The Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor in the area of Swedish or Norwegian Literature, Culture, and Society, with an expected start date of July 1, 2025.
The faculty of the Department of Scandinavian is thrilled to welcome a new colleague, Prof. Asta Mønsted, who begins her tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in July 2024.
In order to preserve the history and accomplishments of its distinguished faculty, the University of California Berkeley Emeriti Association (UCBEA) has begun making video recordings of interviews with individual emeriti.
Researchers use AI – and witchcraft folklore – to map the coronavirus conspiracy theories that have sprung up. Professor Timothy Tangherlini provides insight into the connection between conspiracy theories and folklore in this article in the Guardian.
In an article from USA Today, COVID conspiracy theories involving Bill Gates are compared to a with hunt.
Karen Møller started as Lecturer and Language Program Coordinator in the UC Berkeley Department of Scandinavian in 1991 and retired July 1, 2021, exactly 30 years later.
Celtic Conference, of Scandinavian Interest: Post-Print Manuscript Cultures in Ireland, Scotland, and Iceland
September 10-11, 2015
Hosted by Ulster University, Derry
“The overall objectives of this conference are: (i) to look at the later Irish, Scottish, and Icelandic manuscript cultures of this period in a comparative way, (ii) attempt to identify commonalities and differences between scribal practices in each country, and (iii) to establish further avenues for comparative study of the post-print manuscript tradition in the ‘Atlantic fringe’ area.”
For the program, including abstracts, speakers, and talk titles, click here.