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Sigurður Nordal Institute News
The Sigurður Nordal Institute will
organise the First Intemational Snorri
Workshopfrom 25 to 28 July 1990. Held at
the University of Iceland in Reykjavík, the
workshop will deal with N orse mythology
and Snorri’s Edda. It is open to all scholars
and students interested in participating
and/or presenting a paper on these topics.
Further details are available from the
Sigurður Nordal Institute. Partídpation
should be notified by April 1,1990.
Scholars’ Apartments
The Árni Magnússon Instítute and the
Sigurður Nordal Instítute each have one
apartment at their disposal, which they
lease to scholars from abroad, in Iceland
for research purposes. Further informa-
tíon on the apartments can be obtained
from the two institutes.The address of the
Árni Magnússon Instítute is: Árnagarður,
Suðurgötu, 101 Reykjavík.
. Conferences, Colloquia, Meetings
In memoiy of his great contributíon to
the development of Cornell University,
Professor Willard Fiske was commemo-
rated there last year. The Olin Iibrary fea-
tured an extensive exhibit on Fiske’s life
and workfrom March 28 to July 15, and on
March 30-31 a series of lectures was
given, highlighting Fiske and his collec-
tíons. Among them was a lecture on the
Icelandic collection by its curator, P.M.
Mitchell. On April 1-2, the Willard Fiske
Memorial Chess tournament was held,
and on April 5 chess expert and book
collector Stephen Weissman elaborated
on Fiske’s contributíon to chess in Amer-
ica and Iceland.
Dr. Richard and Mrs. Margaret Beck
left a legacy to the University of Victoria in
Britísh Columbia, to promote Icelandic
studies at the University. During the 1988-
89 academic year, four Icelanders were
invited by the BeckTrust to give lectures
on Old Icelandic and modem literature.
Die 9. Arbeitstagung der Skandinavis-
ten des deutschen Sprachgebiets was held
in Svendborg, Denmark from 14 to 19
August 1989. About 150 scholars of Nordic
subjects, mainly from German-speaking
countries, attended. Many lectures on lin-
guistícs, literary studies and geography
were held.
The Australian Old Norse Workshop
was held at University of Sydney from 25
to 27 August, 1989. The topic was “Medie-
val Icelandic Fiction and Folktale”. Many
papers on the riddarasögur and related
subjects were delivered. The next work-
shop is scheduled in Canberra in late 1992.
Bandalagháskólamanna (TheAssocia-
tíon of Icelandic University Graduates)
held a seminar on Viðey island on 14 Octo-
ber, on the theme “Present Culture - the
Future’s Past.” An answer was sought to
the question of why educatíon and culture
seem to be in a defensive positíon in Ice-
landic society.
Vísindaráð, hug- ogfélagsvísindadeild
(The Icelandic Council of Sciences, divi-
sion of Humanites and Social Sciences)
organised a conference on 28 October on
the theme “Know Yourself”. The confer-
ence discussed the positíon of the human-
ites in Iceland, and research projects sup-
ported by the Icelandic Science Founda-
tion.
Félag íslenskra fræða held a seminar
on the position of Icelandic studies on
November 11. The role, work, methods
and research policy of various institutions
in Icelandic studies was discussed.
íslenska málfræðifélagið held the
Fourth Rask Conference on November 25.
Many lectures on Icelandic language and
linguistics were held.
The 80th annual meeting of the Society
for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
(SASS) will be held at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, on May 3 to 5,1990.
An overall theme of “decadent literature”
has been proposed but papers on any
topic in Scandinavian studies were wel-
come.
The ninth meeting of the Association
for the Advancement of Scandinavian
Studies in Canada (AASSC) will be held at
the University of Victoria, Britísh Colum-
bia, on May 26-29, 1990. Proposals are
invited for papers in English or French on
a Scandinavian-related topic of any disci-
pline. Proposals/abstracts of 150-200
words should be submitted by February
5,1990 to Professor W.P. Ahrens, Depart-
ment of Languages, Literatures and Lin-
guistícs, South 561 Ross Building, York
University, North York (Downsview),
Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada.
TheTwelfth Scandinavian Conference
of Linguistics will be held in Reykjavík 14
to 16 June 1990. The conference is organ-
ised by the Linguistícs Instítute of the
University of Iceland. It is open to all.
The International Association for
Scandinavian Studies (LASS) will hold its
XVIII meeting at the University of Trond-
heimjuly 29 to August4,1990.Thetheme
of the meeting will be “Modernism as a
historical phenomena and a theoretical
problem.”The address is: LASS, Nordisk
instítutt, Universitetet i Trondheim, N-
7055 Dragvoll, Norway.
The Nordic Associatíon for Canadian
Studies is holding its next triennial confer-
ence at the University of Oslo on August 9
to 12, 1990, on the theme “The Arctic:
Canada and the Nordic Countries.” The
address of the conference secretariat is:
Canadian Studies Conference 1990, Lund
University, Box 117,221 00 Lund, Swe-
den.
Courtesy of
Stofnun Sigurðar Nordals - Fréttabréf
Heitir Pottar - Hot Tubs
Patrick Watson, co-author of The Struggte For Democracy, interviews lcelanders in
their natural hot spring baths, where they often meet to work things out.
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In a recent issue of the Morgunblað,
an article stated that Lcelanders are more
interested in art shows than in sporting
events; this does not mean, however,
that Icelanders lack interest in sports
and fitness. On the contrary. They are
increasingly concerned with their physi-
cal as well as their intellectual well-
being.
What skiing is to the Norwegians,
what hockey is to Canadians, swimming
is to the Icelanders. There is an incred-
ible number of public pools clear across
the country, per capita one of the highest
numbers in the world. Swimming is also
a compulsory subject taught in elemen-
tary, junior high and high schools.
A number of people swim before
going to work (hence doors open early),
others during their lunch break, and stíll
others after work or in the evening. Most
public swimming pools, whether in-
doors or outdoors, come with hot tubs.
The local pool thus becomes something
more than a place to swim - it becomes a
meeting place where one goes to meet a
friend or chat with a neighbour or a
stranger.
Two early birds rest in a hot tub after a swim.