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Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.

Mathias Nordvig is an instructor at University of Colorado, ����Vlog�ƽ��. He specializes in Nordic mythology and has published on the eco-humanities in Iceland and Scandinavia.

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Photo credits: Sarah Papich/ALTEC

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The Nordic program at Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures joined in the world-wide celebration of the work of  Swedish film and theater director Ingmar Bergman on October 17. Guest lecturer Ann-Kristin Wallengren, professor in film studies and dean of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Religious Studies at Lund University in Sweden, spoke to an audience of CU students, faculty and community members about Bergman’s film production. Professor Wallengren gave a brief overview of the place of Swedish film in world film history and proceeded to present Bergman’s many contributions to this shared heritage. She focused on Bergman’s skillful use of film music to transmit story details and elicit affect and illustrated with film clips from classics, such as  Autumn Sonata, Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. The audience had opportunity to meet and ask professor Wallengren questions at a reception after the presentation.

The event was in support of the course work for in the Swedish DILS language classes SWED 2010 and SWED 3010, which includes a unit on Ingmar Bergman and other classic Swedish films. The event was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors; Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA), Swedish Institute (SI) and CU ALTEC.

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The workshop was made possible by a 2017-2018 CU UEDP Grant to Merete Leonhardt-Lupa, GSLL. The objective of the Language Proficiency project is to prepare students for success as foreign language speakers by examining and redesigning language proficiency goals and assessment methods to make them consistent with the most current standards in measuring language proficiency, and shaping the curriculum so that it supports the students in reaching the language proficiency goals.

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International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative organized by the U.S. Departments of State and Education.  It serves as “an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide… [and promotes] programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.” For more information, see the International Education website.

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