz Arbabi Nov 20 2008 - 1:30pm
Anna Westerståhl Stenport Feb 28 2008 - 5:15pm
Heidi von Born May 11 2007 - 3:25pm
Lars Trägårdh & Henrik Berggren May 10 2007 - 6:35pm
Marjaneh Bakhtiari Dec 8 2006 - 3:30pm
Sven Steinmo Apr 25 2006 - 3:00pm
Hugh Beach Apr 19 2006 - 2:50pm
Bertil van Boer Apr 5 2006 - 2:51pm
Seattle Sweden Diabetes Awareness Day Apr 1 2006 - 1:50pm
Marilyn Johns Blackwell Nov 17 2005 - 1:40pm
Paul Norlen May 14 2005 - 7:45pm
Lars Vilks Apr 14 2005 - 7:30pm
Jan Balbierz Jan 17 2005 - 11:59pm
Eva Sköld Westerlind Dec 2 2004 - 12:05am
Mikael Niemi Nov 15 2004 - 6:25pm
Lotta Gavel Adams Nov 9 2004 - 12:09am
Green Tales for Nordic Kids Sep 15 2004 (All day) to Dec 30 2004 (All day)
Scholarship
Title
The Ruth Kielland-Leif and Sophie Løvdal Fellowship
Ann-Marie and Gunnar Gavel Endowment
Swedish Club Scholarship
Jonsson Family Scholarship
Peterson Family Scholarship
News
Title Author / Project Lead
Recent Nordic Literature in the News Marianne Stecher, Andrew K. Nestingen
Globalization and Migration: Program Theme 2013
Luciafest
Barbro Osher Endowed Professorship in Swedish Studies infused with an additional most generous gift of $250,000 Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
Swedish Cultural Center Fundraiser Secures Funds for Scholarships
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visits Scandinavian Studies
Lucia Celebration
SWEA Auction Raises Funds for Swedish Studies
SCC Auction Raises Funds for Swedish Scholarship
Gavel Adams Appointed Osher Professor Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
UW Swedish Club Reinvigorated
ASF Translation Prize to Paul Norlen
Swedish Program Receives Top International Honors
Research
Title Author / Project Lead
“LiterArture: Analyzing Multimodal Works of Scandinavian Electronic Literature.”  Melissa Lucas
Unseen by Mari Jungstedt (tr. from Swedish) Tiina Nunnally
The Book about Blanche and Marie by Per Olov Enquist (tr. from Swedish) Tiina Nunnally
Guldmakaren och Ockultisten Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
Twentieth Century Swedish Writers, Vol. 259 in the series Dictionary of Literary Biography Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
August Strindberg's Legender Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
Stage and Screen: Studies in Scandinavian Drama and Film Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams, Terje I. Leiren
August Strindberg's Inferno Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
Lars Gustafsson Ia Dübois
Katarina Frostenson Ia Dübois
Profile
Title Position
Britt Lewis Graduate Student, Swedish TA
Lars Jenner Part Time Lecturer
Timothy Warburton Graduate Student, Large Enrollment TA
Axel Thorson Graduate Student, On Leave
Katja Shaye Graduate Student, Large Enrollment TA (The Vikings)
Ralitsa Lazarova Graduate Student, On Leave
Kimberly Kraft Graduate Student, Swedish TA
Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams Barbro Osher Endowed Professor of Swedish Studies; Graduate Program Coordinator
Ia Dübois Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Adviser