NORWEGIAN/SCANDINAVIAN
Norwegian/Scandinavian Language and Literature Courses
For information on the department's Norwegian language program, please see the section Norwegian Language Instruction or contact the senior instructor for Norwegian, Kimberly Kenny (kkenny@uchicago.edu).
First Year Norwegian I, II, III.
NORW 10100-10200-10300.
The aim of this sequence is to provide students with minimal proficiency in the four language skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening; with a special emphasis on speaking. To achieve these goals, we undertake an overview of all major grammar topics and work to acquire a substantial vocabulary.
Fall, Winter, Spring, Kimberly Kenny.
Literature of the Occupation.
NORW 26700,
GRMN 26700
The German Occupation of Norway (which lasted from April 9, 1940, to May 7, 1945) is indisputably the most significant event in modern Norwegian history. The aim of this course is to use literature of and about this period to characterize the Occupation experience in Norway. While our texts come primarily from Norwegians, one novel is German and two others are American. Given the context for these works, we consider them not only as fiction, but also as history and even as propaganda.
Winter 2010, Kimberly Kenny.
Radical Truth of Henrik Ibsen.
NORW 28100, GRMN 28100, TAPS 28436
This course focuses on what one modern Ibsen scholar has called the “radical truth” at the center of Ibsen’s dramas. Well over a century has passed since Ibsen caused his first sensation with the 1879 appearance of A Dollhouse. After World War II, scholars embarked on a re-examination of Ibsen’s works, resulting in a critical rehabilitation of his plays. The aim of this course is to examine nine of Ibsen’s prose plays in our own modern context. Do Ibsen’s works continue to resonate with new generations of readers and viewers? Do we still see the “radical truth” of his plays?
Spring 2010, Kimberly Kenny.
Reading and Research Course in Norwegian.
NORW 29700.
PQ: Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies.
Students must consult with the instructor by the eighth week of the preceding quarter to determine the subject of the course and the work to be done. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form.
Fall, Winter, Spring, Kimberly Kenny.