The article deals with patterns of academic migration between Sweden and the U.S. in the 20th century. It discusses the volume of this migration, its disciplinary characteristics, and concludes with a discussion of its significance for certain Swedish ac
This dissertation examines the construction of an ethnic identity in the Swedish-American community around the turn of the century 1900. It takes its starting points in discussions of the nature of ethnic identity, the role of ethnic leadership, and the process of nation-building and nationalism in 19th-century Europe and America.
The study focuses on the largest organization founded by Swedish immigrants in theUnited States, the Lutheran denomination the Augustana Synod, and examines its rolefor the creation of an ethnic identity. Three fundamental questions are posed: How didan ethnic identity develop in the Augustana Synod, what did it consist of, and why didit come into being. Three main empirical areas are used to analyze the development andcontents of the Swedish-American identity: the Synod's largest institution of highereducation, Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois; the Synod's publishing house,the Augustana Book Concern; and the way in which a Swedish-American history wasfashioned within the Synod.
The results of the study show how a Swedish-American identity was constructed by a cultural leadership in the Augustana Synod, This idealized and romanticized identity included Swedish, Swedish-American, and American cultural elements. An awareness of a Swedish-American culture, separate from both Sweden and the United States, developed in which the construction of a Swedish-American history played an important role, emphasizing an early Swedish presence on the American continent and significant Swedish and Swedish-American contributions to the American republic. The reasons for the creation of the identity are seen in the light of the nature of American nationalism, which made it possible for European immigrant groups to develop and maintain ethnic identities and still be loyal Americans.
The article traces the historiographical developments in the study of Swedish trans-Atlantic migration and of the subsequent immigrant communities. Several phases of this history are identified, their theoretical and methodoloigcal underpinnings are discu
The article discusses the role and use of history for the contruction of ethnic identities. The empirical data is derived from the experience of Swedish immigrants in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The article deals with the issue of American influences in Europe and Sweden. It dicusses the meaning of the concept "Americanization", and gives empirical examples from Swedish 20th century history.
The article discusses the emergence of official ethnic and racial classifications in American history, and the role which these classifications has had in shaping and creating American minority groups as well as American social policies in general.
The article discusses ways in which the Swedish-American community dealt and maintained relations with Sweden. The artcile argues that this relationship was often one of mutual misunderstandings.
The article discusses the academic and cultural relationships between Sweden and the U.S in the early 20th century. It focuses on the activities of two key institutions, the Sweden-America Foundation in Stockholm and the American-Scandinavian Foundation in New York. Both foundations were established in the second decade of the 20th century and sought to promote educational and cultural exchanges and contacts between Sweden and the United States. Although the foundations had similar goals, the reasons behind their establishment were quite different. The American foundation had one root in the development of Scandinavian-American ethnic communities. Another source of origin can be traced to a growing interest in medieval England, Old English, and Anglo-Saxon in American universities, in which Scandinavia came to occupy a privileged position. The Swedish foundation was established partly as a result of a Swedish cultural and academic reorientation following World War I, away from Germany towards the U.K. and the U.S. The effects of the work of both foundations have been significant, both in establishing close academic contacts between Sweden and the U.S. and in creating improving and promoting closer cultural and political ties between the two countries.
The article discusses how Swedish immigrants in the U.S. created a series of educational institutions, which served both to promote integration into American society, and to maintain a sense of ethnicity.
This book examines the educational experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in North America, circa 1850-1930. It discusses ways in which immigrants interacted with the public schools and universities, and how Scandinavian immigrants created and sought to m