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Nordic Studies, Faculty of Arts

NORD_V: Nordic Studies


  1. NORD_V 332 (3-6) Nordic Studies in Focus

    Topics that respond to current events and emerging research in Nordic cultural studies. Find out which special topic will be explored in the current or coming year at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses. A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for SCAN_V 332 or NORD_V 332. Equivalency: SCAN_V 332.

  2. NORD_V 333 (3) Nordic Literary Cultures

    Contemporary and historical Nordic literatures that reflect the major societal, political and cultural aspects of the circumpolar North. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 333 or NORD_V 333. Equivalency: SCAN_V 333.

  3. NORD_V 334 (3) Nordic Contemporary Fiction

    Explore Nordic societies through recent literature translated from Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Sámi languages, Icelandic, and other Nordic languages. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 334 or NORD_V 334. Equivalency: SCAN_V 334.

  4. NORD_V 336 (3) Nordic Crime Fiction, Film and Television

    Explore Nordic crime stories as a mirror and critique of their societies. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 336 or NORD_V 336. Equivalency: SCAN_V 336.

  5. NORD_V 337 (3) Nordic Cinema

    Examine the technical, narrative, and aesthetic features of Northern European films. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 337 or NORD_V 337. Equivalency: SCAN_V 337.

  6. NORD_V 338 (3) The Viking World

    Wars, migrations and settlements of the Viking Age (800-1100) as seen through the Icelandic sagas, and the afterlife of the Viking world in modern culture.

  7. NORD_V 339 (3) Norse Mythology

    The pagan mythology of pre-Christian Scandinavia and its later appropriations and recycling.

  8. NORD_V 340 (3) Sámi Histories and Cultures

    Cultural history of the Sámi peoples, the Indigenous peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia's Kola Peninsula. Focus on traditional culture, colonization, and decolonization.

  9. NORD_V 341 (3) Indigenous Activism

    Examination of contemporary political and social conflicts in the circumpolar north, focusing on ways Indigenous people have used art, performance and activism as a tool for resistance and decolonization. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  10. NORD_V 399 (3-6) Directed Studies

    Investigation of readings and research undertaking topics of Nordic Studies, with the agreement and under the supervision of a faculty member with relevant expertise. Restricted to Nordic Studies students with approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

  11. NORD_V 411 (3) Nordic Drama and Film

    Examine the origins of Nordic drama and film and their influences on these art forms worldwide. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 411 or NORD_V 411. Equivalency: SCAN_V 411.

  12. NORD_V 412 (3) Epics of Northern Europe

    Explore epics of Northern Europe, their connections to nationalism, and their re-imaginings in contemporary Nordic literature. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 412 or NORD_V 412. Equivalency: SCAN_V 412.

  13. NORD_V 413 (3) Baltic Cultures and Literatures

    Examination through literature of the historical, cultural, and ethnic elements that have made the Baltic area (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) the crossroads of northeastern Europe. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 413 or NORD_V 413. Equivalency: SCAN_V 413.

  14. NORD_V 414 (3) Topics in Northern European Cultural Studies

    Selected topics for advanced study, such as activism, ethnicity, gender, identity, migration, sexuality, and justice across Northern Europe. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 414 or NORD_V 414. Equivalency: SCAN_V 414.

  15. NORD_V 415 (3) The World of the Sagas

    Explore the medieval and early modern world of the Nordic region through the Icelandic sagas and their literary, cultural, and historical context. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 415 or NORD_V 415. Equivalency: SCAN_V 415.

  16. NORD_V 499 (3-6) Directed Studies

    Advanced research undertaking topics of Nordic Studies, with the agreement and under the supervision, of a faculty member with relevant expertise. Restricted to Nordic Studies students with approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.


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