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Old Norse in the New World: The Mythology and Politics of Immigration and Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'

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Fantasy Literature
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A talk on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'.
A talk by Professor Heather O'Donoghue, Lincoln College, Oxford on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' and in particular the relationship to Old Norse mythology, and the issues of immigration and modern-day America. Professor O'Donoghue is Professor of Old Norse and Vigfusson Rausing Reader in Ancient Icelandic Literature and Antiquities at the University of Oxford.

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Fantasy Literature
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Heather O'Donoghue
Keywords
fantasy literature
old norse
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 23/06/2021
Duration: 00:21:10

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