RUNE ENGEBRETSEN
Associate Professor
Scandinavian Studies
Specialty:
International affairs
Intercultural relations
Folklore
Questions of identity
Liberal arts education
Foreign languages
Applied linguistics
Henrik Ibsen
Søren Kierkegaard
Religious life in Scandinavia
Research:
A number of translations, with introductions and
extensive notes, of Søren Kierkegaard’s Writings (Princeton
University Press); articles on Kierkegaard (theologian and existential
philosopher) and Henrik Ibsen (globally recognized playwright),
higher education, international education, liberal arts; also radio
and TV programs on Scandinavia; newspaper articles, presentations
to business people and service groups — nationally and internationally.
Interests:
His two sons and grandchildren, the outdoors: hiking in the mountains,
listening to classical music, sports (especially soccer and track
and field)
Education:
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Post-doctoral; visiting fellow and professor, University of Oslo
and University of Copenhagen, Olso, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark
Contact: engebret@cord.edu
DAWN TOMMERDAHL
Assistant Professor
Scandinavian Studies
Norwegian
Specialty:
Norwegian, Scandinavian literature and and culture
Research:
1970s
Maoism
Hans Christian Andersen
World War II in Scandinavia
Folklore
Henrik Ibsen
Interests: China, Chinese literature,
politics, history
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Ph.D., Interational Summer School, Oslo, Norway
Contact: tommerda@cord.edu,
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