SCAND 155 - Spring 2022
Meeting times: Tuesday and Thursday. 2:30 – 4:20pm
LOW. 216
Morten Bøje Stensgaard Larsen, Visiting Lecturer of Danish
Office: Raitt Hall 305S
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 1.00 – 2.00pm
Email: mbsl@uw.edu
SCAND 155 introduces to modern Danish culture, literature, art, cinema, and contemporary discourses on class, environment, and politics.
Required Textbook: Available at UW Bookstore. AFTER THE SUN (Jonas Eika)
Canvas: Class material will be uploaded under Files.
LINK TO 9th OF APRIL: https://www.amazon.com/April-9th-Pilou-Asb%C3%A6k/dp/B07KRQ4P68
LINK TO WILD WOUNDED ANIMALS: https://vimeo.com/681989545/cbbbac381e
Please, do not share the link with others. Jakob is sharing his film with you and you alone. I hope you will respect that. Thanks.
Evaluation
- 30% essays
- 30% Participation: In-class and online discussions.
- 40% Final paper
Diversity and equity
The Department of Scandinavian Studies builds cultural awareness and understanding through research, teaching, service and community outreach. The students in this class engage curricula and field experiences structured to foster knowledge of others and their cultures. Awareness of and respect for difference is essential to preparing students for citizenship. The Department of Scandinavian Studies views each student as an individual and supports the equal treatment of all those who enroll in this class in particular. The Scand155 is an inclusive space where all religions, ethnicities, genders, sexualities are welcomed, valued and appreciated. If you have personal requests or requirements in this regard, please come talk to me about it.
Land acknowlegdement
The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot nations” including the Duwamish, on whose traditional lands the University of Washington-Seattle stands in violation of the Treaty of Point Elliott.
Religious Accommodation Policy: Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy (https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodations-policy/). Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form (https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/).
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Week 1 |
Tuesday |
Introduction to Denmark
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Thursday |
Politics of Denmark - Jens Faerkel: “Some Aspects of the Danish Constitution” |
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Week 2 |
Tuesday |
Thinking the Danish Welfare State |
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Thursday |
The Danish Golden Age - Art & Nature - H. C. Andersen: The Nightingale |
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Week 3 |
Tuesday |
Danishness as politics
- Richard Jenkins: “‘Pork roast and lasagne’: Modern dankshed” in Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life |
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Thursday |
The American-Danish Connection - Antiracism and Rebellion
Read: - |
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Week 4 |
Tuesday |
Creation of Danish Jazz
Read: -Christophers Washburne: “Jazz Re-bordered: Cultural Policy in Danish Jazz” |
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Thursday |
The Question of the Global - Capitalism, Exploitation and Intimacy - Jonas Eika: After The Sun |
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Week 5
NO CLASS THIS WEEK |
Tuesday |
Essay and presentation work:
2) Describe the concept of “Danishness” and how it is expressed in Danish politics and art.
3-5 pages
Make a small 3 minutes presentation of your paper.
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Thursday |
Work on essay/presentation |
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Week 6 |
Tuesday |
Presentations of papers |
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Thursday |
Presentations of papers
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Week 7 |
Tuesday |
Denmark and WWII - Sofie Lene Bak: “Danish Historical Narratives of the Occupation” in Nordic War Stories. |
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Thursday |
The Time of the Individual - Kierkegaard, Christianity and modernity Søren Kierkegaard: “Introduction” + “A” in Sickness Unto Death. |
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Week 8 |
Tuesday |
The Nordic Sexual Morality Debate
Read:
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Thursday |
Colonialism and Greenland
Read: - Kim Liene: “The Profets in the Eternal Fyord” (excerpt). |
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Week 9 |
Tuesday |
Denmark and WWII w. Prof. Marianne Stecher-Hansen
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Thursday |
The meaning of “lykke” - “The little book of lykke” (excerpt). |
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Week 10 |
Tuesday |
Parenthood and modernity Watch in class: “Sårede vilde dyr”
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Thursday |
NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM |
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Week 11 |
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FINAL PAPER DEADLINE 6/10 11:59PM |
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