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Melissa Gjellstad

Melissa Gjellstad is an Associate Professor of Languages at University of North Dakota.

Contributions to nordics.info

Podcast: Nordic perspectives on the Women’s International Democratic Federation

A poster with a white logo of a bird in front a globe on a blue background. In the top of the poster a black text says "WIDF" on a white background. Beneath the logo is the text "founded on December 1, 1945.
- Yulia Gradskova

Listen to a podcast about the Women’s International Democratic Federation during the Cold War period, and why and how women from the Nordic region…

Applying for NATO membership: Comparing Spain with Finland and Sweden

Two documents, one with the Finnish flag and one with the Swedish flag, laying on a glass table in an official-looking office.
- Alan Granadino

All countries applying to join NATO have to carefully consider the domestic and international consequences of membership, and Finland and Sweden are…

Drama in Denmark

Photo taken in the evening of a large building that lights up.
- 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…

“Everyone speaks English”: on the use of English in the Nordic countries

five young people walking together and chatting in different languages
- Elizabeth Peterson

Proficiency in English is both widespread and high-level in the Nordic countries, and there are legitimate historical and socio-political reasons for…

Sports clubs in Sweden: A tool for integration?

- Tony Mickelsson Blomqvist

The Swedish sports movement has gained a strong political presence in recent years, notably to do with migrants’ integration. Sport has been touted as…

Heritage languages in and from the Nordic Region

- Eeva Sippola

Maintaining the language and identity associated with heritage languages in the Nordic countries can be challenging: Official policies and economic…

Christmas as culture or religion? Trends in Denmark and Norway

three children running across the street wearing school backpacks.
- Kirstine Helboe Johansen

’Christian cultural heritage’ is widely discussed in public debates in Denmark and Norway, and often in polarising political discussions on…

Exclusion in the name of inclusion? Romani bridge builders in Sweden

Two women in suits with a Powerpoint presentation entitled EU Roma strategic framework behind
- Solvor Mjøberg Lauritzen

Contemporary research and evaluations of existing policy initiatives in the field of Romani studies reveal that cultural racism against Roma remains…

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…

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