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Helena Forsås-Scott

Helena Forsås-Scott was an Honorary Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Before her retirement, she was Professor of Swedish and Gender Studies at University College London. Her research focussed on areas including ecocriticism, ecofeminism and gender in 20th century Sweden and Swedish literature. Following retirement, Helena moved to Edinburgh, remained highly active in the world of academia, and became a valued member of the Scandinavian Studies section until her death in 2015. Read about Helena Forsås-Scott's publications here.

Contributions to nordics.info

Kerstin Ekman (b. 1933)

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

In her wealth of work since her first breakthrough publication in 1974, the Swedish novelist Kerstin Ekman has explored themes such as the…

Drama in Denmark

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

While the Royal Danish Theatre was founded in back in 1748, this overview of drama in Denmark extends from after World War II to the beginning of the…

Vera Nilsson (1888-1979)

- Helena Forsås-Scott

Swedish artist Vera Nilsson developed an expressionist style and subjects included the landscape of Öland and the Spanish Civil War.

Drama in Norway

A large bulding in a light beige colour. Has the title 'NATIONALTHEATER' engraved into the building. There is a sculpture of two men standing to the right and left of the building.
- Helena Forsås-Scott

While Ibsen cannot go unmentioned in a discussion on Norwegian theatre, developments in other areas have also been varied and interesting. Regional…

Nordic non-fiction in the twentieth century

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

Non-fiction can include essays, reports, memoirs and biographies, and travel writing, although the boundaries of what constitutes 'non-fiction' - or,…

Drama in Sweden

Inside of a theatre, large round shaped seatings with a large crowd looking at the scene. The hall is filled with lights and colours.
- Helena Forsås-Scott

This is the third Quick Read on drama in the Nordics and this time it focuses on Sweden.

Drama in Iceland, 1900-2000

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

This is the second Quick Read on drama and it focuses on Iceland.

Drama in Finland

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

Theatre is a dynamic medium in the Nordic countries, and the many plays written and produced, especially since the 1960s, have been characterised by…

Literary criticism in the Nordics, postwar to today

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

Literary work and issues pertaining to it were rooted in the historical-biographical tradition following the Second World War in the Nordics. Danish…

Feminist writing in the Nordics, 1970s-2000

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- Helena Forsås-Scott

Feminist writing in 1970s, particularly prose fiction, was inspired by second-wave feminism and by the mid-1980s, feminist writing had become a…

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