Danish Media & Culture Summer 2009 Study Abroad

 

The Danish study abroad program aims to increase students' understanding of Danish and Scandinavian culture by means of course study and extracurricular experiences. In coursework and excursions, the program will focus on analyzing Denmark as a living laboratory demonstrating the challenges and benefits of social investments in education, health care, childcare, and energy technologies. Georgia Tech Students will take two courses offered by Carol Colatrella, Professor of Literature at Georgia Tech and a visiting faculty member at Aarhus University.


 Links to Information about Denmark:  


1. Thomas Friedman's August 10, 2008, New York Times column ("Flush with Energy") on Denmark's
energy efficiency and if only the US could be so:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/opinion/10friedman1.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

2. Elizabeth Kolbert's July 7, 2008, New York story ("The Island in the Wind") on Denmark's energy efficiency:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_kolbert

3. Visit Denmark site on Dogme 95 films, with links to other sites:
http://www.visitdenmark.com/irland/en-ie/menu/turist/inspiration/detkulturelledanmark/film/danish-dogma-cinema.htm

4. ABC News story, January 8, 2007, on why Danes are the happiest people in the world:
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4086092&page=1

5. Feb. 26,2008 story about Kaare Christensen's research on Danish contentment:
http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2008/02/26/Opinion/Do.It.Like.The.Danes.How.To.Find.True.College.Happiness-3234766.shtml

6. CBS News, 60 Minutes story on why Denmark is the happiest place on earth. Feb 17, 2008, updated June 12, 2008:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/60minutes/main3833797.shtml