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Finding Hygge: A Documentary Exploring Denmark’s Secret to Happiness
Is "hygge" Denmark's secret to happiness? “Hygge” can be described as a feeling of connection to others or to the present moment in a cozy or comforting atmosphere. However, there is no direct translation. It is a concept at the heart of Denmark’s collective conscience that has taken the world by storm in recent years. […]
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Lecture: African Americans in 20th Century Denmark Searching for Utopia
w/ Professor Ethelene Whitmire, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Afro-American Studies Why did African American scholars, jazz musicians, singers, journalists, artists, students, Black Panthers, conscientious objectors among many others go to Denmark to perform, study, and to live? What were they searching for? What did they find? Learn why Booker T. Washington, Dexter Gordon, Ella Fitzgerald […]
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