Word: scandinavianism
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...early May, President Derek C. Bok revealed his choices from the short lists compiled by each committee. Eliot House will be led by Professor of Scandinavian and Folklore Stephen A. Mitchell, best known for his popular Core course, "Frozen Heroes." And Professor of Religion William A. Graham, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Affairs, will take the reigns of Currier House...
Besides "Frozen Heroes," officially called Literarure and Arts C-37, Mitchell teaches a graduate seminar on medieval Scandinavian folklore and an undergraduate course on witchcraft. He also chairs the Department of Folklore and Mythology. His forthcoming book, Heroic Saga and Ballad, examines medieval Icelandic legends and their heritage in modern Scandinavian folklore...
...although Cambridge, Mass. shares few features with the European peninsula, Mitchell still manages to fill his life with reminders of Scandinavian culture and literature...
...three children, for instance, share Scandinavian names. Mitchell's five-year-old fraternal twins are named Katrina and Erik, and his 11-month-old daughter is called Anneke...
...just lucked into it," he says, crediting one of his early teachers for encouraging his interest in the field. His graduate studies in Scandinavian took him to the University of Minnesota and to Lunds University in Sweden. Mitchell first came to Harvard as an assistant professor in the fall of 1980 and received tenure three years...