Friday  Night Lecture Series

The popular lectures are sponsored by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and Portland State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. They are at 7:30 in Room 171, Cramer Hall, Portland State University.
Lectures are free, open to the public and refreshments are served in the Finnish Room afterwards.

Next lectures:

April 2, 2010 ~ Harry Martinson: Orphan, Sailor, Nobel Prize Winner with Dr. Lars Nordstrom, Author, Translator and Vintner

Dr. Nordström was born in Stockholm, Sweden & educated at the University of Stockholm, PSU and Uppsala University in Sweden. He is the recipient of Fulbright grants, a Scandinavian Foundation grant for academic research, several Swedish Institute grants and awards, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center fellowship. Dr. Nordström lives with his wife and two sons on a small vineyard in Oregon and divides his time between his vineyard, writing, translating and public speaking.
Dr. Nordström will discuss the life and writing of Martinson and his unique connection with Portland, Oregon.

May 7, 2010 ~ Our Escape from Nazi-Occupied Norway: Norwegian Resistance to Nazism with Dr. Leif Terdal, Retired Clinical Psychologist at Oregon Health Sciences University and Author

All lectures are free and open to the public.

Missed a Lecture?

Not to worry, we have the recording. SHF members can loan the DVD from the SHF office. Please send us an email or call 503-977-0275 to find out more.