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It's Not Your Grandparents' Norway Class: Hosted by the SON

Recurring Event
Next Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (CST)

Event Details

The Sons of Norway is hosting a free online class. Refreshments will be served! Free will offering welcome. Meet us in the King Olav Ballroom for the Zoom class "It's Not Your Grandparents' Norway," with UND Professor Tami Carmichael. It will be held for 4 weeks.
Many people in North Dakota have important heritage ties to Norway and Scandinavia. But how has Norway changed in the decades - or even the century - since our Norwegian ancestors left that country for the opportunities and adventures afforded them in North Dakota? Though some of the hallmarks of heritage Norway still remain, modern day Norway has become quite a different and exciting country that prides itself on gender equality, environmental stewardship, progressive politics, technological advancements, and a strong welfare state. This course will allow us to understand and discuss what historical forces shaped this modern culture and how Norway has created a society that consistently ranks as one of the happiest, most educated, and healthiest in the world.