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Nordic voices on freedom of expression
This booklet contains abstracts of 14 articles on freedom of expression written by both female and male debaters, journalists, writers, and academics. They speak about freedom of expression as seen from their Nordic perspective – whether they are from Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, or Åland. Nordic Voices on Freedom of Expression is a snapshot of the debate book “Den svåre yttrandefriheten – nordiska röster” produced by the Nordic Journalist Centre for the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2017. Enjoy the debate!
Den svåra yttrandefriheten – nordiska röster
Debattboken består av fjorton olika inlägg skrivna av människor som alla har intressanta åsikter om yttrandefrihet och vad som utmanar den. Debattörerna kommer från Danmark, Finland, Island, Norge, Sverige samt Färöarna, Grönland, Åland och Sameland. Hur väl förvaltar vi yttrandefriheten i Norden? På vilket sätt utmanas den av hatretorik, hotelser och nättroll, falska nyheter och ojämlikhet? Vad betyder etik, ekonomi, politik och globala aktörer som Facebook och Google för den nordiska yttrandefriheten? “Yttrandefrihet är inte bara rätt att säga vad som helst” (citat ur ett debattinlägg). Debattboken handlar om den svåra yttrandefriheten.
Cultural Legacies of Old Norse Literature
The cultural and literary legacy of medieval Iceland, with its roots in Norse heathen religion, heroic literature, and Viking Age history, is the focus of this volume. Its chapters examine the history and reception of a particular text or topic within this remarkable tradition. They treat a number of topics, including the legendary dragon-slayer Sigurd, the many personas of the mysterious god Odin, aspects of the ancient mythology of gods and giants, the early settlement of Iceland, the defiant Viking warriors known as the "Sworn Brothers", the entrepreneurial role of cloth production in medieval Scandinavia, the codicology and book history of key literary works, the many references to medieval Nordic lore in modern fiction and poetry, and the cultural position of islands such as Iceland in relation to the ebb and flow of religions, institutions and empires. Reconsidering these areas of Old Norse-Icelandic literary culture reveals the striking resilience and adaptability of its traditions, through a startling variety of transformations.
Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
"In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a corresponding interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s, however, there was a distinct lack of scholarship in English that synthesized the critical trends and thinking in the field, so in 1985 Carol J. Clover and John Lindow brought together several of the most distinguished Old Norse scholars to contribute essays for a collection that would finally provide a comprehensive guide to the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature." "The contributors summarize and comment on scholarly work in th...
