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Summer Virtual Program - Reading and Composition; Politics and Myth: The Continuing Legacy of Old Norse Misappropriation – Berkeley Summer Sessions

Summer Virtual Program - Reading and Composition; Politics and Myth: The Continuing Legacy of Old Norse Misappropriation

Academic College credit Non residential

Berkeley Summer Sessions

Date/Time: May 24, 2022 - Jun 30, 2022     11:00am - 1:00pm
Ages: 16-18
Cost: $2,793.00

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The legacy of the medieval Scandinavian myths lives on not only through Hollywood adaptation and popular culture, but also unfortunately through appropriation by extreme political groups. From the Age of Romantic nationalism to the Capitol insurrection of 2020, the use of narrative and iconography stemming from the Scandinavian Middle-Ages has pervaded political and cultural conversations in both Europe and North America. In this course, we will familiarize ourselves not only with the original myths and legends of the Viking Age, but also explore how these narratives have been co-opted over centuries for a multitude of nefarious and well-meaning purposes. In adopting this critical lens, we shall hone our analytical writing and reading skills to interrogate all manner of historical, fictional, and political literature.

Location

Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California, Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall
#5800
Berkeley, CA 94720

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