Name: "Hygge, Health, and Happiness": In-Person Badger Talk in Muskego, WI
Start: 2026-02-10T18:30:00-06:00
Location: Muskego Public Library

"Hygge, Health, and Happiness": In-Person Badger Talk in Muskego, WI

This is a free, in-person event hosted on February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST by Muskego Public Library in Muskego, WI. Please register online via this link: https://muskego.librarycalendar.com/event/library-event-placeholder-eileen-4367 or by calling or stopping by the Reference Desk. This event will not be held virtually.
What is hygge? And how does it relate to happiness and health? In this talk, Professor Andersen will introduce the concept of hygge, explain how it relates to the Scandinavian way of life, and show what Americans can learn from it.
Professor Andersen is a native Dane who came to Wisconsin in August 2017. He has been teaching in the field of Scandinavian Studies for more than 15 years at places like the University of Minnesota, UCLA, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Helsinki in Finland. He conducts research on Scandinavian culture, history, and literature. His current research focuses on the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard and his six-volume autobiography, My Struggle.