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PÄS627 Culture in Norrbotten 7.5 ECTS credits | |
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TIMEPERIOD: Q3, Q4. LANGUAGE:Swedish EXAMINER Bert Mårald Univ lekt PREREQUISITES General entrance requirement or standard qualification B.1. COURSE AIM The aims of the course are that students: - develop ability to illuminate the specific culture in Norrland/Norrbotten - acquire knowledge of the distinctive character of Norrbotten - develop a view of Norrbotten in the wider context of the Arctic area of the Scandinavian countries and the Kola Peninsula, the Barents region and Europe. CONTENTS - Places of cultural interest in the northern parts of Norrland. Historical perspectives. - Town-planning, urban environment, architecture - Luleå - seat of the county and the diocese (walking-tour through the city) - Kiruna - mining community - Haparanda/Torneå - border town (excursion/s/) - Jokkmokk - market place - Gammelstad - historical church retreat village - Christianizing and building of churches - The organization of the diocese - The division of parishes, municipalities rural districts - The church and the education system - Nomadic and Lappish schools - Higher education in the northern parts of Norrland - Upper secondary school, college, university - Popular movements - Folk high-schools - Efforts in the field of adult education - Women's history in Norrbotten - The profile of Norrbotten in literature, art and music - Struggles for ethnic identity in Lappland and Tornedalen - The growth of tourism, in particular tourism in the mountains TEACHING Lessons, excursions and seminars. EXAMINATION Written and oral examination, individually and in group. COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass, Distinction. ITEMS/CREDITS | |
| Culture in Norrbotten | 7.50ECTS |
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COURSE LITERATURE - (1993). Norrbottens Museums årsbok 1993. Edlund, L E & Beckman, L (1994). Bothnia - en nordsvensk region. Fjellström, P (1993). Läroanstalt för barnsliga vildar. Groth, Ö (1995). Nordkalotten. Konung Faravids land. Henrysson, S (1993). Samer, präster, skolmästare. Lundholm, K (1993). Norrbotten i den svenska historien. Lundmark, L (1984). Protest och profetia. Slunga, N (1993). "Skola för glesbygd". Arbetsstugor i norra Sverige. Sörlin, S (1987). Framtidslandet. REMARKS Further information: International Office |
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