Dear AASSC Members and

Friends! I am writing this on Easter Monday, and it appears that spring has finally arrived here in central Alberta. This transitioning of seasons is a reminder that Congress 2014 is quickly approaching, and AASSC Program Chair Gurli Woods has been working hard with local coordinators Harry Lane and R. Andrew McDonald to prepare for our meetings at Brock University (May 26-29). I would like to thank them for all of their efforts in thoughtfully putting together the paper sessions, special events and social gatherings, and you will find more detailed information about conference events later in this newsletter. I would like to note that May 17, 2014 marks the bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution, and we will be marking this event with a poster exhibition and special remarks by Cultural Affairs Officer Jan-Terje Storaas from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa. The Congress 2014 theme is Borders without Boundaries, and the notion of freely crossing national and disciplinary borders is a familiar one to those of us who work with and in the Nordic region. I look forward to seeing how this theme is woven into our conference in St. Catharines. The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences held its 2014 Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting in Montreal on March 28. This event always precedes Congress, and thanks to Gurli Woods for representing AASSC once again this year. Though I wasn’t able to attend, I have been reflecting on the theme of this day-long conference, namely Transformations. Small organizations like ours, of course, are acutely aware of the necessity of transformation and change if we are to grow and thrive, and small programs—of which many of us are a part—must be flexible and innovative, particularly in the present fiscal climate facing post-secondary education. One of the topics of discussion on March 28 was how Congress can be more welcoming to younger scholars and place more emphasis on interdisciplinarity. These are actually two areas the current and recent AASSC Executives have identified as critical to our organization’s future, and though we have made some progress in these areas,

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AASSC Conference

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Photo Series from

Lund

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Norwegian Embassy

Travel Grants/Reports

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Being Vikings 9

Photo Series from

Greenland

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Announcements 12

Scandinavian-

Canadian Studies 15

AASSC Info and

Addresses

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we need to continue developing initiatives to recruit younger scholars and members from a greater variety of disciplines. I have fielded an unusual number of requests in recent months from Canadians who are interested in learning Scandinavian languages and/or pursuing graduate studies in Scandinavian Studies. I have invited these potential AASSC members to join our group, and I have encouraged them to attend future conferences. I welcome ideas and suggestions from all of you for continuing to attract young scholars and facilitate their participation in our organization. Congratulations to Chris Hale who is retiring from the University of Alberta this summer. Chris has taught Scandinavian Studies at the U of A for 44 years, and he is one of the founding members of AASSC, serving as our first president. He has continued to serve AASSC over the years in many capacities, most recently as treasurer and CINS liaison. (Chris will be featured in the next edition of theNewsletter.) I look forward to seeing many of you at Brock University at the end of May!

Sincerely, Ingrid Urberg, AASSC President

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AASSC / AAESC ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCANDINAVIAN

STUDIES IN CANADA

L’ASSOCIATION POUR L’AVANCEMENT DES ÉTUDES SCANDINAVES

AU CANADA

CONFERENCE: MONDAY MAY 26 – THURSDAY MAY 29, 2014

BROCK UNIVERSITY

Monday, May 26 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Executive Meeting. Plaza Room 600E

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: AASSC Opening Reception Cosponsored by the Royal Norwegian

Embassy.

Venue: Walker Complex Upstairs

Welcoming Chair: Ingrid Urberg, President of AASSC

Jan-Terje Storaas, Cultural Affairs Officer of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, will speak

to the Bicentenary Celebration of the Norwegian Constitution.

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AASSC Conference

2014

Brock

University

St Catharines

Ontario

May 26-29

All AASSC presenters/conference participants welcome.

Refreshments and cash bar. Note: During the duration of Congress, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa is sponsoring a poster exhibit celebrating the Bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution in the corridor that

traverses the Matheson Learning Commons, on the Main Floor of the James A. Gibson Library in the Schmon Tower.

Tuesday, May 27

8.30 am – 9:00 am: Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Ingrid Urberg, President

Venue this morning only: Thistle Complex Room: 243

9:00 am – 10:30 am: AASSC KEYNOTE SPEAKER R. Andrew McDonald (Brock

University): “’Then Sveinn went down to the Isle of Man’—Late Norse Maritime

Empires, Borders and Boundaries: The View from Man and Orkney.”

Chair: Ingrid Urberg (University of Alberta)

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Break

Note: Move to Thistle Complex Room 269 C (all remaining sessions to be held

here) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Session I – The Viking Universe through Archaeology

and the Sagas

Chair: R. Andrew McDonald (Brock University)

Birgitta Wallace (Parks Canada): “Meeting the ‘Other’: the Encounters of the Norse and

American Natives in North America.”

Angus A. Somerville (Brock University): “Grettir Unbound: Does Grettisfærsla belong

with Grettis Saga?”

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch Break

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Session II – Imaginative Reporting on the North

Chair: Susan Gold/Smith (University of Windsor)

Kendra Willson (University of Helsinki): “A 17th-Century Polish/Czech Travelogue on Hot

Springs in Iceland.”

Jessica Auer (Concordia University): “Viking Age Greenland: Between the Old World and

the New World” followed by the artist’s short film Still Ruins, Moving Stones (15

minutes).

Will van den Hoonaard (Saint Thomas University): “Kirstine Colban: Norway’s First

Woman Cartographer.”

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Session III – From Coastal Communities and Their Material

Culture to Waterfall Installations Abroad

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Chair: John Nilson (Saskatchewan Legislature)

Silke Reeploeg (University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland): “Nordic Border Cross-

ings: Coastal Communities and Connected Cultures in Norway and Scotland.”

Susan Gold/Smith (University of Windsor): “The Principles of Slöjd as Practiced at Naas,

Sweden (ca 1891): Used to Present the Work of A.G. Smith and Elaine Carr.”

Jens Monrad (University of British Columbia): “Jamming the Cultural Canon. SUPERFLEX

and the Danish State of Conceptual Art.”

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Dinner Break

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Note venue: Academic South Block, Room 215

Screening of Palme (Sweden, 2012), a documentary film written and directed by

Kristina Lindström and Maud Nycander. Music by Benny Andersson. 103 minutes. Pro-

duced by B-Reel Feature Films, Danmarks Radio, Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filmin-

stitutet, Sveriges Television (SVT). Presented by the Embassy of Sweden.

Introduction: Britt Bengtsson (Press and Cultural Officer, Embassy of Sweden)

Wednesday, May 28 Thistle Complex Room 269 C

9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session IV – Shifting Borders of Identity in the Norse North

Atlantic: Religion, Belief, and Architecture

Chair: Birgitta Wallace (Parks Canada)

Sara Stuart (Brock University): “No Grave Deep Enough: Shifting the Borders of Identity

in the Norse Undead.”

Nicholas Timmers (Brock University): “Orkney and the Medieval Church: The Cultural In-

fluences of the Later Christianization in the 11th – 13th Centuries.”

Candice Bogdanski (York University): “The Legacy of Norse Viking Age Travel: The Con-

tinued Use of North Atlantic Sea Routes and the Development of a Medieval Architectural

Network.”

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Session V – Crime Fiction and Other Investigations

Chair: Angus Somerville (Brock University)

Natalie van Deusen (University of Alberta): “National Treasures: Old Norse Manuscripts

and the Medieval Past in Icelandic Crime Fiction.”

John Lingard (Cape Breton University): “’Power Over the Story:’ Mystery, Metaliterari-

ness, and Metafiction in Mikkel Birkegaard’s Libri di Luca and Karin Fossum’s Brudd.”

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Harry Lane (University of Guelph): “’Det känns bara som allting faller . . . :’ Crises of Con-

trol in Henning Mankell’s Darwins kapten.”

12:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Sandwich lunch (at small fee) and AGM

5:30 pm – 9:30 pm: AASSC Winery Tour and Banquet (ticketed event)

Thursday, May 29 Thistle Complex Room 269 C

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Session VI – Women Writers of the 1960s in Denmark and

HIV/AIDS Theatre in Sweden in the 1980s and 90s.

Chair: Gurli Woods (Carleton University)

Marina Allemano (University of Alberta): “Bodies and Boundaries: What Further Happened

to the 1968 Generation of Women Writers in Denmark?”

Dirk Gindt (Concordia University): “Discourses on Stage: Early HIV/AIDS Theatre in the

Swedish Welfare State.”

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Break

10:30 am – 11:30 am: Session VII – From Swedish-Speaking Finns in Sweden to

“Good Language Learners” of English in Denmark

Chair: Marina Allemano (University of Alberta)

Shelley Taylor (University of Western Ontario): “Beyond the ‘Good Language Learner’: An

Investigation into Conditions for Teaching English in Denmark and French in Canada.”

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Evaluating the Achievement of One Hundred Years of

Scandinavian Cinema (2012), edited by our own Dr John Tucker,

was reviewed by Ib Bondebjerg (University of Copenhagen).

Make sure to look up last April’s volume of the European Journal

of Communication, to read through this thorough review!

NEW BOOK REVIEW

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Travel Funds Two funds are

available to offset

the costs for Travel

to the AASSC

Annual Conference

at the 2014

Congress of the

Humanities and

Social Sciences,

Brock University,

St Catharines,

Ontario, May 26-

29, 2014.

CINS – Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies Funds for

Graduate Students Each year the Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies provides funds to help off-

set the cost of graduate students who are participating in the AASSC meetings.

The amount available varies yearly. Application forms will be available on the

website and should be submitted to Birgitta Wallace, Treasurer, via mail or e-

mail (birwallace@eastlink.ca) no later than March 15th, 2013. Please attach re-

ceipts or provide them at the Congress. A committee of three board members

(Treasurer, VP/Program Chair, and a Member-at-Large) will determine the dis-

tribution of awards shortly thereafter.

The Incentive Unfunded Presenter’s Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support to AASSC Presenters, such as

sessional instructors and retirees, who do not receive conference funding from

their home institution or other granting agencies. This year a $400 stipend will

be awarded to a conference presenter with no other source of funding. Contri-

butions to AASSC, such as serving on the Executive, and frequency of confer-

ence attendance since joining AASSC may also be considered in awarding this

stipend. (NOTE: This is an active fund and contributions are encouraged).

Deadline for applications is March 1, 2014. The VP/Program Chair and a Mem-

ber-at-Large in consultation with the AASSC Treasurer will determine the suc-

cessful candidate. Application is available on the website: aassc.com

Should you

find yourself in the area of

Victoria, BC between now and mid-

October, drop me a note.

We’ll go see the Vikings at the Royal BC

Museum and excavate a

boat burial together with this cool

interactive! -Erin McGuire

(Newsletter Editor)

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Norwegian Travel Grants The Royal Norwegian Embassy offers travel grants to AASSC members (Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada) who wish to travel to Norway to attend seminars, conferences, or universi-ty courses, to establish or renew academic contacts, or to do research, gather scientific information, books, teaching material and so on.

The grants are awarded to applicants who actively work for the promotion of Norwegian studies in Canada or at individual academic institutions. Ap-plications, including a CV and a proposal for the use of the grant, must reach the Embassy by May 1st of each year:

Royal Norwegian Embassy Attn: Jan-Terje Storaas 150 Metcalfe Street, suite 1300 Ottawa, ON K1P 1P1

E-mail: emb.ottawa@mfa.no

Subject to final approval by the Norwegian Centre for International Coop-eration in Higher Education (SIU)

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A photo series by Justin Kimball

1. Sunset outside of Lund, Sweden

2. Milky Way Galaxy, shot outside of Lund, Sweden

3. Hnefaftafl pieces at Historiska Museet, Stockholm

4. Bone ironing board and smoothing glass, Historiska Museet, Stockholm

5. Picturestone at Historiska Museet, Stockholm

6. Statue of Saint George and the Dragon, Stockholm

7. 'Princess from Birka' jewellery, Historiska Museet, Stockholm

8. A view of the bar in the Viking themed restaurant 'Aifur', Stock-holm

Views from a Canadian Grad Student in Lund:

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Experiential learning is a key element of teaching which I have only recently began to embrace as an essential element to learning. During last autumn’s survey course of Viking-Age archaeolo-gy, I arranged three workshops for my students to illustrate various craft and fighting techniques in the Viking Age, to understand the craft makers and the warriors as well as the tangible evi-dence of Viking-Age activities. I felt I needed to mix things up, to get people out of the class-room, and excite them about their subject. As we could not visit Trelleborg, or Birka, or York, im-agination and enthusiasm were necessary for success.

A local spinner, weaver and felter demonstrated spinning techniques to the class. We all gave our best effort to spin some single-ply yarn, some with good results. While we span, two stu-dents presented their critiques of various articles about dress, adornment and textile produc-tion, providing discussion points for the others. We discussed the virtues of felted cloth over wo-ven cloth. The class estimated that felted cloth was more robust, more waterproof and durable, yet taking far less time to produce, and therefore cheaper, than woven cloth. One would assume that felted cloth would been more desirable for those living and especially working in the Viking Age, where time is of a premium. Yet woven cloth is more likely to be found from the grave. The discussion took shape around status, type of grave goods, actual and extant. By handling the finished yarns and textiles, and examining various types of reproduced clothing, the students better understood how status was made manifest through textile production, as well as through study of dress accessories and jewellery which are more easily accessible in the cultural record. Underscored through the discussion was the importance of textile production for the whole of society, and not solely “women’s work”.

A visit to the working Newfoundland Bronze Foundry led my students to understand various pro-cesses of jewellery production, including sand casting and the lost wax technique. Sculptor Mor-gan MacDonald was generous of his time and scheduled a bronze pour of the famous Bowring Park caribou antlers to coincide with our visit. His views on the problems of production, includ-ing time involved, gave the students a deeper understanding of the importance of “things” and the creation of such things in the pre-industrial world.

Students also enjoyed a demonstration of Viking-Age battle techniques by an active re-creator from the Sea Wolves group in St. John’s. What was meant to be a fun and light-hearted demon-stration was also very informative, as students learned about methods of waging war, the logis-tics of littoral and riverine warfare, the psychology of the warrior, and what would drive some-one to become a berserkr. We also concluded with a serious discussion about the spirituality of warfare, and attachment to equipment, such as the sword and axe.

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Being Vikings: Experiential Learning at Memorial University

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It is difficult to bring the ‘real world’ to the classroom when studying the past to practically apply

knowledge and test assumptions. I was delighted by the local response to assist in learning

about the Viking Age, and my students benefitted from the experiences. My recommendation is

to seek out local enthusiasts. Not only will students benefit, but it is also a great way to engage

the community.

Written by: Dr Shannon Lewis-Simpson, Memorial University

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Photos top to bottom:

1. Students in a Viking shield wall, under the guidance of a re-enactor from the Sea Wolves in St. John’s

2. Dr Lewis-Simpson

3. Students visiting the Newfoundland Bronze Foundry

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In July 2013, Canadian photographer and AASSC member Jessica Auer travelled to South Greenland to join a

team of Danish archeologists who have been tasked with restoring what remains of the Norse settlements. After

photographing and filming in Qassiarsuk (Brattahlid) and Igaliku (Norse Gardar—top) they camped at the remote

Hvalsey church, the best-preserved Norse ruin in the Greenland (bottom). During this year’s AASSC conference

at Brock University, Jessica will be sharing some of her photographs while discussing how Greenland’s isolation

from Europe and the rest of the Norse world contributed to the disappearance of Norse settlers in Greenland

during the 15th Century. A screening of her short film titled, “Still Ruins, Moving Stones”, will follow her

presentation.

Greenland’s Norse Churches: Garðar and Hvalsey

Jessica Auer

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Laurie K. Bertram has accepted a tenure-track position in the Depart-ment of History at the University of Toronto effective July 1, 2014. Laurie’s forthcoming manuscript with University of Toronto Press ex-plores the creation and perpetuation of Icelandic identity in everyday life and media in North America. Her new postdoctoral project uses material culture to map Icelandic-Indigenous exchange and conflict in the Atlantic world. Laurie would like to extend sincere thanks for all of the kind support provided by members of the AASSC over the years. She presented a conference paper for the first time as a Masters student at the

AASSC annual meeting at York University in 2006 on the Icelandic-Canadian activist and MLA, Salome Halldorson. The AASSC fosters critical opportunities for young, emerging scholars from a variety of disciplines to meet with established, senior scholars, develop re-search, publish and gain exposure to a range of important Scandina-vian studies contacts and resources in Canada. Takk fyrir!

Photo credit:

James Lourenco

Laurie Bertram

“High-seated among heroes” The Archaeology of Death in the Viking Age

‘We hewed with the brand! Full gladly do I go! See the Valkyrjar fresh from Odin’s halls! High-seated among heroes shall I quaff the yellow-mead. The Aesir welcome me. Laughing gladly do I die!‘

Excerpt from the Death Song of Ragnarr Loðbrók, contained in Krákumál trans. Rev. J. Johnstone (1782)

The Viking Age king Ragnarr Loðbrók knew he was fated to die, as are all mortal men. When faced with his own death, in true saga-style, he went with laughter and song. Sagas and poet-ry tell us about how the Vikings and their descendants viewed death, but through the archaeo-logical record, we can get a sense of how they responded to it ritually. In this talk by Dr Erin McGuire of the University of Victoria we will explore the archaeological evidence for Viking Age funerary practices, looking at the material culture of this ritual practice. Many of the exam-ples we will draw on can be found in the feature exhibition Vikings: Lives Beyond the Leg-ends.

May 29, 7-8:30, Royal BC Museum Look! I’m famous!

Scandinavian Studies at the University of British Columbia The Scandinavian Studies program in the Department of Central, Eastern and North-ern European Studies (CENES) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver re-mains vibrant. In the past year, our Scandinavian language, literature, and culture courses enrolled 431 students from diverse fields across the university. The number does not include our large so-called CENS courses, most of which also feature north-ern European content. In addition to the popular courses “Vikings and Norse Mytholo-gy” and “Scandinavian Crime Fiction,” a new course on “The Heroic in Nordic Litera-ture and Film” was offered for the first time. A new course on saga literature is in the works. Three years since it was introduced, the minor in Scandinavian Studies has graduated its first cohort of five students. The number of minor students has risen each year, with a current total of 15 declared. We are happy to announce that one of these students, Scandinavian minor and Political Science major Christopher Shea, received the SWEA-Vancouver scholarship for study in Uppsala in 2015. Thanks in part to the generous support of the Danish government, UBC remains the only institution in Canada offering Danish language instruction, currently from Jens Monrad. Students completing the Swedish language sequence, taught by Lena Karlström, received book awards from the Swedish Embassy in Ottawa to congratu-late them for finishing two years of Swedish.

Kyle Frackman

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NEW RULES FOR MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS Our membership year runs from May 1 to April 30. In the past members have paid their dues throughout this period, some in May, others in the fall or even as late as March. It has led to confusion as to what year they have been paying for. As announced last spring, beginning now, payments will be aligned with the calendar year. You will be re-quired to pay by December 31, 2014 to be a member for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. We urge you to pay as soon as possible! There’s no need to wait until the end of Decem-ber. Why not submit your payment now? Cheques are welcome but you can also submit payment using PayPal. The fees, which apply to both Canadian and US dollars, are: Regular member $40 Retired member $20 Student member $15 Other (e.g. unwaged) $20

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Northern Studies Virtual Conference 2014 invites students involved in undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate studies to submit abstracts for the virtual conference to be held on 21st August 2014. A virtual conference utilises the video conferencing capabilities of ‘smart classrooms’ to established real-time video connections with campuses around the world. The theme for NSVC 2014 is “-scapes” of the North How human beings experience ‘belonging in the world’ is tied to their perceived surround-ings—1 the ‘scape’ to which they belong. This suffix (‘scape’) was first recorded in 16th centu-ry Dutch as ‘landschap’: a means of describing paintings of natural scenery. Since then, it has been expanded to denote parcels of land with distinguishing characteristics2. Today, howev-er, ‘scape’ is more precisely used to define unique parcels of space (eg. in addition to land-scape, we have mountainscapes, seascapes, skyscapes, mindscapes, and even E-scapes). Our theme for this year is to challenge students to interpret the “North --scapes” theme in a manner they see fit. Through such submissions, we hope to develop a conference that ex-plores how the North is experienced. We encourage students from any and all fields of study with connections to the multidisciplinary field of northern studies to submit abstracts (eg. his-tory, archaeology, literature, music, drama, folklore). Abstracts must be submitted no later than 15 June 2014. Presentations must be in English and of a maximum duration of 15 minutes in length. Each presentation will be followed by a short Q&A session. Submission Guidelines: Please submit the following to: northernstudiesvirtualconference@yahoo.com including “Conference Abstract” as the subject.

1 Chapman, H. (2009). Landscape Archaeology and GIS. The History Press: United King-dom. 2 Online Etymology Dictionary. (2014). Landscape. [Online] Available at http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=landscape [Accessed 12 April 2014].

Your name Telephone number (including country code)

Institution / Course of study Abstract (150-200 words including paper title)

E-mail address Biographical note (100 words)

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Editor's Note Volume 21 of Scandinavian-Canadian Studies/Études scandinaves au Canada marks the beginning of a new phase in the evolution of the journal. For the first time we are introducing into our "Table of Contents" the category Editions and Translations. The proximate occasion of this development was the submission by Alaric Hall, Steven D. P. Richardson, and Haukur Þorgeirsson of "Sigrgarðs saga frækna: A normalised text, translation, and introduction." But the change depends more importantly on the journal's move into electronic publication. For although the journal will continue to be available in hard copy though print-on-demand, its primary realization has become as a virtual text that is published online. This means that we are able to include submissions longer than those typically accepted by journals and we are also able to produce editions and translations in parallel formats, whether in paired columns or facing-page for-mat. The present translation employs both strategies, columns in its PDF form, facing-page as an HTML file. It is our hope that the inclusion of Editions and Translations will provide scholars with a refereed venue for both translations and editions, a venue that will make widely available texts that might otherwise languish unedited or un-translated—or simply unpublished. Sigrgarðs saga frækna, a short fornaldarsa-ga, is just the kind text that might once have looked in vain for scholarly publi-cation, but there are many other potentially valuable texts that we would like to present to readers. Although we have published Review Articles before, it is perhaps worth under-lining our willingness—exemplified by the present volume—to include pieces published under this heading. Sometimes these will involve discussions of mul-tiple related works, but it can also be the case that a review addresses a longer and deeper study to the issues raised by a particular book.

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With this volume we have moved to a system of "rolling publication." That is submissions will be published on the website as soon as they reach final form. They will be issued within a volume when a volume is complete. At this point they will gain their final pagination and they will be available on paper through print-on-demand. It is our hope that volumes will come out yearly. Volume 21 is my last as editor of Scandinavian-Canadian Studies. This note gives me the opportunity to thank those who have made my tenure such a worthwhile experience. In par-ticular I would like to single out for praise Martin Holmes of Humanities Computing at the University of Victoria. He established the electronic protocols to which we adhere and did almost all of the coding that has generated the volumes produced during my tenure. TEI compliance is the gold standard of journal publication. Martin both insisted we conform to this standard and made it possible. We are grateful to Humanities Computing for allowing Martin to take us under his wing. I would also like to thank my colleague Helga Thorson who joined me as Book Review Edi-tor in volume 18. She has been the best of collaborators on this project. I am delighted that she has agreed to become the next Editor of the journal. Joining her as the new Book Re-view Editor will be Natalie van Deusen of the University of Alberta, who will bring to the jour-nal her own expertise in the preparation of TEI compliant electronic editions, a further rea-son for our move into the publication of such texts. Finally I must express my gratitude to the many contributors and referees without whom there would be no Scandinavian-Canadian Studies. Their generosity and patience should not go unacknowledged; nor should I forget the support of the Editorial Board—we have ap-preciated their guidance. We rely of course on the support of the Association for the Ad-vancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada, to which the journal belongs, and ACCESS Copyright which has provided financial support over the years. John Tucker, Department of English, University of Victoria

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Volume 21: 2012-2014

Contributors 7

Editor's Note John Tucker 11

Articles

Returning Fathers: Sagas, Novels, and the Uncanny Torfi H. Tulinius 14

De l’actrice fictionnelle à l’acteur réel : La femme de théâtre dans la Suède du XIX

ème siècle

Ylva Lindberg 36

L’expérience de Persona et la création du concept d’image-affection par Gilles Deleuze

Charles Bolduc 54

Editions and Translations

Sigrgarðs saga frækna: A normalised text, translation, and introduction

Alaric Hall, Steven D. P. Richardson, Haukur

Þorgeirsson

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Review Articles

Peter Sjølyst-Jackson. Troubling Legacies: Migration, Modernism and Fascism in the Case of Knut Hamsun.

Ellen Rees 152

Scandinavian Crime Fiction: a review of recent scholarship John Lingard 160

Reviews

Richard M. Armfelt, Compiler. All I Need Now Are Some Chickens, a Cow, and a Wife.

Christopher Hale 187

Jóhann Páll Árnason and Björn Wittrock, eds. Nordic Paths to Modernity

Gestur Guðmundsson 189

Birna Bjarnadóttir Recesses of the Mind: Aesthetics in the Work of Guðbergur Bergsson.

James O. Young 192

George M. Brunsden. Thorfinn the Mighty: The Ultimate Viking.

Sheryl McDonald 195

Paul Duncan and Bengt Wanselius, eds. Regi Ingmar Berg-man.

Rochelle Wright 197

Ellen Rees Figurative Space in the Novels of Cora Sandel. Sarah J. Paulson 199

Anka Ryall, Johan Schimanski, and Henning Howlid Wærp, eds. Arctic Discourses.

Ingrid Urberg 201

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AASSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT: Ingrid Urberg, Scandinavian Studies, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta, 4901 46 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 2R3, Tel. (780) 679 1573, iurberg@ualberta.ca

Co-VICE PRESIDENT: Mads Bunch, Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics, University of

Copenhagen, Njalsgade 120, 22.4.53, 2300 København S, Denmark, rjc134@hum.ku.dk Co-VICE PRESIDENT and CHAIR of the PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Gurli Woods, Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Tel. (613) 520-2600, ext. 2195, gurli.woods@carleton.ca

PAST PRESIDENT: Susan Gold Smith, School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor, LeBel 106, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, sgold@uwindsor.ca TREASURER: Birgitta Wallace, Parks Canada Agency, 7 Lady Slipper Drive, Halifax, NS B3J 1S9, Tel. (902) 443-5281, Fax (902) 443-9322, birwallace@eastlink.ca SECRETARY: John Nilson, Saskatchewan, jnilson@sasktel.net

EDITOR, SCANDINAVIAN-CANADIAN STUDIES: Helga Thorson, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Clearihue Building, Room D254, P.O. Box 3045, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 3P4, helgat@uvic.ca

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR, SCANDINAVIAN-CANADIAN STUDIES: Natalie Van Deusen, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta, 309-D Arts & Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G

2E6, vandeuse@ualberta.ca MEMBERS AT LARGE: Marina Allemano, 155 Ridgewood Terrace, St. Albert, AB, T8N 0E9, Canada, marina.allemano@ualberta.ca NEWSLETTER EDITOR & WEBMASTER: Erin Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of

Victoria, PO BOX 1700 STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 2Y2, Tel. (250) 853-3894, ehalstad@uvic.ca

AASSC WEBSITE: aassc.com/ NORDIC EMBASSIES IN CANADA

Royal Danish Embassy, 47 Clarence Street, Suite 450, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9K1; Tel. (613) 562 -1811; Fax: (613) 562-1812; ottamb@um.dk; http://www.ambottawa.um.dk/en Embassy of Finland, 55 Metcalfe St., Suite 850, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6L5; Tel. (613) 288-2233; Fax: (613) 288-

2244; www.finland.ca/en/; embassy@finland.ca Embassy of Iceland, Suite 710, 360 Albert St. Ottawa, ON, K1R 7X7; Tel. (613) 482-1944; Fax: (613) 482-1945; www.iceland.org/ca Royal Norwegian Embassy, 150 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1300, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P1, Tel: (613) 238-6571;

Fax: (613) 238-2765; emb.ottawa@mfa.no; www.emb-norway.ca Embassy of Sweden, 377 Dalhousie St., Ottawa, ON, K1N 9N8; Tel. (613) 241-8553; Fax: (613) 241-2277; www.swedishembassy.ca

AASSC Info & Addresses

Facebook Group for Scandinavian Scholars The Facebook group is called "Scandinavian Scholars" and is: "For scholars interested in Scandinavian Studies. The group is for knowledge sharing, job postings, call for papers, search for collaborators, an-nouncement of conferences and seminars, translation questions etc." The group has nearly doubled in size since last year and it up to 972 members and is very good if you want updates with regard to con-ferences, call for papers, Scandinavian literary events, knowledge sharing, etc. Administrators are Mads Bunch (University of Copenhagen) & Anna Stenport (University of Illinois, Ur-bana)

Just search for "Scandinavian Scholars" on Facebook and ask to join the group.