Film and Lecture this Week on Northern Sweden Posted on May 9th, 2012 by

Two events this week round out Gustavus’s campus-wide Global Insight Program, which has, over the course of the 2011-2012 academic year, focused on the world’s Circumpolar Region.

Events throughout the month of May center on Sweden’s northern periphery, and the program will close with a film this evening and a lecture tomorrow late afternoon.

Wednesday, May 9: FILM: Jägarna (The Hunters), 7:00 p.m., Confer 128
A 1996 Swedish thriller directed by Kjell Sundvall. A police officer from Stockholm moves back to his hometown in northern Sweden. He starts to work on a long-running case where reindeer have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved.

A rather brutal and tough film (including violence against women), the film has excellent acting and stunning cinematography. The movie was a tremendous success in Sweden and Scandinavia. It received two Guldbagge Awards for Best Direction (Kjell Sundvall) and Best Supporting Actor (Lennart Jähkel).

Thursday, May 10: PRESENTATION: “Margin as Meeting Place: Arctic Imaginary and Polar Reality in Northern Sweden,” 4:00 p.m., Confer 128
The final lecture on the Circumpolar Region for this year will be presented by Dr. Suzanne Martin, Director of the Scandinavian Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Hjärtligt Välkomna!
Helena & Kjerstin & the Rest of the (Stellar!) Global Insight Steering Committee (whom Kjerstin & Helena would like to thank for all their great work!)

A link to all of this year’s Global Insight events on the world’s Circumpolar Region can be found here: https://gustavus.edu/globalinsight/circumpolar/

 

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