Course Syllabus
Danish Language and Culture II A |
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| Semester & Location: |
Spring 2020 - DIS Copenhagen |
| Type & Credits: |
Elective Course - 3 credits |
| Major Disciplines: |
Anthropology, Language |
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Faculty Member: |
Mette Jungersen |
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Assistant Program Director: |
Sanne Rasmussen - sra@dis.dk |
| Time & Place: |
Tuesdays & Fridays, 10:05-11:25, F24-402 |
Description of the Course
This class will focus on Danish language and culture as integrated components. Thus, the study of the language will be used as an opener for studying culture and vice versa, and we will approach both the language and the culture from multiple perspectives.
You will enhance your language comprehension from level I (speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities). We will be studying the Danish grammar and implement it in your active spoken language as well as practice grammatical analysis of various texts in Danish, including newspaper articles, excerpts of literature, and Danish poetry.
We will study identities and cultural representations of Copenhagen and Denmark further through various approaches. Among other things, we will analyze the New Year’s speeches by the Queen and the Prime Minister of Denmark; we will study and discuss recent cultural canons and contemporary approaches to cultural heritage. Through modern art, tv, theater, contemporary exhibitions, and poetic responses we will delve into the current debates on the refugee situation in Denmark, immigration, gender equality, #meetoo, etc.
Learning Objectives of the Course
This course will allow you to:
- improve your practical language skills from Danish Language and Culture Level I.
- gain a general understanding of language structure and grammatical analysis.
- study selected works of Danish literature, poetry, art, and performance.
- develop a nuanced understanding of Danish culture, society, and contemporary issues.
Course Instructor
Mette Jungersen (Russian Studies and Literature, University of Copenhagen)
Danish Language and Culture Level I & II; A Sense of Place in European Literature; Active Citizenship, Arctic Orientalism. With DIS since 2008.
Contact: mju@dis.dk. Tel. 25174916.
Office hours will be scheduled with students individually.
Class Material
Aidt, Naja Marie & Knutzon, Line & Moestrup, Mette: Frit Flet, excerpts, Gyldendal, 2014.
Bhabha, Homi K. from ”Narrating the Nation” in Nation and Narration, Routeledge, 1990.
Black, Mika Sun: Den Lille, Alfabeta, 2016.
Buhl, Nana Debois, excerpts from: A Journey in Two Directions, Revolver Publishing, 2010.
Korneliussen, Niviaq excerpts from: HOMO Sapienne, milik publishing, 2014
Katti Frederiksen, excerpts from: 100% ESKIMO INUK, Iperaq, 2006
Lundskær-Nielsen, Tom & Holmes, Philip: Danish, An Essential Grammar, Routledge, 2011. (for extra grammar)
Mai, Anne-Marie: “Canons and Contemporary Danish literature” in G. Skommer, & D. Skrzypek (Eds.), Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, No. 1, Vol. 19. (pp. 109-133), 2016.
Nielsen, Madam excerpts from: Invasionen – En fremmed i flygtningestrømmen, Gyldendal, 2016.
Online Sources:
Dronningens Nytårstale, dr.dk den 31. december 2019:
http://kongehuset.dk/nyheder/laes-hm-dronningens-nytaarstale-2019#
http://kongehuset.dk/en/news/the-new-years-address-2019#
Statsministerens Nytårstale, dr.dk den 1. januar 2020:
http://www.stm.dk/_p_14892.html
Danmarkskanon: https://www.danmarkskanon.dk/ (Links to an external site.)
London Review of Books, September 9, 2016: http://www.lrb.co.uk/2015/09/09/slavoj-zizek/the-non-existence-of-norway (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Flygtninge digte i Politiken:
Henrik Nordbrandt, 9. september 2015: http://politiken.dk/kultur/article5590535.ece (Links to an external site.)
Ursula Andkjær Olsen, 12. september 2015: http://politiken.dk/kultur/boger/article5589001.ece (Links to an external site.)
Peter Laugesen, 14. september 2015, http://politiken.dk/kultur/boger/article5589001.ece (Links to an external site.)
Den danske sang er en ung blond pige in Carl Nielsen, Songs for Choir, Ars Nova, Michael Bojesen:
https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/DK0569.pdf
´The Danish Song is a Young Blonde Girl´: A song and a shitstorm later, CBS Wire:
https://cbswire.dk/the-danish-song-is-a-young-blonde-girl-a-song-and-a-shitstorm-later/
Ramadan i København
Exhibitions:
Half Hidden, Anne Haaning, Den Frie:
http://denfrie.dk/en/exhibition/anne-haaning/
Ny Dansk Kunst - Samfundsprognoser, Arken:
https://uk.arken.dk/exhibition/young-danish-art-forecasting-the-future/
SIKU AJORPOQ - isen er usikker, Ragnar Axelsson & Carsten Egevang, Nordatlantens Brygge:
https://www.nordatlantens.dk/en/exhibitions/2019/siku-ajorpoq-the-ice-is-no-good/
Grading
| Assignment |
Percent |
| Engaged Participation |
20% |
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Cultural Assignments |
40% |
| Written Exam |
20% |
| Oral Exam |
20% |
Academic Regulations
Please make sure to read the Academic Regulations on the DIS website. There you will find regulations on:
DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia - www.DISabroad.org
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