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Save the Date: The 23rd International Strindberg Conference (SE)
The 23rd international Strindberg Conference will be held in Lund on 12–14 June, 2025. The conference is jointly organized by the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, Lund University, the Strindberg Society in Stockholm, and the Strindberg Association in Lund. Information about registering for the conference and a Call for Papers will be sent out at the beginning of October 2024.
CSS International Conference: Nordic Romanticism and Viking Culture
We at the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, Lund University, are delighted to announce the next CSS International Conference, Nordic Romanticism and Viking Culture, which will be held in Lund 1–4 October 2025.
Föreläsning: Ulf Peter Hallberg: Köpenhamn, vägen ut!
Vi på Centre for Scandinavian Studies är stolta över att meddela att humanistiska fakultetens hedersdoktor 2024 Ulf Peter Hallberg, Berlin, föreläser om Lunds och Skånes vagabonder: Benedictsson, Hansson, Ekelund, Söderberg, Hallberg på SOL-centrum, Lunds universitet 23 maj kl 16:15-18:00. Föreläsningen följs av ett samtal mellan Hallberg och Anders Mortensen, Centre for Scandinavian Studies.
Call for Papers: Research Anthology on "Scandinavian Literature in Asia"
The Scandinavian Research Centre at Hankuk University, Seoul, Korea, in collaboration with the Centre for Scandinavian Studies at Lund University, Sweden, calls for papers for inclusion in a research anthology on the theme "Scandinavian Literature in Asia". The deadline for first drafts is September 1, 2024.
New Publication: Nordlit Vol. 51 No. 2 (2023): Perspectives on Scandinavian Humour
The second issue of Nordlit 2023, which compiles nine articles on the theme Perspectives on Scandinavian Humour, is now available online.
CSS International Conference at Lund University 2025: 'Viking Culture and Romanticism'
We are very delighted to announce the CSS International Conference ‘Viking Culture and Romanticism’ which will be held at Lund University in the spring of 2025.
New online course at Lund University: Viking Culture Then and Now (7,5 Credits)
We are pleased to announce that the new online course Viking Culture Then and Now (7,5 Credits) at Lund University is now open for applicants. This is a half time distance learning course using the learning platform Canvas, with online lectures over Zoom. Study period is 2024-01-29 - 2024-04-14.
Call for papers: Women's Writing Special Issue: Nordic Women and Religious Faith
Routledge Taylor and Francis Group calls for papers for the Women's Writing Special Issue which will examine Nordic women’s writing through the lens of religious faith. Manuscript deadline May first 2024
Podcast tips: Knowledge on the Nordics
Listen to researchers and experts talking about society and culture in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), including panel discussions on a range of hot topics within the humanities and social sciences. There are also synopses of particular historical events and topics written by researchers and read out in one of the Nordic languages and in English by employees and friends of nordics.info.
Call for Papers: "Emotions on the Fringes: Marginalised, Monstrous, and Supernatural Emotions" for International Medieval Congress
The congress will be held 4th-7th July 2022 in Leeds, and puts its own spin on the IMC 2022 thematic strand 'Borders'.