Colin Gioia Connors

Area(s) of Study: Old Norse Studies. Public Folklore. Digital Humanities. Landscape Archaeology.

About Me: I have a BA in Archaeological Anthropology from the University of California in Santa Barbara and an MA in medieval Icelandic studies from the University of Iceland. My research focuses primarily on the relationship between place, narrative, and time in the Icelandic sagas, and it considers issues such as landscape and land ownership, memory, and travel. My public folklore work focuses on cultural revitalization in indigenous communities and my digital humanities work focuses on developing interactive digital tools for teaching. Visit my website to learn more about my projects: cgconnors.wordpress.com

Education:

– University of Iceland, MA in Medieval Icelandic Studies
– University of California at Santa Barbara, BA in Archaeological Anthropology

Selected Publications:

2016

• (with B. Marcus Cederström, Tim Frandy, and Thomas DuBois) “Heritage Repatriation at an Ojibwe Public School: A Partnership of Folklorists and Community Educators.” Journal of Folklore and Education. 2016(3): 31-41.
• (with B. Marcus Cederström, Thomas DuBois, Tim Frandy, and Carrie Roy) “Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture,” documentary film.

2015

• The eSaga of Hrafnkell Freysgoði: A New Translation of “Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða.” Apple Inc.: iTunes Store. IBA file.

2014

• “Viking-Age routes, landscape, and power in the Mosfell region.” Viking-Age Archaeology in Iceland: the Mosfell Archaeological Project. Eds Davide Zori and Jesse Byock. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 207-219.
• (with Karen Milek, Davide Zori, Waltraud Baier, Kate Baker, and Jesse Byock) “Interpreting social space and social status in the Viking-Age House at Hrísbrú using integrated geoarchaeological and microrefuse analyses.” Viking-Age Archaeology in Iceland: the Mosfell Archaeological Project. Eds Davide Zori and Jesse Byock. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 143-162.