Nordic Exceptionalism: Workshop 2
The NOS-HS-funded project ‘Nordic Exceptionalism – Perspectives from Outside’ will hold the second of three workshops at Lund University.
Programme
Wednesday 31 January |
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| Time | Activity |
| 12:30 | Registration and Lunch |
| 13:15 | Opening remarks |
| 13:30 | Keynote lecture: Prof. Peter Fjågesund (U. of South-Eastern Norway): ‘Folk Culture and the Pedigree of Nordic Exceptionalism’ |
| 14:45 | Curated group discussion of Nordic exceptionalism |
| 16:00 | Fika |
| 16:15 | Jorunn Joiner (Lund) and Mari Komnæs (Lund), ‘Mapping the North as an Exceptional Space with GIS’ |
| 17:15 | Free time (hotel check-in, drinks, etc.) |
| 18:30 | Meet at the main lobby, Grand Hotel, Lund |
| 18:45 | Dinner at Grand Hotel, Lund |
Thursday 1 February |
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| 09:00 | Coffee and croissants |
| 09:30 | Robert Rix (Copenhagen) and Cian Duffy (Lund), ‘Reflections on Nordic Exceptionalism’ |
| 10:15 | Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros (Lund), ‘Adapting British social-reform texts to Swedish minds: Exceptionalism and translation strategies in nineteenth-century Sweden’ |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Group discussion of chapter abstracts, project volume, and other outputs |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
If you have any queries, please contact Darren.