The Nordic Folklife Project, under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (CSUMC), is looking for qualified candidates for one postdoctoral fellowship focused on public folklore and research among Nordic …
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2024 Fall Harvest Festival
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Allen Centennial Garden hosted its annual Fall Harvest Festival, which included music, dance, student presentations, workshops, and a seed swap. The theme, Enchanted Ground, focused on the emotional connections we …
FinnFest 2024 in Duluth
This year FinnFest was again a gathering place for artists, scholars, politicians, and community members from the U.S. and Finland to experience Nordic, Sámi, and Native American culture in the region and beyond. Held at …
Indigenous Cultural Capacity Building and Sustainaing Scandinavian Folk Arts
We drove 1,633 miles. From June 9 until June 15, we drove 1,633 miles. From Oslo to Snåsa, from Snåsa to Hattfjelldal, from Hattfjelldal to Arvidsjaur in Sweden, from Arvidsjaur to Jokkmokk, Jokkmokk to Sundsvall, …
Everyday Meets Heirloom: Liesl Chatman and the Department of Fierce Kolrosing, Pt. 2
By Thomas Harb Spoon Carving In addition to being a kolroser, Liesl is also a spoon carver. She has stated that there are few kolrosers in the country, and fewer still that also carve spoons. …
Everyday Meets Heirloom: Liesl Chatman and the Department of Fierce Kolrosing, Pt. 1
By Thomas Harb Liesl Chatman was the 2023 Artist-in-Residence as part of the Nordic Folklife Project. A Madison native, she returned to her hometown from Minneapolis for the duration of the Fall 2023 semester to …
Dinner and a Spoon
Liesl Chatman had been thinking about this for over a year. Dinner with friends and family. A shared meal with a shared purpose: to bring together people from all walks of life to reflect upon …
Somali Studies International Association at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
This summer, Nordic Folklife Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sallie Anna Pisera united her interests in Scandinavian and East African area studies at the 14th Congress of the Somali Studies International Association, hosted at the University of …
Education and Sustainability in the Upper Midwest and Beyond: (Im)migration and Indigeneity Symposium Recap
In early October, we welcomed artists, culture workers, musicians, and scholars from around the Upper Midwest as well as three scholars, Elisabeth Utsi Gaup, Máret Hætta, and Anne Lindblom, from Sámi allaskuvla [Sámi University of …
Bowery Dance at Allen Centennial Garden
We kept checking the weather. Our weather apps. The radio. The sky itself. Everyone promised rain. Some promised a drizzle. Some promised a downpour. We couldn’t afford much more than a drizzle. We had taken …