Nordic education, culture and media:
Nordic culture, education and media
As well as content on culture, education and media, you will also find articles on art, literature, belief systems and public policy. Phenomena as diverse as Nordic noir, new Nordic cuisine and Nordic design have achieved global recognition more recently, as Nordic literature and architecture have done historically. Culture is taken in its broadest sense, including for example political culture and that of belief systems, such as the Lutheran church. Content about all these issues and more will be found on this page.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Lone Scherfig (b. 1959)
Danish director Lone Scherfig went on to international acclaim following her breakthrough with the Dogme 95 film Italian for Beginners.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Poul Reumert (1883-1968)
Poul Reumert was a famous Danish theatre actor who also appeared in silent movies such as Afgrunden (The Abyss, 1910) opposite Asta Nielsen.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Poul Reichhardt (1913-1985)
Throughout his longstanding career, Danish actor Poul Reichhardt had broad appeal with his good looks, smooth singing voice, and comic talent.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Dirch Passer (1926-1980)
Danish comedic actor Dirch Passer became hugely popular for his slapstick humour and play with words.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Ghita Nørby (b. 1935)
The prolific Danish theatre and film actress Ghita Nørby is famous both for her lighter roles in film and theatre as a young actress and for her psychological character portraits in later years.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Nils Malmros (b. 1944)
Danish director Nils Malmros is known for his authentic depictions of the immediate environment of especially children and young adults. His aptitude for capturing the precise tone of language and physical surroundings according to his own recollection is noteworthy.
2019.03.22 | Biography, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen, The arts
Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968)
Danish director Carl Th. Dreyer is world-famous for his films on passion and compassion. Emphatic depictions of religion and especially women’s destiny in societies ruled by men run throughout his work. Meanwhile, a special form of realism, in which minor facial expressions are more important than larger spatial movements, inspires philosophical…
2019.03.20 | Biography, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Education
Thor Heyerdahl (1916-2002)
The Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl was internationally renowned for leading expeditions across vast oceans in rudimentary vessels.
2019.03.20 | Biography, Joachim Mickwitz, Pietari Kaapa, Literature
Tove Jansson (1914-2001)
Writing in Swedish, the Finnish writer-illustrator Tove Jansson is most famous for her creation of the mythical creatures The Moomins.
2019.03.19 | The Quick Read, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Culture
Mobile phones in the Nordic countries: historical overview
The Nordic mobile telephone network Nordisk MobilTelefoni (NMT) opened in 1981 quickly becoming the world’s largest until the early 2000s when it was superseded by the digital GSM network. Unlike the original Nordic telecommunications companies which were state-owned, mobile providers remain private. Since the turn of the century and certainly…