Norwegian & Scandinavian Studies Faculty
Lisa Sethre-Hofstad, Associate Professor of Psychology
Program director of Norwegian & Scandinavian Studies
218.299.3107
Major interests: Scandinavian family policies and gender studies
Courses offered:
SCAN 201 Kebab, Volvo, Nokia: Scandinavia in the Global Age
Milda Ostrauskaite, Assistant Professor of Scandinavian Studies
218.299.3608
Major interests: Norwegian language teaching methods, Scandinavian theatre and film, contemporary Scandinavian fiction, cultural theory, and feminism.
Courses offered:
NORW 111 and 112 Beginner Norwegian I & II
NORW 211 and 212 Intermediate Norwegian I & II
NORW 311 Advanced Norwegian
SCAN 272 Scandinavia through Folklore
SCAN 215 Scandinavian Society through Literature and Art
Joy Lintelman, Professor of History
218.299.3491
Major interests: Scandinavian immigration and emigration (with special interest in immigrant women, immigrant children, and interaction between Scandinavian immigrants and American Indians), Scandinavian women's history, Scandinavian film, and Scandinavian food history.
Courses offered:
SCAN 317, HIST 317 Scandinavian Immigration and Settlement in America
SCAN 337, HIST 337 Reel Norden: History of Scandinavia Through Film
George Connell, Professor of Philosophy
218.299.3097
Major interests: Søren Kierkegaard and Danish Cinema
Courses offered:
SCAN 338, PHIL 338 — Søren Kierkegaard, 1.0 credit
Peter Hovde, Professor of Political Science
218.299.4354
Major Interests: International Politics and Environment in the Nordic Countries and the the Artic region
Courses offered:
PS 367/ SCAN 380 Artic Nations, Arctic People
 
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