Spring 2027

Kierkegaard and Scandinavian Literature

Introduction to Søren Kierkegaard and existentialism in Scandinavian literature, covering his work in translation and influence on writers from the 19th to 21st centuries.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Claus Andersen4.1/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.85 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain the basic tenet of Kierkegaard’s philosophy

  • Apply his philosophy to the reading of other writers.

  • Historicize existentialism.

  • Analyze literary works with an existential perspective.

  • Interpret discourses of existentialism across different medias.

  • Enter into dialogue with existing Kierkegaard scholarship and conduct independent research on literary existentialism.

Source: UW Guide

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SCANDST 426

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Professors

Spring 2027

Claus Andersen

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Raw average: 4.69/5 from 16 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.85 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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CLAUS ANDERSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.85 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy
  • Existentialism in Scandinavian literature
  • Influence on Scandinavian writers (19th-21st centuries)

Skills

  • Explain the basic tenet of Kierkegaard's philosophy
  • Apply Kierkegaard's philosophy to the reading of other writers
  • Analyze literary works with an existential perspective
  • Conduct independent research on literary existentialism

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SCANDST 426 · Spring 2027

Kierkegaard and Scandinavian Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
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