A Viking View

By Stefán Snaevarr

The Art of Speed

[17.Dec.02] :. A Norwegian film critic pointed out that film is the first form of art that is entirely capitalistic; invented in order to make money.
 

Toward a Critical Nationalism

[2.Oct.02] :. A critical nationalist emphasizes the limitations of nationalism; she thinks that the rights of nations are usually overridden by the rights of individuals and universal human rights.
 

Northerns and Westerns

[24.Jul.02] :. Both the Northerns and the Westerns tend to have an outlaw as their main protagonist . . .
 

The Thinker and the Rapper: Shusterman on Popular Culture

[5.Jun.02] :. The beatnik has beaten the highbrow, the rapper has rapped the thinker.
 

The Victory of Visuality

[27.Mar.02] :. . . .(T)oday we 'worship' visuality as we sit reverently at the feet of Ódinn's throne, watching the whole world on a super-wide TV-screen.
 

The Myth of Europe

[30.Jan.02] :. When it comes to national identities, a Frenchman stands to a Portuguese like an American to a Mexican.