Sessions | Crossings and Connections

At the Crossings and Connections Conference, we look forward to showcasing:

There will be a total of nine plenary sessions that are geared toward the public and provide foundational understanding of a subtopic related to the conference. Eleven authors will be giving book talks based on their newly published or soon to be published books. There will be twelve research panels, featuring a total of 45 researchers who each present 20-minute talks.

There will be four roundtable discussions led by a moderator and 3–5 individuals considering, debating, or examining a topic. And three workshops focusing on skill development through hands-on and experiential learning.

To date we have a total of 71 confirmed speakers:
37 from Norway, 33 from the United States, and 1 from Canada

There are a total of 22 universities and colleges represented: 11 in Norway, 10 in the United States, and 1 in Canada.

There are a total of 13 libraries, museums, and cultural institutions represented: 7 from Norway and 6 from the United States.

There are also 17 independent scholars: 6 from Norway and 11 from the United States. We have lots more updates that we will be sharing over the next couple weeks leading up to registration.

Confirmed speakers to date:
Do you have any corrections or updates? Feel free to email cc2025 at stolaf.edu!

Rakel Ystebø	Alegre	Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology
Annette	Atkins	Saint John’s University/College of Saint Benedict (Emeriti)
Eric	Becklin	St. Olaf College
Remi	Berg	Independent Scholar
Betty	Berglund	University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Emeriti)
Sandra	Bestland	Independent Scholar
Amy	Boxrud	Norwegian-American Historical Association
Synneva	Bratland	Independent Scholar
Nordahl	Brue	Independent Scholar
Hilde Petra	Brungot	Independent Scholar
Kari Lie	Dorer	St. Olaf College
Per Ivar H.	Engevold	Independent Scholar
Christine	Ericson	University of Alaska Anchorage
Tine Berg	Floater	The Armed Forces Museum of Norway
Oddgeir	Fossli	Independent Scholar
Bård	Frydenlund	Eidsvoll 1814, the Constitution Museum
Laurann	Gilbertson	Vesterheim Museum
Melissa	Gjellstad	University of North Dakota- Grand Forks
Hans-Petter	Grav	NTNU
Inga Lill	Grønnerud	Independent Scholar
Olivia	Gunn	University of Washington Seattle
Torgrim	Guttormsen	Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU)
Liv Marit	Haakenstad	Independent Scholar
Helene	Hamar	Volda University College
Kayla	Hanson	University of Oslo, Center for Ibsen Studies
Kari G.	Hempel	University of Stavanger, Norway, retired associated professor
Ruth	Hemstad	National Library of Norway and University of Oslo
Mona	Holm	UiO/Anno museum Kvinnemuseet/Norsk utvandrermuseum
Marthe	Hommerstad	National Library of Norway
Karen Annexstad	Humphrey	Independent Scholar
Dag	Hundstad	Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Rena)
Jens Johan	Hyvik	University of Oslo
Maren	Johnson	Luther College
Ida Moen	Johnson	University of Wisconsin Madison
Terje	Joranger	Norwegian Emigrant Museum and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Svein-Halvard	Jørgensen	Nord University
Marika	Josephson	Independent Scholar
Dana	Kelly	Norwegian American Genealogical Center
Jeff	Kindseth	Independent Scholar
Dean	Krouk	University of Wisconsin Madison
Marte	Lægreid	VID University College (Oslo)
L. DeAne	Lagerquist	St. Olaf College
Lori Ann	Lahlum	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Tom	Loftus	Independent Scholar, Former US Ambassador to Norway
Laura	Loge	Independent Scholar
Birger	Løvlie	Volda University College (Emeriti)
Mikael	Lyngaas	University of Oslo
David	Mauk	University of Oslo
Ralph	Meier	Volda University College, Norway
Erik	Moe	University of Washington Seattle
Miranda	Moen	Independent Scholar
Jostein	Molde	Independent Scholar
Erik	Mustad	University of Agder
Gunnar	Nerheim	University of Stavanger
Tom	Olmstead	Independent Scholar
Daron	Olson	Indiana University East
Nils Olav	Østrem	University of Stavanger
Knut	Øyangen	Western Norway University
Anna	Peterson	Luther College
Lee Ann	Potter	Library of Congress
Per Bjarne	Ravnå	Nord University
Sarah	Reed	Brigham Young University
Hope	Reilly	Library of Congress
Siv	Ringdal	Norsk Folkemuseum
Caitlin	Sackrison	St. Olaf College
Marie Fongaard	Seim	Norsk Folkemuseum
Troy	Smith	Library of Congress
Jana	Sverdljuk	National Library of Norway
Sean	Taylor	Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Tanya	Thresher	St. Olaf College
Ingrid	Urberg	University of Alberta, Augustana Campus
Inger-Kristin Larsen	Vie	Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Rena)
Kristina	Warner	Norwegian-American Historical Association
Sarah Anne	Waters	Belhaven University
Hisham	Zaman	Snowfall Cinema
Solveig	Zempel	St. Olaf College (emeriti)