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A Norwegian grey zone: Knut Rød, Victor Lind and 'The crucial year, 1942'
No full textThis article uses Primo Levi’s concept of “the grey zone” to explore Knut Rød’s involvement in the transfer of 532 Norwegian Jews from Oslo to Auschwitz in 1942. Rød, the police chief in charge of the operation, was subsequently exonerated of any crime on the grounds that he had simultaneously used his position to help members of Milorg – the Norwegian Resistance. The legal and moral basis of this verdict has been questioned by the artist Victor Lind in a series of artworks, including his “countermonument” The Perpetrator (2005)
An integrated microfinancing concept for rural electrification by photovoltaics in developing countries
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Post-lobotomy epilepsy illustrated by the story of Ellinor Hamsun, the daughter of the famous Norwegian author Knut Hamsun
No full textIn Scandinavia, at least 11.500 people were lobotomized in the period 1939–1983. Beside grave personality changes, the surgery caused epilepsy in 10–35% of the patients. Moreover, many died due to perioperative bleedings, convulsive status epilepticus or SUDEP.
Most of the stories of these people are anonymous and their post-lobotomy lives are scarcely documented. If it was not for the fact that Ellinor Hamsun (1916–1987) was the daughter of the famous Nobel Prize winning Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, her lobotomy story and the subsequent iatrogenic epilepsy would probably have remained unknown
Beundring og opposisjon. Forholdet mellom Knut Hamsun og Johannes V. Jensen
No full textAbstractIn this article, I will discuss Knut Hamsun’s connection to the Danish capital Copenhagen, and his lifelong acquaintance with the famous Danish author, Johannes V. Jensen. By the end of the 19th century, Copenhagen was the cultural capital of the Nordic countries. Together with many other eminent Nordic artists, Knut Hamsun spent considerable time in Copenhagen and experienced personal and professional growth during his stays there. Johannes V. Jensen and Hamsun knew each other for years and held each other in high esteem, yet their acquaintance was marked by both fascination and critique. Johannes V. Jensen, in particular, had mixed feelings and opinions about Hamsun. This article focusses on the similarities and differences between Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen, and discusses how an initially shared value system could lead them in two opposite political directions.</jats:p
Knut Hamsun en Hispanoamérica: hacia una revaloración
No full textAlthough the work of Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, the author of the masterpieces Hunger, Mysteries and Pan is at present not so familiar to the Spanish American readers, it is surprising to find that his titles were well received and widely published in the continent during the first years of the XXth century, particularly after he was awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 1920. Based on samples from library catalogues in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, México and Uruguay, this article intends to follow Spanish and Spanish American translations of Hamsun's works from 1919 to 2009.Aunque la obra del escritor noruego Knut Hamsun, autor de grandes novelas como Hambre, Misterios y Pan es actualmente poco conocida entre los lectores hispanoamericanos, sorprende la difusión y recepción que tuvo en el continente en los primeros años del siglo XX, especialmente a raíz de que obtuviera el premio Nobel de literatura en 1920. Con base en un muestreo de catálogos de bibliotecas en Argentina, Colombia, Chile, México y Uruguay, el presente artículo traza el camino recorrido por las traducciones españolas e hispanoamericanas de la obra de Hamsun desde 1919 hasta 2009
Code Of Chivalry In Knut Hamsun’s Hunger Novel (1921): A Sociological Analysis
No full textThis study aimed at investigating the code of chivalry in Hunger novel.
The study described the indicators of code of chivalry, showed how it was
depicted in the novel, and revealed the reason of Knut Hamsun why he adressed
code of chivalry in his novel. The type of this research is qualitative research. In
analyzing this novel, the researcher used Sociological analysis. In this method, the
writer used two types of data sources namely primary and secondary data sources.
The primary data sources were taken from Hunger novel by Knut Hamsun. The
secondary were taken from websites, articles, biography of the author, and the
appropriate books which dealt with the research. The result of the study showed
the following conclusions. First, there were thirteen of thirthy-six indicators of
code of chivalry in the novel. Second, code of chivalry depicted in this novel
through characters and events. Third, the reason why Knut Hamsun raised code of
chivalry in his novel is to respond the society at that era. He concerned with the
poor people around him
Rousseauism and franciscanism in the works by Leopold Staff and Knut Hamsun
No full textУ статті розкриваються основні принципи поширеного в польському літературознавстві явища під назвою “францисканізм”, одним із найяскравіших виразників якого був Л. Стафф. Авторка вказує на спільність рис францисканізму з руссоїстською концепцією “природної людини”, що знайшли втілення у творчості Л. Стаффа та норвезького письменника К. Гамсуна, твори якого вплинули на спадщину українських та польських митців початку ХХ ст.The article outlines the essence of “franciscanism”, a notion generally accepted by the Polish literary critics, and focuses on the works by Leopold Staff, a typical representative of this trend. The author points out the features which relate franciscanism to the concept of “natural person” offered by Rousseau, and traces them in the texts written by L.Staff and the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun whose infl uences on Ukrainian and Polish authors at the turn of the 20th century cannot be overseen
Increased Expression of Viral Sensor MDA5 in Pancreatic Islets and in Hormone-Negative Endocrine Cells in Recent Onset Type 1 Diabetic Donors
No full textThe interaction between genetic and environmental factors determines the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Some viruses are capable of infecting and damaging pancreatic β-cells, whose antiviral response could be modulated by specific viral RNA receptors and sensors such as melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 (MDA5), encoded by the IFIH1 gene. MDA5 has been shown to be involved in pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory outcomes, thus determining the response of pancreatic islets to viral infections. Although the function of MDA5 has been previously well explored, a detailed immunohistochemical characterization of MDA5 in pancreatic tissues of nondiabetic and T1D donors is still missing. In the present study, we used multiplex immunofluorescence imaging analysis to characterize MDA5 expression and distribution in pancreatic tissues obtained from 22 organ donors (10 nondiabetic autoantibody-negative, 2 nondiabetic autoantibody-positive, 8 recent-onset, and 2 long-standing T1D). In nondiabetic control donors, MDA5 was expressed both in α- and β-cells. The colocalization rate imaging analysis showed that MDA5 was preferentially expressed in α-cells. In T1D donors, we observed an increased colocalization rate of MDA5-glucagon with respect to MDA5-insulin in comparison to nondiabetic controls; such increase was more pronounced in recent-onset with respect to long-standing T1D donors. Of note, an increased colocalization rate of MDA5-glucagon was found in insulin-deficient-islets (IDIs) with respect to insulin-containing-islets (ICIs). Strikingly, we detected the presence of MDA5-positive/hormone-negative endocrine islet-like clusters in T1D donors, presumably due to dedifferentiation or neogenesis phenomena. These clusters were identified exclusively in donors with recent disease onset and not in autoantibody-positive nondiabetic donors or donors with long-standing T1D. In conclusion, we showed that MDA5 is preferentially expressed in α-cells, and its expression is increased in recent-onset T1D donors. Finally, we observed that MDA5 may also characterize the phenotype of dedifferentiated or newly forming islet cells, thus opening to novel roles for MDA5 in pancreatic endocrine cells
Hamsun down south and Hamsun up north. The art of arguing for an author museum
No full textIn 2005, two ambitious local initiatives were launched that independently of each other argued for establishing a national centre in their particular community to commemorate Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun (1859–1952): one in Grimstad on the southern coast of Norway, and the other at Hamarøy in northern Norway. Both places boasted a special ownership to the world famous author, but only the northern initiative materialized and a new museum opened in time for Hamsun’s 150 year anniversary. Why did Grimstad’s project fail and Hamarøy’s succeed? How did The Knut Hamsun Centre in Hamarøy follow up their stated goals and ambitions when planning the exhibitions? And how did Grimstad motivate plans for a downscaled centre several years later? A major issue in the article as well as in the discussion of the projects, is how the initiators argue for celebrating an author who supported Hitler and the Nazis during the war. Rhetorical and textual analysis of four documents offer insight into deliberations of how to exhibit a problematic legacy.In 2005, two ambitious local initiatives were launched that independently of each other argued for establishing a national centre in their particular community to commemorate Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun (1859–1952): one in Grimstad on the southern coast of Norway, and the other at Hamarøy in northern Norway. Both places boasted a special ownership to the world famous author, but only the northern initiative materialized and a new museum opened in time for Hamsun’s 150 year anniversary. Why did Grimstad’s project fail and Hamarøy’s succeed? How did The Knut Hamsun Centre in Hamarøy follow up their stated goals and ambitions when planning the exhibitions? And how did Grimstad motivate plans for a downscaled centre several years later? A major issue in the article as well as in the discussion of the projects, is how the initiators argue for celebrating an author who supported Hitler and the Nazis during the war. Rhetorical and textual analysis of four documents offer insight into deliberations of how to exhibit a problematic legacy
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