Extension Lecturer (UW Educational Outreach) Contact Information larsj5@uw.edu 206-552-1973 Fields of Interest Ethnography Folklore and Mythology Race and Ethnicity Scandinavian Literature and Culture Swedish Translation and Interpretation Biography Ph.D., Folklore & Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, 1999 M.A., Scandinavian Languages, Literature & Folklore, University of Washington, 1992 Courses Taught Summer 2025SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings SCAND 330 A: Scandinavian Mythology Spring 2025SCAND 100 A: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture SCAND 334 A: Immigrant and Ethnic Folklore Winter 2025SCAND 100 A: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture SCAND 156 A: Introduction to Swedish Literary and Cultural History Autumn 2024SCAND 330 A: Scandinavian Mythology Summer 2024SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings SCAND 330 A: Scandinavian Mythology Summer 2023SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings SCAND 330 A: Scandinavian Mythology Summer 2022SCAND 270 A: Sagas of the Vikings Related News Related News Old Norse Program Holiday Letter (November 13, 2024) Old Norse Program Holiday Letter (October 27, 2025) Members of UW Scandinavian Studies moderate literature discussion in KEXP radio broadcast for Taste of Iceland (October 27, 2016) Athena Farrokhzad and Farnaz Arbabi on Sweden and White Blight (December 2, 2015) Scandinavian Department Students and Faculty at ASTRA, 2015 (October 31, 2015) Faculty Spotlight (September 13, 2014)
