The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS) is a scholarly society that aims to advance the study, teaching and research in America of the languages, literature, history, culture and society of the Scandinavian or

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and to foster closer relationships between people interested in the field of

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History

The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS) was founded in 1911. Julius E. Olson from the

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served as the first President. In the same year, the first SASS conference was held at the

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, in

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. No annual meeting was held in 1933 or between 1943 and 1945."SASS 2011 - A Century of Scholarship: Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Conference Program", 28–30 April 2011. In 2003, the society was admitted as a member of the

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Publications

The society publishes the quarterly journal ''

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'' (ISSN 0036-5637), which has been published by

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, and since 2013 by the

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. Susan Brantly, professor of Scandinavian Literature at the

is the current editor."UI Press , Journals , Scandinavian Studies"
Retrieved 25 April 2013. The society also publishes an internal newsletter, ''SASS News and Notes'' (ISSN 0891-7477) and arranges an annual conference.

Current officers

* President:

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(2015–2017) * Vice President: Tim Tangherlini (2015–2017) * SASS Advisory Committee Representative for the language and literature field:

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(2013–2017) * SASS Advisory Committee Representative for history and the social sciences: Peter Leonard (2013–2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Society For The Advancement Of Scandinavian Study Learned societies of the United States Scandinavian studies Scandinavian-American culture Member organizations of the American Council of Learned Societies Nordic organizations Organizations established in 1911 1911 establishments in the United States

History

Publications

Current officers

See also

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