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Overview

The Northern Scholars Committee, established in 1956, exists to foster co-operation between Scholars of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and colleagues in the University of Edinburgh, in linguistics, historical and other cultural studies which are common to these countries and to Scotland.

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In particular the Committe sponsors visits by scholars of the member countries to Edinburgh.

Series 2011-2012

Details of the 2011-2012 series of Northern Scholars Lectures at the University of Edinburgh.

Sindre Bangstad: What's wrong with freedom of expression?Friday 14 October 2011, 3pm - 5pmSeminar Room 1, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square
Sindre Bangstad is from the University of Oslo and will be giving a lecture entitled: "What's wrong with freedom of expression? The cul-de-sacs of contemporary discourses on freedom of expression in Norway as they pertain to Muslims in Norway"
Ola Larsmo: The Historical Novel - Polemic on Aesthetics from a North European PerspectiveThursday 20 October 2011, 5.15pm - 7.15pmHugh Robson Lecture Theatre, George Square
Ola Larsmo is from the University of Uppsala and will be giving a lecture entitled: "The Historical Novel: Polemic on Aesthetics from a North European Perspective".

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