Benjamin Wilson

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 Penn State University, DIS – Copenhagen, and the University of Oslo International Summer School.

Education: 

MA in Scandinavian Studies, UW-Madison (2024)

BA in History, Schreyer Honors College (2022)

BA in Medieval Studies, BA in Political Science, Penn State University (2022)

Courses Taught: 

– LITTRANS 275/SCAND ST 475: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

– FOLKLORE/​LITTRANS 327: Vampires

– SCAND ST/MEDIEVAL 430: Vikings 

– FOLKLORE 100: Introduction to Folklore