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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'.
CSS has a new new website!
Dear friends of CSS. Tomorrow our old website www.csspublications.net will close down and this site – www.css.lu.se – is now our official home on the web!
Ordbro - Ett projekt om svensk och dansk språkkultur
När andra broar stänger, öppnar Centrum för Öresundsstudier upp projektet Ordbro! Vi sätter fokus på och undersöker språk och språkkultur i det svenska och danska språket. Vi ber personer med olika bakgrund, inriktning och modersmål att utveckla hur de ser på ett visst danskt eller svenskt ord, begrepp eller talesätt. Centrum för Öresundsstudier kommer framöver att samla texter till en Ordbro-lista av begrepp som är talande i förhållande till svenskhet och danskhet.
CSS partner in new Interreg project called "Fördomsfönster Öresund"
Since the autumn of 2018 CSS is a partner in the Danish-Swedish project Fördomsfönster Öresund. A cooperative project that aim to make it easier for companies in the Öresund Region who is looking to hire to get connected with international professionals on the other side of the Danish-Swedish border who is looking for a job.