Crossing North

Crossing North

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Crossing North episodes

  • CN19 Those Days Are Long Gone
    In this 2018 interview, former visiting lecturer of Danish Kristian Næsby speaks with affiliate instructor and retired U.S. diplomat Jay Bruns about his experience in Norway during and after the 9/11 attacks. Jay argues that effective diplomacy is built on deep cultural knowledge, clear communication, and empathy. Responses to terrorist attacks in the U.S. and in Norway reveal that the paths to security are many, and Jay advocates for one that stresses international partnership and cooperation.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-19-those-days-are-long-gone
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
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    47 min
  • CN18 Open Your Heart
    Accordionist Pasi Pasanen and fiddler Per-Thomas Eriksson discuss the joys of playing folk music from their home region of Värmland in Sweden and explain how traditional music circulates and evolves, how music helps us to overcome some of our worst inhibitions, and how music education helps children grow up to become healthy and happy adults.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-18-open-your-heart
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    "Farsarven från Rösbäckstäppan" used with permission by Pasi Pasanen and Per-Thomas Eriksson.
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
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    50 min
  • CN17 A Box in the Attic
    How will we be remembered when we’re gone? Swedish cultural attaché and former curator Helene Larsson Pousette discusses the importance of archiving our lives as a way to take control of what stories are told about us in the future. Whether you preserve your memories in an official archive or keep them in a box in the attic, Helene argues that archiving yourself is a form of activism that has the power not only to change how we see the past, but also how we see one another. Together with assistant professor Amanda Doxtater, we discuss how to think like an archivist.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-17-box-attic
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    At 01:05, Helene mentions her new book, “Arkivism: En Handbok” (in Swedish), which she co-edited with Lina Thomsgård, and which was initiated by Stockholm Museum of Women’s History and published in 2021 in collaboration with the independent publishing firm Volante. Find it at: https://volanteshop.com/bok/arkivism/
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    At 21:14, Helene mentions a Swedish biography of Ester Blenda Nordström, “Ett jävla solsken,” by Fatima Bremmer. It has been translated into English as “Life in Every Breath: The Extraordinary Ester Blenda” by Gloria Nneoma Onwuneme.
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
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    30 min
  • CN16 On Wednesdays, I'll Go Dance
    Why is Seattle the best place to learn Scandinavian folk dance outside of Scandinavia? And what's it all about, anyway? UW undergraduate students Blue Palmer, Bill Cheung-Daihe, and Fanny Mestä-Tokila discuss how a dance course with the Skandia Folkdance Society gave them a new way to connect with their studies, make new friends, and have good fun.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-16-wednesdays-ill-go-dance
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    Learn more about the Skandia Folkdance Society of Seattle:
    https://skandia-folkdance.org/
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    At 29:32, Bill refers to a spelmanslag, Swedish for a "folk musician's team." There are two spelmanslag in Seattle:
    The Skandia Spelmanslag (for adults)
    http://skandia-folkdance.org/spelmanslag/
    and The Lilla Spelmanslag (for children)
    https://www.seattlelillalag.org/
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    At 34:20, Fanny refers to "Lucia," the Santa Lucia Day performance put on by UW students every December at the Swedish Club. Everyone is welcome to participate. Check out: UW Scandinavian Club on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/266243020439023/
    or contact Amanda Doxtater or Kim Kraft for more information:
    https://scandinavian.washington.edu/people/faculty
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    "30:e november" used with permission by Pasi Pasanen & Per-Thomas Eriksson.
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    47 min
  • CN15 In A World That's Ever-Changing
    The coronavirus pandemic has many people worried about the future. Many people are eager for things to return to normal, but others are just as eager to take this crisis as an opportunity to reimagine and reshape what our idea of “normal” means. If you could rebuild your world right now, what kind of world would you build? Postdoctoral research fellow Toni Lahtinen discusses recent trends in Finnish eco-dystopian literature, and the role literature plays in exploring our anxieties about the future as well as our guilt about the past and present.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-15-world-thats-ever-changing
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    55 min
  • CN14 Soviet Milk
    When author Nora Ikstena published her novel Soviet Milk in 2015, it became so popular that libraries had to create a special 24-hour loan policy for the book. Why was this novel about life in Soviet-occupied Latvia so popular? I discuss the novel with author Nora Ikstena and assistant professor Liina-Ly Roos.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-14-soviet-milk
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    Learn more about Nora Ikstena: http://latvianliterature.lv/en/writers/14
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    42 min
  • CN13 Don't Just Leave Footprints
    How is global warming affecting Greenlanders and what responsibilities do climate-scientists have to the peoples of the Arctic? UW seniors Lela Cooper and Katie Hearther discuss how a course in Greenland about climate change inspired them to study new languages and integrate the humanities into the sciences they love.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at: https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-13-dont-just-leave-footprints
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    To learn more about ESS 402 / AS 387, email Dr. Koutnik: [email protected]
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson:
    open.spotify.com/album/1dDmFxNvfYVnQwq7up7rxS
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    35 min
  • CN12 Searching for Utopia
    Why did so many African-Americans go to Denmark in the 20th century and what were their experiences while there? Professor Ethelene Whitmire answers these questions while discussing her upcoming book, Searching for Utopia.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at: https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-12-searching-utopia
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    Study with Dr. Whitmire: https://africanamericanstudies.wisc.edu/staff/ethelene-whitmire/
    Read Dr. Whitmire's article, "Traveling While Black Across the Atlantic Ocean." https://longreads.com/2019/01/22/traveling-while-black-across-the-atlantic-ocean/
    Read Dr. Whitmire's article, "The Gay Black Man Who Stared Down the Nazis in the Name of Love" https://narratively.com/the-gay-black-american-who-stared-down-nazis-in-the-name-of-love/
    Order Dr. Whitmire's first book, "Regina Anderson Andrews: Harlem Renaissance Librarian." https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/35qfd6cg9780252038501.html
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
    Spotify:
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    49 min
  • CN11 It's Illegal to Be Native
    What happens when sustaining a Nordic way of life disrupts sustaining a Sámi way of life? Assistant Professor Tim Frandy discusses the history and future of Sámi fishing rights on the Deatnu River, as well as a few hard truths about the ethnocentrism of Western environmental management practices.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-11-its-illegal-be-native
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    Order Dr. Frandy's book, Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5591.htm
    Read Dr. Frandy's publicly available research: https://ubc.academia.edu/TimFrandy
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    56 min
  • CN10 Myth & Fairytale in Frozen 2
    Director of Story Marc E. Smith discusses what it is like to work for Walt Disney Animation Studios and how a research trip to the Nordic countries inspired new artistic and thematic directions for the characters of Anna and Elsa in Frozen 2.
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    This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Kristian Næsby.
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    Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-10-myth-fairytale-frozen-2
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    Theme music used with permission by Kristján Hrannar Pálsson.
    Spotify:
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    Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
    scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast
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    Support Crossing North:
    Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund"
    scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us
    31 min

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Crossing North is a podcast about Nordic and Baltic society and culture, published by the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.