Myths, Tales, and Poetry An anthology edited by Harald Gaski This anthology presents Sámi oral and written texts from the last four hundred years – Sámi narratives and poetry relating creation of the world, the inhabitation of Sápmi, and vivid accounts of how the Sámi have fought against colonization and assimilation. Beginning with the two …
Heritage Repatriation and Educational Sovereignty at an Ojibwe Public School explores ways in which folklorists can support or enhance educational sovereignty occurring in communities. In this article authors B. Marcus Cederström, Thomas A. DuBois, Tim Frandy, and Colin Gioia Connors detail the role of UW folklorists at Lac du Flambeau Public School—their work in grant …
The Corona pandemic has forced Swedish teachers around the world to work from home as all classroom teaching needed to be changed in record time. Online lessons became the daily learning platforms and other digital solutions became important tools. In the Svenska Institutet’s recent article titled “Klassrummet som bytte skepnad – svensklärare berättar” GNS professor …
GNS Professor Susan Brantly was recently featured in the Star Tribune’s article “Two plays opening this weekend ask what’s next for Nora of ‘A Doll’s House’.” The article discusses two new plays being performed this month in Minneapolis. One, written as sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House and aptly titled A Doll’s House, …
Are you making the most out of your winter? GNS professor Claus E. Andersen talked to NBC15 News about the idea of “hygge” and what it means to embrace the winter months instead of fighting them. Check out the full story at https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Making-the-most-of-winter-566742801.html
On December 7th Scott Mellor presented his paper titled Oral-Formula and Formulaic Syntax in The Poetic Edda revisited at The Formula in Oral Poetry and Prose Conference in Tartu, Estonia. The symposium’s aim was to discuss new approaches, models, and interpretations of formulas in traditional poetry and prose. The symposium had a special focus on Old …
Susan Brantly, Birgit Baldwin Professor of Scandinavian Literature at UW-Madison, provides an overview of Scandinavian art, artists, and authors from the Baroque period in the 1600s to the late 20th century postmodernists. Click the link to watch the video.
Jim Leary, UW-Madison professor emeritus of folklore and Scandinavian studies, has been nominated for a second time for a Grammy Award. This time he was nominated in the “Best Album Notes” category for his work on “Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924.”
If you’ve ever sought respite from Wisconsin’s frigid winter in a cozy blanket, hot drink or conversation around a crackling fire, you’ve experienced hygge. Pronounced “hoo-guh” or “hue-guh,” with no direct translation in English, hygge is a Danish concept that implies a sense of warmth and wellbeing. It’s the ability to slow down and enjoy a …
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough enters the forests of our imagination, looking for stories. Alternative realities, holy quests and fairytales hidden among the glories of the Autumn forest. Despite our evolution in the African rainforests, Eleanor wonders whether it is tales from the frozen North that have given us the most potent forests of the imagination, invading …