{"id":774,"date":"2016-05-30T13:32:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T17:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=774"},"modified":"2016-05-30T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T17:32:31","slug":"monday-missive-may-30-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2016\/05\/30\/monday-missive-may-30-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – May 30, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Land of Hans Christian Andersen<\/b> — I just returned from a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, where I researched the connections between Hans Christian Andersen and Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen’s legendary amusement park.\u00a0 Before I set foot in Copenhagen, I knew that the city takes pride in its associations with Andersen, but it still came as a surprise to me how central Andersen and his fairy tales are to the culture of the city.<\/p>\n

Andersen’s presence is felt throughout Copenhagen.\u00a0 The famous Little Mermaid statue serves as an icon for the city, but it is only one of many Andersen-related statues scattered throughout Copenhagen.\u00a0 A larger-than-life statue of Andersen is located on Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard, which borders Tivoli Gardens.\u00a0 It is sometimes hard to see this statue close up because it is usually surrounded by people who want to have their photograph taken next to this representation of Andersen.\u00a0 The residents of Copenhagen are also remarkably familiar with Andersen’s fairy tales, and they often make references to these tales in their everyday conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

My experiences in Copenhagen underscore for me the role that stories can play in building and maintaining a sense of community.\u00a0 Copenhagen is a large city with a population of well over a million residents, but nearly all of them feel connected to Andersen and his fairy tales.\u00a0 His stories are part of the glue that holds the city together.\u00a0 They readily share their love of his fairy tales with others, so outsiders who are familiar with Andersen’s fairy tales soon feel like they too have a place in this unique city.\u00a0 The motto for this city is “Wonderful Copenhagen,” and for me and other lovers of Andersen’s fairy tales, the motto rings true.<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/b>\u2014 As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of our department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stephanie Devine<\/b>, a recent graduate of our M.A. program, won the NANO Prize for her flash fiction piece titled “Of Felling.”\u00a0 Here is a link to an interview with her:\u00a0 http:\/\/nanofiction.org\/weekly-feature\/interviews\/2016\/05\/five-questions-with-2015-nano-prize-winner-stephanie-devine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Shealy<\/b> recently presented a paper titled “‘Allurements of the Flesh’: Louisa May Alcott, Popular Culture and the Education of Youth” at the American Literature Association Conference in San Francisco.Quirky Quiz Question<\/b>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Hans Christian Andersen spent most of his life in Copenhagen, but he was not born in Copenhagen.\u00a0 Do you know the name of the city in Denmark where Andersen was born and lived until he was fourteen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week’s answer: Geometry<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Madeleine L’Engle did not invent the term “tesseract.”\u00a0 She borrowed the term from a field of study that can be traced back to a Greek scholar from Alexandria.\u00a0 What is this field of study?<\/em>
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