Since 1908 German cultural figures have presented their work at Deutsches Haus, the social and cultural program center for the Department of Germanic Languages. In recent years, such German celebrities have been followed on several evenings per semester by writers and other cultural figures of significance to friends of Sweden and to the Nordic community at large. These presentations -- including drama, literary readings, and social and political talks and forums -- serve as an essential supplement to the regular curriculum in the Swedish Program. Deutsches Haus is located at 420 W. 116th Street, near Amsterdam Avenue and one-half block from Hamilton Hall, which houses the Department of Germanic Languages.
Deutsches
Haus
SWEDISH
PROGRAM courses in the Swedish language and in Scandinavian literature
are taught by Verne Moberg,
lecturer in Scandinavian languages at Columbia University. Dr. Moberg
was awarded her Ph.D. in Scandinavian literature from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. She has translated extensively and worked
in book and magazine publishing. |
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Photo from a reading of an early
play
by Kristina Lugn, at Deutsches Haus.
by Kristina Lugn, at Deutsches Haus.
