Scandinavia's Colonial Entanglements: Historical-Archaeological Perspectives

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Code: SASH94

<p>Colonialism has shaped power relations, identities, and environments around the world. This course covers Scandinavia's colonial history over three hundred years, with archaeological perspectives on Sápmi and the West Indies, among other places. </p><p>In this course, you will learn about Scandinavian colonial expansion from the 17th to the early 20th century. You will examine colonial ideas and concepts based on case studies from, among other places, the exploitation of Sápmi and plantations in the Danish West Indies. You will study colonialism using archaeological sources, methods, and perspectives, and discuss various central research questions in the subject.</p><p>The course also touches on cultural processes such as creolization and othering. You will learn about how colonialism affects the environment, economy, power, and resistance, as well as about colonial legacies.</p><p> </p>

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• Scandinavia's Colonial Entanglements: Historical-Archaeological Perspectives

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 24 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %