BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20220507T180000Z UID: 6851c23960225 DTSTAMP:20250617T143001Z LOCATION:Olin Center for Educational Technology DESCRIPTION:The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center celebrates their 40th anniversary. \;\n\nThis symposium highlights the new developments in Swedish-American relations. Four younger scholars¡ªtwo Americans and two Swedes¡ªhave been invited. They will talk about the work they are doing and help aid in understanding the new directions in the field of Swedish-American history and relations.  \;\n\nThe schedule of events is as follows:\n\n1:00-1:10 P.M. Opening remarks by Dag Blanck\n\n1:10-1:50 P.M. Erika Jackson (Vikings and Dumb Blondes:The Construction of American Discourse on Nordic and Scandinavian Whiteness)\n\n1:50-2:30 P.M. Kim Fahlstedt (The Swedish Peril! Warner Oland and the Birth of Film Propoganda)\n\n2:30-3:00 P.M. Coffee break\n\n3:00-3:40 P.M. Adam Hjorth¨¦n (Beyond Family: Swedish-American Genealogy\, Business\, and Cultural Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century)\n\n3:40-4:20 P.M. Saniya Ghanoui (An American Myth: Birth Control\, Sex Education\, and the Creation of the Swedish Sin)\n\n4:20-4:30 P.M. Concluding remarks by speakers and Dag Blanck\n\nRegistration is not required but strongly suggested.\n\n?\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2022/swenson-research-center-40th-anniversary-symposium SUMMARY:Swenson Research Center 40th anniversary symposium DTSTART:20220507T180000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR