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Norway's Geirangerfjord, a World Heritage site Photo: Courtesy Visit Norway

Scandinavian Journey: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Enjoy the dramatic landscapes, contemporary culture, and folk traditions in the land of the Midnight Sun
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 Melissa Gjellstad
Melissa Gjellstad is an Assistant Professor of Norwegian at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She received her Ph.D. in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures from the University of Washington, Seattle, and taught Nordic literature, language, and culture classes at the University of Washington and Indiana University before joining the faculty at UND. Gjellstad also served in a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway, before returning to the US. Her research explores intersections of literary, gender, and cultural studies. She has published scholarly articles on contemporary Scandinavian with a particular focus on mothering and fathering. Melissa will lead the June 2013 departure.

Terje Leiren
Terje Leiren is Professor of Scandinavian Studies and History at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the current holder of the Sverre Arestad Endowed Chair in Norwegian Studies. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of North Texas and taught at the University of Oslo before joining the UW. He is co-general editor of the University of Washington Press book series, “New Directions in Scandinavian Studies,” which has published seven books to date. Terje served as Chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies from 1995 to 2010 when he returned to full-time teaching and the opportunity to focus on his own research. He has published extensively in Norwegian and Scandinavian-American history and culture. His most recent book is a study of the plays of a radical 19th century Norwegian immigrant, Marcus Thrane. Terje has traveled extensively in northern Europe and has appeared on several television documentary programs about Scandinavia from the Vikings to World War II broadcast on PBS and the History Channel. Terje will lead the July 2013 departure.

Glenn Kranking
Glenn Kranking is Assistant Professor of History and Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. He received his Ph.D. in history from The Ohio State University, and has lived and researched in Sweden, Estonia, Finland, and Russia. His area of research includes Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea Region with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries, nationalism, and minorities. One of his more recent courses looks at Nordic Explorers, from the Vikings to the Polar explorers. Glenn will lead the August 2013 departure.

Roland Thorstensson
Roland Thorstensson was a professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota for many years. With expertise in Scandinavian studies, Roland taught Swedish language as well as courses in Scandinavian literature, poetry and music, Nordic film, and other topics. In 2009, he launched a study abroad program at the university that took students throughout Sweden to learn about Swedish and Nordic politics, traditional Sami culture, emigration and immigration, modern Sweden, and science and environmental law. A native of southern Sweden, Roland earned his academic degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle. Roland will lead the September 2013 departure.