History, Northern Studies to host Scandinavian conference

Submitted by Carol Gold
Phone: 907-474-6509
02/26/08

The University of Alaska Fairbanks history department and the northern studies program will host the 98th annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, March 14-15, 2008, at the Fairbanks Princess Hotel.

SASS is the major academic organization of Scandinavianists in the United States. The conference is expecting around 200 attendees from the United States and Scandinavia. Presentations and panel discussions will relate to all fields of Scandinavian studies, with particular emphasis on literature, language and social science.

Registration is $50 per day for local participants. For further information, please contact Carol Gold, UAF history department, at 474-6509 or at carol.gold@uaf.edu.

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