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Beck Lecture by Ólöf Garðarsdóttir
Saturday 18 October 2025, 02:00am

Victoria, BC: Gain new insights into the great wave of Icelandic emigration with a lecture by Ólöf Garðarsdóttir, Professor of Social History and Dean of the School of Humanities at the University of Iceland. Titled “Icelandic Emigration to the Americas, 1870-1914: A Nordic Comparative Perspective,” the talk will explore migration patterns, motivations, and historical context through a broader Scandinavian lens. Clearihue A207, University of Victoria at 2:00 p.m. Presented as part of the Beck Lecture Series. 
All are welcome.