NRN 2013 Programme

We're very excited to publish the programme for the third annual NRN conference! Have a look and register for the conference online.

Thursday 5th September 2013

Lecture Theatre 118, Chandler House, UCL, 2 Wakefield Street, WC1N 1PF London

09:00	Registration
09:30	Welcome
09:45	Keynote address: Andrew Newby, Helsinki University  "The Cradle of Our Noblest Energies and Blood": Victorian Britain's  (Ab)use of Scandinavian History
10:45	Coffee break
11:00	Panel 1: National Discourses Dominic Hinde, University of Edinburgh From ethics to storytelling: understanding agents as narrators in Swedish environmentalism Guro Buchanan, University of Manchester  State Feminism meets Gender Neutral Conscription, is the Norwegian Pursuit of Gender Equality still Woman-Friendly Ian Giles  The Fårö Documents: The Political or Regionalised Ingmar Bergman? Nicholas Prindiville, UCL  Discourses on Identity in Finland’s Return Immigration Law
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Panel 2: The Military and War Josefin Hedlund, King’s College London Peace Soldier: Swedish identity and the frames that make war possible Björn Nordgren, University of St Andrews Chancellor Oxenstierna’s War 1635-1643: A guide to archival sources Dr Guy Puzey, University of Edinburgh Exploring Scottish-Norwegian Wartime Connections: An Experience of Public Engagement Louisa Taylor, UCL  The Treatment of Opponents in War in 11th to 13th Century Norway and Denmark
15:00	Coffee
15:15	Panel 3: Re-imagining Myths Jessica Hancock, University of Oxford  Violence to Silence: Female Figures in the Scandinavian Völsung legend Victoria Lesley Ralph, UCL  Sagascapes and Mythscapes from Old Norse Literature in the Landscapes and Cityscapes of Selma Lagerlöf’s Narratives Pei-Sze Chow and Essi Viitanen, UCL Building Dialogue: Representing Urban Structures on Film
16:45	End
18:00	Drinks reception
19:00	Conference Dinner

Friday 6th September 2013

Lecture Theatre 118, Chandler House, UCL, 2 Wakefield Street, WC1N 1PF London

9:00	Panel 4: The UK and Scandinavia Adam Grimshaw, University of St Andrews  Anthony Knipe: a case study of English experience in 17th century Scandinavia Matilda Watson, Kings College London Digital/Non-digital approaches to manuscript cultures in England, Norway and Sweden in the 11th Century Eleanor Rye, University of Nottingham Assessing the Vikings’ Linguistic Legacy: Quantifying the Scandinavian contribution to the Wirral’s medieval minor names Nichola Smalley, UCL Comparing Slang in Stockholm and London Literature
10:30	Coffee break
10:45	Panel 5: Cultural Markets Agnes Broome, UCL How to judge a book by its cover: Scandinavia as a literary genre Barbara Tesio, University of Edinburgh  Language and identity in Karen Blixen’s Gengældelsens Veje Georgina Berritta, Manchester Metropolitan University  The Use of Gender in Forbrydelsen and its American Remake  Charlotte Berry, University of Edinburgh  Going to Blighty: Agaton Sax and Andre Deutsch
12:15	Lunch
13:15	Panel 6: Representations of the Real  Harriet Jean Evans, University of York  The horse and his Hero: a symbiotic relationship in Old Norse literature Keith Ruiter, University of York Visibility, Authority, and Execution in Heimskringla Anna Tebelius, UCL  An illustrated odyssey through the experimental and intertextual Nordic novel Polyfem förvandlad (1964)
14:45	Coffee break
15:15	Knowledge exchange workshop lead by Marita Frasier, UCL Publishing and peer reviewing with BookType: a preparation for publishing NRN conference proceedings. Computer Room B29, Foster Court, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
16:15	End

Nordic Research Network 2012 - Draft Programme, Registration Details and Event at the Scottish Parliament

The organisers of the Nordic Research Network 2012 at the University of Edinburgh are very pleased to announce the draft conference programme and registration information. These details can be found on the NRN 2012 section of this website.

We are also delighted to announce that, in connection with the NRN, a discussion event will be held at the Scottish Parliament on the evening of Friday 24 February, kindly hosted by Alison Johnstone MSP and with refreshments sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General. This extra event, entitled 'Building Cabins and Building Character: Using the Outdoors in Britain and Norway' will feature Ellen Rees (Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo), Ralf Westphal and Peter Higgins (both of the Outdoor Education programme at the University of Edinburgh), and will be chaired by Dominic Hinde (Scandinavian Studies, University of Edinburgh).

A PDF version of the draft conference programme, including a map of the venues, can also be found at this link.