Asian studies in the Nordic region: Status, relevance, prospects

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Asian studies in the Nordic region : Status, relevance, prospects. / Madsen, Stig Toft.

In: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. , Vol. 10, No. 3, 2018, p. 392-404.

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Madsen, ST 2018, 'Asian studies in the Nordic region: Status, relevance, prospects', Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. , vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 392-404. <https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2018.308>

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Madsen, S. T. (2018). Asian studies in the Nordic region: Status, relevance, prospects. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. , 10(3), 392-404. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2018.308

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Madsen ST. Asian studies in the Nordic region: Status, relevance, prospects. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. . 2018;10(3):392-404.

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Madsen, Stig Toft. / Asian studies in the Nordic region : Status, relevance, prospects. In: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. . 2018 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 392-404.

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abstract = "This article surveys the history, present status, and prospects of Asian Studies in the Nordic region. Taking its points of departure from the recent closure of several small language dis-ciplines at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, the article discusses Asian Studies in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland with reference to university funding, student prefer-ences, and cooperation with Asian governments. Further, the relevance of Asian Studies is illustrated by three illustrative “vignettes” dealing with the educational role of museums in Denmark and Russia and with vulnerable societies of the far North; the varied motivations for the 18th century Royal Danish Arabia Expedition; and the usefulness of extensive pan-Eurasia knowledge of the kind that birdwatchers cultivate. The article posits that by cultivating fine-grained and extensive knowledge about the past and the present, Asian Studies may counter-act the thinning out, and distortion of, knowledge while also legitimately serving economic and political interests. ",
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