It was cool to gain one last flavor of the culture of Scandinavia in the final regular class of the semester. I was hoping we would get to talk more about Ibsen's personal life, as it had an interesting impact on his writings. It was nice, however, to hear some of the lines recited, since it helped us better understand the play.
Hard to believe the semester is coming to a close so soon! Johanna brought up a good point in class today, we all see Scandinavia in a very positive light. I'm not sure if that is a good or a bad thing, but I'm sure we can agree that Scandinavia has many good practices and the five countries we have looked at are world leaders in many different aspects.
Great comment Chris. I agree Johanna did bring up a very valid point, and something definitely worth thinking about more. Some questions I had was why isn't Scandinavia in the spotlight more often? They are leaders in several areas, and would be great examples to other countries (the US included!) Is it because of their small population? location? As I was studying I was doing some thinking about this...
ReplyDeleteWe certainly see them at the top of many rankings. The exposure they have there is pretty powerful. I'm curious if other countries shy-away from following in the footsteps of Scand because they lack liberal govs. Also, it seems like Scand pop culture is regional and therefore we don't hear a lot of gossip and news through the media.
ReplyDeleteWe certainly see them at the top of many rankings. The exposure they have there is pretty powerful. I'm curious if other countries shy-away from following in the footsteps of Scand because they lack liberal govs. Also, it seems like Scand pop culture is regional and therefore we don't hear a lot of gossip and news through the media.
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