Victoria, BC: Join Ólöf Garðarsdóttir, Professor of Social History and Dean of the School of Humanities at the University of Iceland, for a fascinating lecture on Iceland’s changing migration patterns. From the late nineteenth century to the present, Iceland has transformed from a country of emigration into one of Europe’s most immigration-intensive societies. Dr. Garðarsdóttir will explore Iceland’s historic connections with Denmark and other Nordic countries, emigration to the Americas, and the distinctive tradition of return migration. University of Victoria, Clearihue A207, at 2:00 p.m. 
All are welcome.
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