Culture and Nature - The Svartarkot Centre for Research & Education, Iceland
Reykjavik,
Husavik,
Rural Areas
- Iceland
Break away from the confines of lecture hall and campus this summer and earn 10 ECTS credits in the process while studying the multi-faceted relationship between culture and nature, in the unique setting of the Svartarkot Centre for Research & Education.
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Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
The Pen, the Press and the People: A Polymedia Approach to Written Communications
Reykjavik
- Iceland
Iceland is widely known for its preservation of medieval culture and history through its highly praised vellum manuscripts containing Saga literature, Eddaic poetry and medieval chronicles. What is less known, both in Iceland and internationally, is the li ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_CULTURE2010
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Iceland and Images of the North
Reykjavik,
Rural Areas,
Isafjordur
- Iceland
This course examines the cultural role of the North in the circumpolar world through the analysis of various representations of Iceland as part of the North. It focuses on the practice and performance of such images in the present, as well as their origins ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_ENVIRONMENT201…
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Grettir the Strong and Billy the Kid: Outlaws, Myth and Reality in Iceland and America
Reykjavik,
Husavik,
Rural Areas
- Iceland
This course explores the history of outlaws and outlaw mythology in Iceland and the US, in particular the American West. In doing so, it examines the historical origins of outlaws and their mythological development, the myths and folktales relating to the ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=E&id=M_OUTLAWS2010
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Poiesis of Place: Inhabiting the edge - Domesticating the terrain
Reykjavik
- Iceland
The primary focus of investigation is the concept of living at the intersection of human settlement and nature, the urban and the edge. We will explore natural and cultural landscapes by investigating habitation in the context of nature and the spatial mo ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_ARCHITECTURE20…
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Geotourism and Geoparks: A Tool for Conservation and Development
Reykjavik,
Husavik,
Rural Areas
- Iceland
Defined as the tourism of geology and landscape, geotourism is growing rapidly, as travel to - and appreciation of - natural landscapes and geological phenomena continue to develop as a niche area of the global tourism industry. This course aims to enable ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_GEOTOURISM2010
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Understanding Global Heritage
Reykjavik
- Iceland
Why do people value things from the past? Why are some aspects of history preserved and others allowed to disappear? Who decides what parts of history should be preserved and why? Why do people from different parts of the world value different parts of the ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_HERITAGE2010
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
The Landscape in Our Bodies: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire
Reykjavik,
Husavik,
Rural Areas
- Iceland
The course deals with the subject of Landscape, both as idea and experience, combining practical exploration and conceptual investigation with the interplay of art, theory and writing, in an original and interdisciplinary fashion.
Parting from the rathe ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is/index.php?m=&id=M_ART2010
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Folklore and Nature on the Northern Shores of Iceland
Reykjavik,
Rural Areas,
Isafjordur
- Iceland
In this course students will be introduced to Icelandic culture, folklore and nature through traditional cultural forms as well as in everyday life, media and contemporary innovation.
Reflecting on both past and present, students will delve into the fo ...
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http://www.svartarkot.is
Svartarkot: Culture and Nature
Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics
Reykjavik,
Rural Areas
- Iceland
Iceland is a world leader in developing the use of renewable energy. While this is partly attributable to the country's ample endowment of geothermal and hydroelectric resources, Icelanders have also made unique economic choices, valuing the social benefit ...
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http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/sss_ice.htm
SIT Study Abroad
CELL Iceland Study Abroad Program
Reykjavik
- Iceland
CELL's unique study abroad programs focus on sustainability through community and are designed for students who believe that they can make a difference in the world: students who would like to play an active role in creating long-term solutions to problems ...
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http://www.cellonline.org/programs/iceland-program/
Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL)
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