Scandinavian 397B - ST-Humor&SocSatire/ScandinLit

The satirical tradition in Scandinavian literature has a long and colorful history, nowhere more so than in Denmark. The rise of the Scandinavian welfare state over the last 100 years has done nothing to diminish the ardor with which authors take gleeful aim at what they perceive to be the failings and the burdens of governmental bureaucracy. In this class we will sample the writings of several of the most representative of the authors who delight in skewering
society?s shortcomings, among them Hans Scherfig, Leif Panduro, and Knut Hamsun. There are no prerequisites. Conducted in English.