Scandinavian Studies in Germany
Scandinavian Studies in Germany are usually conceived of as comparative literary and cultural studies, encompassing the historical and current spaces where Northern Germanic languages were or are spoken. The article focuses on the current situation of Medieval Scandinavian Studies—one of the three b...
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| description | Scandinavian Studies in Germany are usually conceived of as comparative literary and cultural studies, encompassing the historical and current spaces where Northern Germanic languages were or are spoken. The article focuses on the current situation of Medieval Scandinavian Studies—one of the three branches of the discipline—in the German-speaking area, explaining their comparatively strong institutional position as a result of the long and peculiar history of the research and its entanglements with political ideology. Against this background, an overview is presented of the present research projects, and current structural and political problems, as well as challenges for the future are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dd3f144d00f441da0f7c431fce8ed172023-12-03T13:45:12ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872022-07-011148410.3390/h11040084Scandinavian Studies in GermanyRoland Scheel0Skandinavisches Seminar, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, GermanyScandinavian Studies in Germany are usually conceived of as comparative literary and cultural studies, encompassing the historical and current spaces where Northern Germanic languages were or are spoken. The article focuses on the current situation of Medieval Scandinavian Studies—one of the three branches of the discipline—in the German-speaking area, explaining their comparatively strong institutional position as a result of the long and peculiar history of the research and its entanglements with political ideology. Against this background, an overview is presented of the present research projects, and current structural and political problems, as well as challenges for the future are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/11/4/84Scandinavian studiesOld Norse StudiesGermanyGerman-speaking areafundingeducation politics and policy |
| spellingShingle | Roland Scheel Scandinavian Studies in Germany Humanities Scandinavian studies Old Norse Studies Germany German-speaking area funding education politics and policy |
| title | Scandinavian Studies in Germany |
| title_full | Scandinavian Studies in Germany |
| title_fullStr | Scandinavian Studies in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scandinavian Studies in Germany |
| title_short | Scandinavian Studies in Germany |
| title_sort | scandinavian studies in germany |
| topic | Scandinavian studies Old Norse Studies Germany German-speaking area funding education politics and policy |
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