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Check out The Ampersand podcast on Norse mythology

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:01:34 +0000

Check out The Ampersand podcast on Norse mythology Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:01

Mathias Nordvig, a professor in Nordic Studies, was featured in the Arts & Sciences Ampersand podcast which discussed animism, Norse mthology and what it means to live on Earth. View the full story and listen to the podcast here.

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Nordic Program Head Mathias Nordvig featured in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:49:47 +0000

Nordic Program Head Mathias Nordvig featured in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 03/06/2023 - 15:49

Nordic Program head Professor Mathais Nordvig was featured in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine! Check out the story to learn more about Prof. Nordvig's research interests in witchraft, magic, and understandings of volcanoes; his podcasts Nordic Mythology (cofounder) and The Sacred Flame; and more.

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Mathias Nordvig publishes new book: Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:36:42 +0000

Mathias Nordvig publishes new book: Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/09/2021 - 10:36

Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.

Mathias Nordvig is an instructor at University of Colorado, Boulder. He specializes in Nordic mythology and has published on the eco-humanities in Iceland and Scandinavia.

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Nordic Program Celebrates Lucia

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:13:59 +0000

Nordic Program Celebrates Lucia Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/30/2019 - 15:13

The Nordic program hosted a Lucia celebration on Dec. 12, 2018. Lucia is a popular holiday tradition in the Nordic countries, a festival of candles, music and holiday treats, calling for the return of light into the dark skies of the Nordic winter. SWEA Barnkör (Swedish Women’s Educational Association), a Boulder choir of adults and young children, entertained the guests with a Lucia procession and Lucia songs.

Photo credits: Sarah Papich/ALTEC

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Nordic Program welcomes Ann-Kristin Wallengren

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:35:50 +0000

Nordic Program welcomes Ann-Kristin Wallengren Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 11/01/2018 - 09:35

The Nordic program at Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures joined in the world-wide celebration of the work of Swedish film and theater director Ingmar Bergman on October 17. Guest lecturer Ann-Kristin Wallengren, professor in film studies and dean of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Religious Studies at Lund University in Sweden, spoke to an audience of CU students, faculty and community members about Bergman’s film production. Professor Wallengren gave a brief overview of the place of Swedish film in world film history and proceeded to present Bergman’s many contributions to this shared heritage. She focused on Bergman’s skillful use of film music to transmit story details and elicit affect and illustrated with film clips from classics, such as Autumn Sonata, Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. The audience had opportunity to meet and ask professor Wallengren questions at a reception after the presentation.

The event was in support of the course work for in the Swedish DILS language classes SWED 2010 and SWED 3010, which includes a unit on Ingmar Bergman and other classic Swedish films. The event was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors; Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA), Swedish Institute (SI) and CU ALTEC.

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Follow CU Nordic Studies on Facebook for upcoming events and fun facts

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:02:07 +0000

Follow CU Nordic Studies on Facebook for upcoming events and fun facts Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:02

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Two-day Workshop on Language Proficiency with Walter Hopkins

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:45:28 +0000

Two-day Workshop on Language Proficiency with Walter Hopkins Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/20/2017 - 09:45

GSLL recently hosted a two-day workshop for CU language instructors on proficiency-oriented instruction and measures of language proficiency, organized by Merete Leonhardt-Lupa, GSLL Swedish instructor. Guest speaker was Walter Hopkins, Assistant Director of Language Instruction for Spanish in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University (MSU). He is also the co-host with professor Bill VanPatten of the popular “Tea with BVP”, a podcast that discusses linguistics and SLA topics. On the first workshop day, professor Hopkins carried out a classroom demonstration of methods and assessment techniques characteristic of the proficiency-oriented instruction at the MSU undergraduate Spanish department. On the second day, professor Hopkins explained how his department has redesigned their Spanish 101-202 courses, course goals, teaching and learning materials, and assessments to reflect their new and competitive language proficiency goals.

The workshop was made possible by a 2017-2018 CU UEDP Grant to Merete Leonhardt-Lupa, GSLL. The objective of the Language Proficiency project is to prepare students for success as foreign language speakers by examining and redesigning language proficiency goals and assessment methods to make them consistent with the most current standards in measuring language proficiency, and shaping the curriculum so that it supports the students in reaching the language proficiency goals.

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GSLL Multilingual Fitness and Yoga Class

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:42:39 +0000

GSLL Multilingual Fitness and Yoga Class Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/20/2017 - 09:42

The GSLL first annual Multilingual Fitness and Yoga class was held on Nov. 13 in the CU Rec Center. In honor of International Education Week, fitness instructors representing Sweden, Germany and Russia instructed the class in their native languages. The hard-working participants experienced the three Indo-European languages in a linguistically and physically engaging workout of warm-up exercises, interval training, martial arts movements and yoga. The instructors challenged the participants to follow their movements while listening to the distinct phonological system of each language. The fitness instructors were Caroline Åkesson (YMCA Louiseville), Rebecca Logevall (Tran's Martial Arts & Fitness Center), Annette Tånnander-Bank (RallySport Boulder), Berit Jany (GSLL), and Polina Novikova-Kinney (The Russian Center). The event was hosted by Merete Leonhardt-Lupa, Berit Jany and Galina Siergiejczyk, language instructors at GSLL.

International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative organized by the U.S. Departments of State and Education. It serves as “an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide… [and promotes] programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.” For more information, see the International Education website.

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Nordic Instructor Publishes New Translation of Viking Sagas

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:08:11 +0000

Nordic Instructor Publishes New Translation of Viking Sagas Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/26/2017 - 10:08

Hackett Publishing Company has published its second book by Jackson Crawford. The Saga of the Volsungs, with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok continues the project Crawford began in 2015 with the publication of his bestselling translation of The Poetic Edda, which renders the most important source of the myths of the Norse gods in accessible, contemporary English for general readers and undergraduate classes. The Saga of the Volsungs is the medieval Icelandic epic of the ill-fated romances, tragic murders, and larger-than-life wars of the heroes of the Volsung family. Its sequel, The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok, was also written in the Middle Ages in Iceland, and continues the story with another two generations of legendary Viking chieftains connected by marriage to the Volsung family.

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Jackson Crawford to speak and sign new book at Boulder Bookstore in November

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:24:03 +0000

Jackson Crawford to speak and sign new book at Boulder Bookstore in November Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/10/2017 - 13:24

http://www.boulderbookstore.net/event/jackson-crawford-saga-volsungs

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