Biography About: Drew is a first-year PhD student on the literary and cultural studies track. Her current research interests include medical humanities, memory studies, and representations of illness in Nordic literature. Education: – BA in Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University – MA in Scandinavian Studies from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biography Area(s) of Study: Historical linguistics. Language variation & change. Pronouns: she/her About: Charlotte is a PhD student in Linguistics with an emphasis on historical linguistics and heritage language linguistics. She holds a master’s degree in Literature and Linguistics with a focus on English and Nordic from the University of Ghent (2009). Her current research …
Biography Area(s) of Study: Folklore Pronouns: she/her About: Cait Vitale-Sullivan is from the high desert of Idaho. She is intrigued by the human connection to nature, art, and music, and when not playing outside, she can be found playing fiddle or singing in the forest. In 2013 she moved to Norway where she was introduced to …
Biography Area of study: Old Norse-Icelandic Literature, Philology, Medieval Studies About: Benjamin is a PhD candidate in Scandinavian Studies on the philology track with a PhD minor in Medieval Studies. His studies focus on Old Norse-Icelandic literature, with interests in clothing as a representation of power, saga literature, and philology. He has previously studied at …
Biography Area of Study: GDR and post-GDR literature, Christa Wolf, DEFA films, crisis of language, the dream narrative, movement, inner foreignness, the GDR and world literature Pronouns: She/her About: Cassandra is a PhD candidate in the German unit of GNS+. For the 2025-2026 academic year, she is working on her dissertation in Berlin with a Dissertation Fellowship …