Category: Edvard Munch

+ Edvard Munch, ernest j gaines, forgottenness, Tanja Maljartschuk, Ukraine, Viacheslav Lypynskyi

The Roots and Soot of Time in Tanja Maljartschuk’s “Forgottenness”

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In the previous post, I started examining some of the themes in Tanja Maljartschuk’s Forgottenness. Today, I want to continue that exploration by looking at two specific passages in the novel that detail the passage of time and why we need to think about history and the ways it impacts our present. One of these moments occurs when Lypynskyi decides to give a history lecture in … Read More The Roots and Soot of Time in Tanja Maljartschuk’s “Forgottenness”

+ buck wild, dwayne mcduffie, Edvard Munch, icon, johan christian dahl, killers of the dream, lillian e smith, M.D. Bright, music, nikolai astrup, rainer maria rilke

End of Year Roundup: Favorite Posts

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Note, Interminable Rambling will be on break for the next two weeks. Check back on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, for new posts. I have been blogging at Interminable Rambling for four and a half years. Over that time, I have written 432 posts specifically for this site. Today, I want to take a look at the past year and highlight some of my favorite … Read More End of Year Roundup: Favorite Posts

+ art, bergen, Norway, Edvard Munch, fulbright, fulbright award, ian dejardin, j. william fulbright, johan christian dahl, KODE, nikolai astrup, norway

Norwegian Art: Dahl, Astrup, and Munch

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Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to visit countless museums in Norway, Poland, France, and Austria. Today, I want to take a moment and share with you some of my favorite pieces from right here in Bergen, Norway. The KODE museums have a large collection of artworks from various ages, but the ones that stuck out to me are from the … Read More Norwegian Art: Dahl, Astrup, and Munch

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+ american history, bergen, Norway, Edvard Munch, ernest j gaines, history, Jørgen Thor Møhlen, johan christian dahl, matthew gabriele, mt zion cemetery, oscar müller, southern history, ungdom

Why does history matter?

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Visiting one of the museums here in Bergen, I walked through the rooms of Edvard Munch’s work, stopping in front of Ungdom (Youth). Ungdom is a large portrait of a boy with a multicolored background behind him that looks, in many ways, like waves. As I started at the portrait, I walked closer and peered at the background near the boy’s right arm and … Read More Why does history matter?

+ Edvard Grieg, Edvard Munch, fjord, fulbright, norway, stavanger, Troldhaugen

Off to Norway!

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A little over seven months ago, I received word that I had been accepted as a Fulbright scholar a the University of Bergen in Norway. Today, that journey begins. As such, I want to take a moment to write about some of the things I look forward to experiencing while in Norway. This list is far from exhaustive. If you have any suggestions, please … Read More Off to Norway!

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