Comments on: Norse Studies at the University of Melbourne: an Elegy http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/ News, Announcements, Comment and Resources for Medieval Scandinavian Studies Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/comment-page-1/#comment-69086 Steve Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:42:17 +0000 http://oldnorsenews.org/?p=184#comment-69086 Every now and then I type John Stanley Martin's name into a well-known internet search engine to see what he's doing. I was saddened to learn today that he died at the beginning of 2010. I studied Swedish for 3 years and Old Norse for 1 with John in the early 1990s and he is the one teacher I really remember from my (too) many years in various universities. A nice man and a character. I moved to Melbourne from Perth to study Swedish and Old Norse was a nice bonus. There were only 4 of us in the latter class - quite cosy. I later went to Iceland to study modern Icelandic, but left quite quickly to take up a scholarship in Sweden that (I presume!) John's glowing recommendation had lined me up for. I almost moved to Sydney to continue on this path, but in the end entered the workforce and that was that. :-) I would have loved this blog 15-20 years ago! RIP John Every now and then I type John Stanley Martin’s name into a well-known internet search engine to see what he’s doing. I was saddened to learn today that he died at the beginning of 2010.

I studied Swedish for 3 years and Old Norse for 1 with John in the early 1990s and he is the one teacher I really remember from my (too) many years in various universities. A nice man and a character.

I moved to Melbourne from Perth to study Swedish and Old Norse was a nice bonus. There were only 4 of us in the latter class – quite cosy. I later went to Iceland to study modern Icelandic, but left quite quickly to take up a scholarship in Sweden that (I presume!) John’s glowing recommendation had lined me up for.

I almost moved to Sydney to continue on this path, but in the end entered the workforce and that was that. :-) I would have loved this blog 15-20 years ago!

RIP John

]]> By: Roderick http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/comment-page-1/#comment-44103 Roderick Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:06:25 +0000 http://oldnorsenews.org/?p=184#comment-44103 The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Sydney seems to be doing well, though. They even still offer Old Norse as a language class, which is excellent, so the solution may be (like it was for me, since I'm originally from Melbourne) to go up to Sydney! The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Sydney seems to be doing well, though. They even still offer Old Norse as a language class, which is excellent, so the solution may be (like it was for me, since I’m originally from Melbourne) to go up to Sydney!

]]> By: Andrew http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/comment-page-1/#comment-30406 Andrew Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:00:39 +0000 http://oldnorsenews.org/?p=184#comment-30406 This was a great disappointment to me and others in Victoria who wanted to study this subject at Melbourne University - Monash Uni had already cut back their History Dept (and virtually wiped out their Classics Dept in the 90's), and unfortunately Latrobe Uni offers only Modern History from the 1700's on, and the other unis in Melb are virtually useless as far as history goes .... Of course, if you want to go on to study/teach in the field people now virtually have to go overseas to either the US or Europe. This little black duck says: "Not happy Jan" .... >:( This was a great disappointment to me and others in Victoria who wanted to study this subject at Melbourne University – Monash Uni had already cut back their History Dept (and virtually wiped out their Classics Dept in the 90′s), and unfortunately Latrobe Uni offers only Modern History from the 1700′s on, and the other unis in Melb are virtually useless as far as history goes ….

Of course, if you want to go on to study/teach in the field people now virtually have to go overseas to either the US or Europe.

This little black duck says: “Not happy Jan” …. >:(

]]> By: Svetlana http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Svetlana Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:39:50 +0000 http://oldnorsenews.org/?p=184#comment-716 Actually, quite frankly, the commentary is more interesting messages themselves. (Not to insult the author, of course:)) Actually, quite frankly, the commentary is more interesting messages themselves. (Not to insult the author, of course:))

]]> By: John Kennedy http://oldnorsenews.org/2008/08/norse-studies-at-the-university-of-melbourne/comment-page-1/#comment-21 John Kennedy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:24:07 +0000 http://oldnorsenews.org/?p=184#comment-21 It might be added to John's account that Katrina Burge organised a one-day seminar, 'Vikings and their enemies' in an effort to ensure that Viking Studies ended at University of Melbourne (temporarily, one hopes) with a bang rather than a whimper. The seminar was held on Saturday, 24 November 2007, and attracted fourteen speakers on Viking and Old Norse topics from various parts of Australia. Publication of the proceedings is planned for late 2008. It might be added to John’s account that Katrina Burge organised a one-day seminar, ‘Vikings and their enemies’ in an effort to ensure that Viking Studies ended at University of Melbourne (temporarily, one hopes) with a bang rather than a whimper. The seminar was held on Saturday, 24 November 2007, and attracted fourteen speakers on Viking and Old Norse topics from various parts of Australia. Publication of the proceedings is planned for late 2008.

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