The latvian academy of culture

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The Name of the Course International Cultural Relations: Latvia-Norway, Latvia-Sweden, Latvija-Denmark: International Relations between the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States.

The Author of the Course Lecturer Snorre Karkkonen Svensson.

The objective of the Course The aim of the course is to give the students an introduction to the other Nordic countries and the Baltic States, their geography, society and culture. The students should get aquainted with the historical and contemporary cultural relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic States as a base for work and the studies of international relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic States.

Preconditions for the Acquisitions of the Course Knowledge of Latvian .

The Scope of the Course 1 term, 16 lectures and seminars, 1 academic hour a week, in the second term in the first year.

The number of Credit Points 1 point.

The Type of Assessment A written examination at the end of the term. The students should also write a research paper (8-10 pages) in Latvian about the relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic States (either culture, history, society etc.).

The Contents of the Course see Appendix

Appendix

No	CXXXV.THEMES	HOURS
1.	The consepts the Nordic countries, Scandinavia, the Baltic States. Scandinavisms. Cooperation among these states. Introduction to the geography, history, languages and culture of the Baltic States.	1
2.	Introduction to the geography, history, languages and culture of Finland and the Åland Islands.	1
3.	Introduction to the geography, history, language and culture of Sweden.	1
4.	Introduction to the geography, history, language and culture of Denmark.	1
5.	Introduction to the geography, history, language and culture of Norway.	1
6.	Introduction to the geography, history, languages and culture of Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The concepts: “the welfare state” and “The Nordic Model”.	1
7.	The Livonians and the Saami people – two Finno Ugric minorities. The culture, language, history and rights of these peoples. The awakening of the Livonians and the Saami people.	1
8.	Connections between the Balts and the Finno-Ugrians. The Balts on the terrtory of Finland and borrowings from the Balts’ languages in the Baltic branch of Finno Ugric languages. Comparison of the mythology of the Scandinavians, the Baltic branch of Finno-Ugric peoples and the Balts.	1
9.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries during the Viking Age. Archaeological finds after the Vikings on the territory of the Baltic States. The Cult of Holy Olaf in the Nordic countries and the territory of the Baltic States.	1
10.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries during the Middle Ages. Danes and Swedes on the territory of the Baltic States. The Swedes living in Estonia and their culture. The activity of the Hanseatic League in the Nordic countries and the territory of the Baltic States.	1
11.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries in the 17^th and the 18^th century. The Swedish rule in the Baltic States. The Norwegian anti-reformist Kloster Lasse. The activities of the Duchy of Courland in Norway.	1
12.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries in the 19^th century.	1
13.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries in the 20^th century.	1
14.	Traslated Nordic litterature in Latvian and vice versa. The cultural-historical importance of translated fiction.	1
15.	Cooperation between the Nordic countries and the Baltic States in music, art and the cinema.	1
16.	The relations between the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries at present (Acts of cooperation, institutions, projects etc.) The perspectives of cooperation in the future.	1

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