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8-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 13. MARS 1981
A call for papers
CONFERENCE ON
SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
LITERARY LIFE
October 30-31, 1981
Decorah, Iowa
Sponsored by Luther College and
Symra Literary Society
Aim:
To present papers on Scandina-
vian American interaction in
literary life and comparative studiesi
of the literary life of Scandinavian
Americans. Papers delivered at the
conference are to be published in a
festskrift celebrating the 75th an-
niversary of Symra Literary Society
in 1982.
Format:
20 minutes will be allowed for the
delivery of each paper. Complete,
documented manuscripts are to be
in the hands of the conference cóor-
dinator by October 25, 1981.
Send proposals to the conference
coordinator:
Professor J.R. Christianson
History Department
Luther College
Decorah, Iowa 52101
SIMCON/Scandinavian Immigra-
tion Conference was a meeting of
Scandinavian American historical
organizations, held in Decorah,
Iowa, in October of 1979. At this
meeting, a Scandinavian Immigra-
tion Group was established to pro-
mote Scandinavian immigration
studies. SIMCON II/Conférence on
Scandinavian American Literary
Life in October of 1981 is an attempt
to carry on the work begun at
SIMCON.
"We need in particular to look at
the ways in which Scandinavians of
various national origins interacted
in the process of redefining their
own sense of ethnicity or 'people-
hood' in North America. The
materials for such studies are rich.
After all, the first Norwegian pastor
at old Muskego was really a Dane,
and the first Danish American folk
school was founded by a Nor-
wegian. The Swedes along the
Delaware, many of them, were real-
ly Finns, and some of the Dutch
along the Hudson in colonial times
were really Danes and Norwegians.
Norwegian and Danish journalists
in America wrote essentially the
Guttormur J. Guttormsson
Attention is called to a newly
published article on Guttormsson's
literary works. The article was
published in the journal Andvari and
is written by Sveinn Skorri
Höskuldsson, Professor of Modern
Icelandic Literature, University of
Iceland.
Þorrablót
There is a brief illustrated report
on the Icelandic Canadian-Frón
þorrablót held at Vasalund in Win-
nipeg in late February.
same language. . . . Among the
Scandinavians in North America,
organizations frequently cut across
national lines. This is true of church
bodies, educational, social, musical,
theatrical, temperance and political
organizations." Introductory
remarks by J.R. Christianson at
SIMCON, October 26, 1979.
Scandinavian American
Literary Life
Women writers
Fiction, poetry, literary criticism
Historical writing, journalism,
textbooks
Childrens' books, songbooks,
cartoons and comic strips
Folklore, proverbs, oral literature
Literary periodicals, literary
and dramatic societies
Professional groups including
journalists, educators, clergymen,
librarians
Social aspects of literary life
All topics concerning writing and
literary life among Scandinavians
in America
Sponsoring Organizations
SYMRA LITERARY SOCIETY.
An organization of twenty-five
members, it was established in
ICELANDIC CANADIAN FRÓN
is holding their Curling Bonspiel at
the WINNIPEG WINTER CLUB, on
Saturday, April 11, 1981. $20.00 en-
try fee per team (lunch included).
Curling starts at 7:30 p.m. This is a
fun spiel so get your team together
The Icelandic National League is
holding an Arts and Craft Show on
Saturday April 25, 1981, in conjunc-
tion with their Annual convention
being held at the First Lutheran
Church, Victor St., on April 24 and
25th. All interested artists and
craftsmen are invited to display
their talents. This is a first, and we
Content |
The editorial
A few of the problems facing early
North American-Icelandic writers
are considered. In a concluding
paragraph the view is expressed that
their literary tradition is still very
much alive even though Icelandic is
no longer the chief means of com-
munication.
A nonagenarian
Guðjón Arnason of Gimli recentiy
celebrated his 90th birthday. A brief
congratulatory message to him is
part of the editorial page.
Decorah, Iowa, in 1907 to support
publication of the literary journal,
Symra, which Theodore C. Blegen
described as "beyond question the
best literary magazine that the
Norwegians in America ever pub-
lished." It was the subject of an arti-
cle by Einar Haugen in Norwegian-
American Studies, volume 27 (1977).
Symra Society also supported
publication of Norsk-Amerikanernes
Festskrift 1914. By co-sponsoring
SIMCON II, Symra Society aims to
revive its tradition of encouraging
Scandinavian American scholarship
and literary activity.
LUTHER COLLEGE. Established
in 1861, this four year liberal arts
college is the oldest of the
Norwegian American colleges. For
over fifty years, Norwegian was
used alongside English as the
language of classroom instruction at
Luther College. Norwegian was a
required subject from 1861 until
1947. Today, Luther College offers
an undergraduate major in Scan-
dinavian Studies. An undergraduate
minor program in Museum Studies
at the college makes use of thé
resources of VESTERHEIM THE
and phone any of the following:
Perlmutter — 774-4720; Bjornson —
632-0444; Kristjansson — 888-2139.
Mail your entry fee to: Mr. Einar
Einarsson, Treasurer, Icelandic
Canadian Frón, 1329 Valour Rd.,
Winnipeg, Man.
invite you all to participate and at-
tend to help make this a most suc-
cessful showing. Re. further infor-
mation please phone Norma Krist-
jansson, 888-2139, Cultural Chair-
man, Icelandic National League.
Winnipeg’s only
Bardal family-owned Funeral Service
984 Portage at Aubrey St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0R6
Telephone 786-4716
Icelandic
Icelandic Canadian
Frón Curling Bonspiel
Icelandic National League
Arts and Craft Show
NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN
MUSEUM in Decorah. Literary
resources at Luther College include
an unexcelled collection of
Norwegian American newspapers
on microfilm, rich Norwegian
American holdings of printed and
manuscript materials, and the only
complete set of Stortingets Forhand-
linger in North America.
Should our readers be interested
in presenting papers at the above
conference, they are asked to con-
tact Dr. John Matthíasson, 23 Wild-
wood Park, Winnipeg, Man. Phone
453-2693. Dr. Matthíasson is on the
Steering Committee of SIMCON
and will be pleased to answer any
local questions about the con-
ference.
JOIN
ICELANDIC
CANADIAN FRÓN
Send membership fee of
$3.00 single or $5.00 couple
to
Post Office Box No. 1
St. James Post Office
Winnipeg, Man.
R3J 0H0
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