Spring 2027

Areas in Scandinavian Literature

Concentrated study of topics within Scandinavian literature, examining authors, genres, movements, and critical engagement with texts and scholarship.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Helen Durst

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss and compare selected topics in Scandinavian literature in depth, gaining a detailed understanding of authors, genres, and movements.

  • Examine how Scandinavian texts engage with issues such as identity, gender, migration, ecology, and cultural change.

  • Compare Scandinavian works with other literary traditions, considering transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives.

  • Engage critically with secondary scholarship, evaluating arguments and methodologies relevant to the topic.

  • Produce sustained scholarly work that synthesizes primary texts and scholarly research.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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SCAND ST 251, 261, 271, or graduate/professional standing

SCANDST 411

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Professors

Spring 2027
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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Topics within Scandinavian literature
  • Authors, genres, and movements in Scandinavian literature
  • Identity, gender, migration, ecology, and cultural change in Scandinavian texts
  • Transnational and interdisciplinary comparisons with other literary traditions

Skills

  • Discuss and compare selected topics in Scandinavian literature in depth, gaining a detailed understanding of authors, genres, and movements.
  • Examine how Scandinavian texts engage with issues such as identity, gender, migration, ecology, and cultural change.
  • Compare Scandinavian works with other literary traditions, considering transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives.
  • Engage critically with secondary scholarship, evaluating arguments and methodologies relevant to the topic.
  • Produce sustained scholarly work that synthesizes primary texts and scholarly research.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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SCANDST 411 · Spring 2027

Areas in Scandinavian Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
SCANDST 411 · Spring 2027

Norden

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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