More information about the mandatory ¡­

More information about the mandatory assignment:

The paper should be 6-700 words with line spacing at 1.5 and size of font about 12pt.

Most importantly, you need to demonstrate an interest in or an understanding of topics covered in the course. As for how this paper should be written, you should first and foremost show that you are able to write within the boundaries of the academic genre, meaning that you discuss the topic, using secondary literature in a good way etc. At the end of the paper, you should add a list of references as you normally would in an academic paper. These could include information from the lecture series, from the assigned reading for the course, from other texts that you have found in the library or on the internet, etc.

Possible topics for the assignment could be (Please note that these are merely suggestions to give you an idea, but as you will see, there are so many possibilities.):

Norwegian history - The Viking period - Norway-Denmark, four hundred years of Union - World War 2 Norwegian literature / art - A literary period or a period within art history - An author or an artist: his/her work (discussing it critically) and its place in Norwegian culture Norwegian economy - Norwegian economy today (how has the oil influenced Norwegian economy?) Norwegian foreign policy - Norway and EU - Norway and NATO - Norway on the international arena Norwegian family / identity - Identity (what does it mean to be ¡°a Norwegian¡±?) - Living together (marriage/cohabitation, hetero-/homosexual partnerships, relationship between generations, etc.) Norwegian religion - The position of the Church today - Arguments for and against keeping a ¡°State Church¡± Norwegian political life and institutions - What is the role of the King / the Royal Family? - Who runs Norway? - The Norwegian Parliament - Political elections in Norway - The government - Political parties