Community Curator of Nordic-American Folklore
Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic
University of Wisconsin–Madison
EDUCATION
2016 University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Ph.D. Scandinavian Studies – Folklore
Minor: Folklore
Certificate: Business, Environment and Social Responsibility
Dissertation: “In Search of Signe: The Life and Times of a Swedish Immigrant”
2014–2015 Stockholms universitet, Stockholm, Sweden
Guest researcher in Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies
2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
M.A. Scandinavian Studies – Area Studies
Thesis: “Folkloristic Koinés and the Emergence of Swedish-American Ethnicity”
2006 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
B.A. Scandinavian Studies, History (with Honors), and Sports Business Administration
Minor: Economics
Thesis: “Birgitta of Sweden: Rebuke, Rationality, and Reason in the Fifth Book of Revelations”
2003 Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Study Abroad Program
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
2018 “‘Everyone Can Come and Remember’: History and Heritage at the Ulen Museum.” Scandinavian Studies 90.3: 376–402.
2018 “Siftr: A Tool for the Folklore Classroom.” With Thomas A. DuBois, Ruth Olson, James Mathews, and David Gagnon. The Journal of Folklore and Education 5.1: 13–29.
2018 “Indigenous Sustainabilities: Decolonization, Education, and Collaboration at the Ojibwe Winter Games.” With Tim Frandy and Colin Gioia Connors. The Journal of Sustainability Education 18: 1–25.
2017 “En radikal rebellflicka: Den svenskamerikanska arbetarrörelsen och kristendomen i Signe Aurells noveller.” Personhistorisk Tidskrift 2017.1: 31–48.
2016 “Heritage Repatriation and Educational Sovereignty at an Ojibwe Public School.” With Thomas A. DuBois, Tim Frandy, and Colin Gioia Connors. Journal of Folklore and Education 3: 31–41.
2016 “Don’t Mourn, Educate: Signe Aurell and the Swedish-American Labor Press.” Swedish American Historical Quarterly 67.2: 71–89.
2014 “Swedish Space in Upper Midwestern Churches.” American Studies in Scandinavia 44.1: 29–47.
2012 “Folkloristic Koinés and the Emergence of Swedish-American Ethnicity.” ARV: Nordic Yearbook of Folklore 68: 121–150.
Volumes
2022 Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good. Ed. with Tim Frandy. University of Wisconsin Press.
2020 Songs of the Finnish Migration: A Bilingual Anthology. Ed. with Thomas A. DuBois. University of Wisconsin Press.
Book Chapters
2022 “Songs of the Finnish Migration: Amplification and Revitalization” in Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good, eds. Tim Frandy and B. Marcus Cederström, 145–153. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
2022 “Introduction.” With Tim Frandy. In Culture Work: Folklore for the Public Good, eds. Tim Frandy and B. Marcus Cederström, 3–10. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
2020 “Levyllä. On the Turntable. Songs 55–81.” In Songs of the Finnish Migration: A Bilingual Anthology, eds. Thomas A. DuBois and B. Marcus Cederström, 140–157. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
2020 “»Alla kan komma och minnas« Historia och kulturarv på museet i Ulen.” Trans. in Kulturarv i Förändring, eds. Lizette Gradén and Tom O’Dell, 93–126. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
2020 “The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Folklore Program and the Wisconsin Idea.” With Christine J. Widmayer in Folklore in the United States and Canada: An Institutional History, eds. Patricia Sawin and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, 213–221. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
2017 “Sustainable Power: Decolonising Sustainability Through Anishinaabe Epistemologies and Public Humanities Programming.” With Tim Frandy in Going Beyond: Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies, eds. Marie-Theres Albert, Francesco Bandarin, and Ana Pereira Roders, 217–230. Springer International Publishing.
Reviews
2020 “Heidi Hansson & Anka Ryall (eds.), Arctic Modernities. The Environmental, the Exotic and the Everyday.” Journal of Northern Studies 14.2: 102–104.
2013 “Plough to the Setting Sun. Enok Mortensen.” The Bridge 36.1/2: 94–96.
2012 “Tulagi Hotel. Heikki Hietala.” The Finnish American Reporter 26.8: 15.
Translations
2021 “Swede Home Chicago: The Wallin’s Svenska Records Story, 1923-1927.” Various artists. Archeophone Records. Song lyrics.
2016 “Rain and Thunder.” Håkan Lindquist’s Regn och Åska. Excerpt. Scandinavian Review. 103.1: 66–73.
2015 “Rebellens skål.” Joe Hill’s “The Rebel’s Toast.” Anywhere But Utah – The Songs of Joe Hill.
Multimedia
2021 “Swede Home Chicago: The Wallin’s Svenska Records Story, 1923-1927,” with James P. Leary and Richard Martin. Archeophone Records. Liner notes for CD.
2019 “Signe Aurell: Biografi/Biography.” Irrbloss: Tonsatta Dikter av Signe Aurell, Maja Heurling and Ola Sandström. Kakafon Records. Liner notes for CD.
2018 “Nordic Migration and the Labor Movement.” With students from FOLK 530/SCAND ST 520. Siftr Map.
2018 “It Belongs to All of Us”: A Community and Its Museum.” With Mirva Johnson and David Natvig. Film.
2018 “Building the Bonfire: 2018 Juhannus Midsummer Festival.” With students and colleagues from FOLK 490 “Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore.” Film.
2017 “Williamson’s Own Words.” Film.
2016 “Birchbark Canoes and Wild Rice.” With Thomas A. DuBois and Tim Frandy. Film.
2015 “Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture.” With Thomas A. DuBois, Colin Connors, Tim Frandy, and Carrie Roy. Film.
2015 “The Rebel’s Toast (Spoken Word)” and “Joe Hill’s Last Will (Spoken Word).” Anywhere But Utah – The Songs of Joe Hill, Bucky Halker. Revolting Records. Recorded translations on CD.
2013–2014 “Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture.” With Thomas A. DuBois, Colin Connors, and Tim Frandy. Website.
2013–2014 “Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture.” With Thomas A. DuBois, Colin Connors, and Tim Frandy. Blog.
Publications for General Audience
2021 “The Captain and The Jazz Boy.” Archeophone Outtakes.
2021 “Faculty Favorites: Books for a Return to Campus — Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar.” Edge Effects.
2021 “Transcription, Translation, and Operatic Tenors.” Archeophone Outtakes.
2021 “Songs of the Finnish Migration from Laulu Aika.” Nordic Folklife.
2021 “Signe Elisabeth Aurell.” Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon.
2017 “The Nordic Goat of Christmas Past and Present.” Folklore Thursday.
2017 “The Devil’s Instrument: Hardanger Fiddles and Norwegian-American Folk Music.” Folklore Thursday.
2017 “#FolkloreThursday: Public Folklore.” Foxy Folklorist: Folklore, Culture, Sex.
2017 “Williamson’s Own Words.” Fulbright Student Program Blog.
2017 “Wobbly Poets: Joe Hill, Signe Aurell, and Scandinavian-American Laborlore.” Folklore Thursday.
2016 “Rethinking Professional Development.” Inside Higher Ed.
2014 “Estrella’s Double Beef & Onion Potato Chips.” McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies: Reviews of New Food.
2012 “What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?” Salon.com.
2010 “Stieg Larsson’s Sweden is Dark, but is it True?” SACC Currents Online.
2010 “Coke and Milk: A Swedish-American in Sweden Reflects on Stereotypes .” SACC Currents Online.
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2022 McBurney Center Forward in Access Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2020 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2018 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2018 Morgridge Fellow for Community-Engaged Scholarship
2018 UW–Madison Community-University Partnership Award for “Indigenous Sustainabilities”
2017 SASS Society of Historians of Scandinavia Prize
2017 Language Institute Academic Staff Professional Development Grant
2017 Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist
2016 Swedish-American Historical Society Emerging Scholar’s Prize
2016 Archie Green Student Travel Award
2016 American Folklore Society Graduate Student Travel Grant
2016 Best of Show for Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture – UW Digital Salon
2016 Sam Fishman Travel Grant at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs
2016 University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School Research Travel Award
2016 Mellon-Wisconsin Dissertation Writing Camp
2015–2016 Barbara Morgridge Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
2015 Leif and Inger Sjöberg Translation Award from the American Scandinavian Foundation
2015 Humanities Without Walls Consortium Pre-Doctoral Summer Workshop Fellowship
2014–2015 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
2014–2015 American Scandinavian Foundation Research Fellowship
2014 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Aurora Borealis Prize
2014 SASS Society of Historians of Scandinavia Prize
2014 Arts Venture Challenge – Second Place
2013 Boreal Prize for Outstanding Student Article – American Folklore Society
2012 Kara Nicole Bayless Best Graduate Student Paper – American Folklore Society
2012 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2012 ScanDesign Scholarship for Summer Study in Denmark
2011 Foreign Languages and Area Studies Grant to Denmark
2010 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2007 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oregon
2006 Centurion Award for Leadership and Service, University of Oregon
2005 Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Oregon
2004 Beta Gamma Sigma, University of Oregon
PROJECT GRANTS
2021 Building Nordic Folk Arts Community and Capacity ($349,973)
2021 UW–Madison Lectures Committee Funding ($600)
2020 Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest ($1,550,000)
2020 UW–Madison Lectures Committee Funding ($683.16)
2019 Our Shared Future ($8,500)
2019 UW–Madison Lectures Fitch Fund ($600)
2018 Kemper Knapp Funding ($4,824)
2018 UW–Madison Anonymous Funding ($6,000)
2018 UW–Madison Lectures Committee Funding ($852.08)
2017 Samarbetsnämnden for Nordenundervisning i utlandet (70,000 DKK or ≈ $11,500)
2017 UW–Madison Brittingham Visiting Scholar Funding ($4,997.50)
2017 Kemper Knapp Funding ($3,868)
2017 Morgridge Community-Based Learning Course Development Funding ($1,700)
2017 Borghesi-Mellon Workshop Funding ($7,500)
2017 UW–Madison Lectures Committee Funding ($850.62)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Conference Presentations
2021 “From Activism to Albums: Bringing Signe Aurell’s Poetry to Life through Music.” Delivered online at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in Seattle, Washington, May 6–7.
2019 “Crowd-Sourced and Community Driven—An AFS Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Baltimore, Maryland, October 16–19.
2019 “Generation and Migration: Young Adults in Transit.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Baltimore, Maryland, October 16–19.
2019 “It Belongs to All of Us: A Community and its Museum.” Delivered with David Natvig at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2–4.
2018 “In the Name of the Lord: Humorous Table Prayers in Working-Class Sweden.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Buffalo, New York, October 17–20.
2017 “Militant Pacifists: Swedish-American IWW Poetry and Song during WWI.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 18–21.
2017 “Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea: The History of the Folklore Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.” Poster presented with Christine J. Widmayer at the Conference on the Future of American Folkloristics in Bloomington, Indiana, May 18–20.
2017 “In Small Things Remembered: Norwegian-American Cultural History and the Ulen Museum.” Delivered at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 11–14.
2016 “‘We’re Out Here For You’: Sustainable Native Traditions and the Public Humanities.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Miami, Florida, October 19–22.
2016 “The Viking Sword That Wasn’t: Ulen, Minnesota, and the Former Viking Sword Museum.” Delivered at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28–30.
2016 “The Benefits of Collaboration in Self-Determined Pedagogies.” Delivered with Tim Frandy, Thomas DuBois, and Colin Connors at the Wisconsin Indian Education Association Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, April 2.
2016 “Creating a University-Community Partnership Through Heritage Repatriation.” Poster presented with Tim Frandy, Thomas DuBois, and Colin Connors at the Morgridge Center’s Progressing Together Campus and Community Summit, February 5.
2014 “‘Att sälja sin kropp och sin själ’: Signe Aurell, Women, and Workers in the Labor Movement.” Delivered at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in New Haven, Connecticut, March 13–15.
2013 “Signe Aurell: Working Class Poetry in the Upper Midwest.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Providence, Rhode Island, October 16–19.
2013 “Cross-Disciplinary Sustainability at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.” Delivered at the conference for Sustainability in a Scandinavian Context in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10–11.
2013 “Sámi Immigrants in the North American Arctic: Identity Construction @ the Edge.” Delivered at the conference for the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 3–6.
2013 “Signe Aurell and the Scandinavian-American Labor Movement in the Upper Midwest.” Delivered at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in San Francisco, California, May 2–4.
2012 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast? – Identity Construction through Cultural Koineization.” Delivered at the conference for the American Folklore Society in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 24–27.
2011 “Discourse Markers and Code-Switching in Minnesota Swedish.” Delivered with Brandy Trygstad at the conference for the American Dialect Society, Midwest Region in St. Louis, Missouri, November 3–6.
2011 “Swedish Holidays in Minnesota: The Language and Traditions of Chisago City.” Delivered with Brandy Trygstad at the conference for the American Folklore Society in Bloomington, Indiana, October 12–15.
2011 “The Family Sagas and Medieval Scandinavian Colonialism in the British Isles.” Delivered at the conference for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study in Chicago, Illinois, April 28–30.
Programs and Public Productions
2022 Preserving the Pulla Tradition in Oulu, Wisconsin, with Gloria Johnson and Erika Suo, April 30. Moderator and digital producer.
2022 Crossing Borders: Historical Relations Between Sweden and the United States, April 24. Digital producer.
2022 Old-time Barn Dance with Beth Hoven Rotto and the Scandinavian American Old-Time Dance Music Ensemble, May 13. Co-organizer.
2022 Spring Dance with Beth Hoven Rotto and the Scandinavian American Old-Time Dance Music Ensemble, April 18. Co-organizer.
2022 Wahlstrom Nordic Workshop, April 8–10. Organizer.
2022 Cultural Connections: Languages and Cultures of the Upper Midwest Conference, April 8. Co-organizer with Mattigan Mott, Sydney Mueller, Molly Larson, Maya Berens, and Anna Rue.
2022 Fin-a-Billy: American Roots Music and Rebellion in Finland with Nathan Gibson, March 26. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 Finnish American Dance Through the Ages with Carl Rahkonen, December 18. Digital producer.
2021 Historic Sounds from Swedish Chicago: An Immigrant Record Label Revealed with James Leary, November 17. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 Filming Finnish American Folk Dance Music in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael Loukinen, October 30. Digital producer.
2021 Arts Educator of Iowa Loom + Zoom Weave-Along: Folk Art Education Re-Envisioned with Vesterheim and Laura Demuth, October 8. Co-organizer with Anna Rue and Lea Lovelace. Digital producer.
2021 My Finnish American Musical Life with Eric Peltoniemi, August 28. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 Nordic Fest Folk Music Jam, July 24. Moderator.
2021 The Way She Told Her Story with Diane Jarvi, June 26. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 SASS Nordic Fiddle Tunes with Sara Pajunen, May 14. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 SASS Zoom & Loom: Weave-Along Showcase with Laura Demuth, May 13. Co-organizer with Anna Rue and Lea Lovelace. Digital producer.
2021 Finnishinaabe Fusions with Lyz Jaakola, April 24. Moderator and digital producer.
2021 Songs of the Finnish Migration with Laulu Aika, February 27. Moderator and digital producer.
2020 Songs of the Finnish Migration with Laulu Aika, six music videos, November. Co-executive producer with Anna Rue.
2020 Turbulent 2020 and the Swedish-American Museum Experience: A Conversation with the Directors with Tracey Beck, Karin Abercrombie, Bruce Karstadt, and Eric Nelson, October 25. Moderator and digital producer.
2020 Traveling Traditions: Nordic Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest Exhibition. Co-curator with Mirva Johnson, Anna Rue, and Nathan Gibson.
2019 Show of Hands: Art in Education Conference, May. Co-organizer with Anna Rue and Nathan Gibson.
2019 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Conference, May. Co-organizer with the UW–Madison Nordic Program.
2018 Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea Conference: Engaging Public Folklore in the Upper Midwest and Beyond, September. Co-organizer with Tim Frandy.
2018 Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Music in the Upper Midwest Symposium, April. Co-organizer with Anna Rue and Nathan Gibson.
2017 Traditions in Dialogue Symposium: Nordic-American Communities and their Arts in Local and Transnational Contexts, Fall semester. Co-organizer with Anna Rue and Nathan Gibson.
Public Presentations
2022 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Rusk County Community Library in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, July 20.
2022 “The Viking Sword That Wasn’t.” Delivered at Luck Public Library, Luck, Wisconsin, July 15.
2022 “Wikipedia Editing for Folklorists” Delivered online to the Midwest Folklorists and Cultural Workers Alliance in Madison, Wisconsin, March 21.
2022 “Nordic Food and Fun during the Holiday Season” Delivered online to the Jubileum Chapter Vasa in Madison, Wisconsin, January 9.
2021 “‘We’re Out Here For You’: Birchbark Canoes and Wild Rice.” Presentation delivered online to the Winchester Public Library, October 7.
2021 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Woodville Community Library in Woodville, Wisconsin, November 16.
2021 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Waukesha County Genealogical Society in Waukesha, Wisconsin, September 22.
2021 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, May 5.
2021 “Signe Aurell och de ensamfarande amerikaemigranterna.” Delivered online to Kulturparken Småland in Växjö, Sweden, May 5.
2021 “Public Folklore.” Delivered online to Etnologiseminariet at Lund University in Lund, Sweden, April 15.
2021 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, April 6.
2021 “Taking Projects to the Next Level: Ethics, Sustainability, and Partnerships.” Delivered online to the Kentucky Folklife Gathering in Bowling Green, Kentucky, March 6.
2021 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Chicago Foodways Roundtable in Chicago, Illinois, March 4.
2021 “Songs of the Finnish Migration with Laulu Aika.” Delivered online to the 2021 FinnFest USA Festival, February 27.
2020 “Songs of the Finnish Migration.” Delivered online with Tom DuBois and Tallari to the Finnish American Society of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 25.
2020 “Nordic Food and Fun during the Holiday Season.” Delivered online to the Waunakee Public Library in Waunakee, Wisconsin, September 21.
2020 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered online to the Alice Baker Memorial Library in Eagle, Wisconsin, September 1.
2020 “The Viking Sword That Wasn’t.” Delivered at Bethel Christian Men’s Fellowship, Madison, Wisconsin, March 3.
2020 “Immigration to the Upper Midwest: Folklore and Education.” Delivered at Cherokee Heights Middle School, Madison, Wisconsin, February 26.
2020 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered at the Argyle Public Library 139th Anniversary Party, Argyle, Wisconsin, January 25.
2019 “Signe Aurell och de ensamfarande Amerikaemigranterna.” Delivered at Bäckbyhuset Kollage in collaboration with Västerås folkhögskola, November 8.
2019 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered to the Continuing Education for Seniors series at Westshire Village Association, Waunakee, Wisconsin, September 10.
2019 “Wisconsin and the World: Scandinavians in Wisconsin.” Delivered with Anna Rue at the Wisconsin Historical Museum’s Summer Camps, Madison, Wisconsin, August 9.
2019 “Scandinavian Folklore.” Delivered at the Oulu Cultural and Heritage Center’s and the South Shore School District’s Summer School, Oulu, Wisconsin, June 10–13.
2019 “‘We’re Out Here For You’: Sustainable Native Traditions and Wild Rice.” Delivered at the Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville, Mequon, Wisconsin, June 4.
2019 “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t.” Delivered at the Orfordville Public Library, Orfordville, Wisconsin, February 6.
2018 “Folklore: What is it Good For?” Delivered at Superior High School, Superior, Wisconsin, September 28.
2018 “Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered at the Behring Senior Center in Monroe, Wisconsin, August 21.
2018 “History Sandwiched In: Single and Swedish – Immigrant Working Women in the Upper Midwest.” Delivered at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in Madison, Wisconsin, August 14.
2018 “50 Years of Folk Music at Nordic Fest.” Delivered at Nordic Fest, Decorah, Iowa, July 27 and 28.
2018 “Taste Traditions of Wisconsin: Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?” Delivered at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison, Wisconsin, April 19.
2018 “Folklore: What is it Good For?” Delivered at Superior High School, Superior, Wisconsin, April 6.
2018 “Addressing White Nationalism in German, Nordic, and Slavic Courses: Handling Charged Moments in the Classroom (and Beyond).” Panelist at University of Wisconsin–Madison, February 7.
2017 “Addressing White Nationalism in German, Nordic, and Slavic Courses: Teaching Language Courses.” Panelist at University of Wisconsin–Madison, December 4.
2017 “‘We’re Out Here For You’: Sustainable Native Traditions and Wild Rice.” Delivered at “Flavors of the World: Mythology and Folklore,” University of Wisconsin–Madison, October 3.
2017 “The Wisconsin Heritage Language Project in Coon Valley, WI.” Delivered at the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center, Coon Valley, Wisconsin, September 24.
2017 “The Wisconsin Heritage Language Project in Belgium, WI.” Delivered at the Luxembourg American Cultural Society, Luxembourg, Wisconsin, August 12.
2017 “The Wisconsin Heritage Language Project in Oulu, WI.” Delivered at the Oulu Cultural and Heritage Center, Oulu, Wisconsin, May 17.
2017 “I Kan Tala Swedish and Du Kan Too.” Delivered at “World Languages Day,” University of Wisconsin–Madison, April 12.
2017 “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t.” Delivered to the Madison Torske Klubben, March 25.
2017 “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t.” Delivered at Livsreise – Norwegian Heritage Center, Stoughton, Wisconsin, March 11.
2017 “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t.” Delivered at the 44th Annual Midwest Scandinavian Retreat, Fall Creek, Wisconsin, February 26.
2016 “‘We’re Out Here For You’: Birchbark Canoes and Wild Rice.” Delivered to the Rotary Club of Madison, August 15.
2016 “The Life and Times of a Swedish Immigrant: Signe Aurell’s Working Words.” Delivered at the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, March 17.
2016 “These Canoes Carry Culture: The Intersection of Public and Digital Humanities.” Delivered at University of Wisconsin–Madison Digital Humanities Research Network, March 8.
2015 “I Kan Tala Swedish and Du Kan Too: Experience Languages!” Delivered at University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute’s “Experience Languages!”, University of Wisconsin–Madison, November 17.
2015 “I Kan Tala Swedish and Du Kan Too: College for Kids 2015.” Delivered at University of Wisconsin–Madison College for Kids, University of Wisconsin–Madison, July 2.
2015 “Om Amerikabrev.” Delivered at the Ethnology Department’s Higher Seminar, Stockholm University, April 1.
2014 “The Life and Times of a Swedish Immigrant: An Introduction to Signe Aurell’s Working Words.” Delivered at the Ethnology Department’s Higher Seminar, Stockholm University, September 24.
2014 “Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan: These Canoes Carry Culture.” Delivered with Tim Frandy, Tom DuBois, and Colin Connors to the Public Humanities Fellows, University of Wisconsin–Madison, April 21.
2014 “I Kan Tala Swedish and Du Kan Too: College for Kids 2014.” Delivered at University of Wisconsin–Madison College for Kids, University of Wisconsin–Madison, July 10.
2013 “I Kan Tala Swedish and Du Kan Too: Swedish Language and Culture in the US.” Delivered with Paul Natiw at “World Languages Day,” University of Wisconsin–Madison, November 14.
2013 “Tryggare kan ingen vara: Swedish(ness) in Upper Midwestern Churches.” Delivered at the “Immigrant Language and Culture in the Upper Midwest” symposium, University of Wisconsin–Madison, March 6.
2012 “Swedish Immigration to the Upper Midwest.” Delivered to the Kichi Saga Swedish Club, Center City, Minnesota, March 17.
2012 “Cultural and Linguistic Construction: Swedish(ness) in the Upper Midwest.” Delivered at the “Immigrant Language and Culture in the Upper Midwest” symposium, University of Wisconsin–Madison, March 13.
Teaching
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2022 FOLK 100 “Introduction to Folklore”
2021 FOLK 100 “Introduction to Folklore”
2020 FOLK 200 “Folklore of Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe” (online)
2020 FOLK 430 “Immigration and Indigeneity in the Upper Midwest” (blended)
2020 SCAND ST 112 “Second Semester Swedish”
2019 GNS 210 “Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe – First-Year Interest Group”
2019 FOLK 490 “Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore” (blended)
2018 FOLK 530/SCAND ST 520 “Nordic Migration and the Labor Movement”
2018 SCAND ST 699 “Contemporary Swedish Society (in Swedish)”
2018 FOLK 490 “Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore” (blended)
2017 FOLK 440/SCAND ST 440 “Scandinavian American Folklore”
2016 SCAND ST 424 “Nineteenth-Century Scandinavian Fiction” (online)
2014 SCAND ST 212 “Fourth Semester Swedish”
2013 SCAND ST 211 “Third Semester Swedish”
2012 SCAND ST 496 “Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum – Scandinavian Heritage in America”
2011–2013 SCAND ST 112 “Second Semester Swedish”
2011–2012 SCAND ST 111 “First Semester Swedish – First-Year Interest Group”
2010 SCAND ST 111 “First Semester Swedish”
University of Oregon
2005 “Business and History – First-Year Interest Group”
Service to Institution
2020–Present Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures Steering Committee, Member
2017–Present Badger Talks (previously known as UW Speakers Bureau), Speaker
2017–Present Colloquium Committee, Advisor
2017–2022 Scandinavian Studies Newsletter Committee, Member
2017–2020 The Cross Section journal, Advisor
2017–2020 Academic Staff Assembly, Alternate Representative
2017–2019 Folklore Working Group, Facilitator
2015–2016 Colloquium Committee, Member
2015–2016 Graduate Student Ombudsperson
2013–2016 The Cross Section journal, Graduate Student Advisor
2012–2014 Scandinavian Studies Retreat, Graduate Student Mentor
2012–2014 Folklore Social Media Committee, Member
2012–2014 Scandinavian Studies Social Media Committee, Member
2012–2014 Scandinavian Studies Professional Development Committee, Member
2010–2014 Scandinavian Studies Newsletter Committee, Member
Service to Field
2021–Present Midwest Folklorists and Cultural Workers Alliance, Steering Committee Member
2021–Present Swedish-American Historical Society Strategic Planning Committee, Chair
2021–2022 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Strategic Planning Committee, Chair
2020–Present Swedish-American Historical Society Strategic Membership Committee, Chair
2020–Present Partners for Sacred Places’ Nordic Heritage Churches Project, Advisory Committee Member
2020 Illinois Arts Council Agency Ethnic and Folk Arts Master Apprentice Program Grant Review Committee, External Reviewer
2019 Idaho Commission on the Arts Traditional Arts Apprenticeships Grant Review Committee, External Reviewer
2019 Illinois Arts Council Agency Ethnic and Folk Arts Master Apprentice Program Grant Review Committee, External Reviewer
2018–Present Local Learning, Board Member
2018–2022 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Executive Committee Member
2019 Wisconsin Arts Board Folk and Traditional Arts Grant Review Committee, External Reviewer
2018 Wisconsin Arts Board Folk and Traditional Arts Grant Review Committee, External Reviewer
2017–Present Swedish-American Historical Society, Board Member
2017–Present Journal of Folklore and Education Publication Committee, Editorial Board Member
2017–2018 Journal of Folklore and Education Environmental Humanities Advisory Committee, Editorial Board Member
2016–2020 Nordic-Baltic Section of the American Folklore Society, Co-Convener
2016–2019 Ojibwe Winter Games, WI, Volunteer
2016 Indigenous Health and Wellness Day 2016, WI, Volunteer
2016 Ojibwe Winter Games @UWMadison, WI, Volunteer
2014–2015 Ojibwe Summer Culture Camp, WI, Volunteer
2013–2015 Nordic-Baltic Section of the American Folklore Society, Student Co-Convener
2013–2014 Ojibwe Winter Games, WI, Volunteer
Languages
Fluent: English, Swedish
Advanced Proficiency: Danish, Norwegian
Beginning Proficiency: French, German
Professional Affiliations
American Folklore Society
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Swedish-American Historical Society
WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant
2015 Native Expressions Drum and Dance Troupe, Red Cliff, WI
Freelance Translator (Swedish to English)
2016–2017 Private Individual, Translator
2013 Hallongrottan, Stockholm, Sweden, Translator
2013 GQ Magazine, New York, Translation Editor
2012 Gagosian Gallery, New York, Translation Editor
2011–2012 Milwaukee Art Museum, WI, Translation Editor
2011–2012 Private Individual, Translator
2010 Ten Chimneys Foundation, Wisconsin, Translator with Aaron Seth Kahn
Freelance Writer
2009–2017 Transparent Swedish Language
2007–2009 brass|MAGAZINE
Program Director of Green Masters Program
2013–2014 University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Academic Tutor for Student-Athletes
2010–2014 University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Department, Madison, WI
2004–2006 University of Oregon Athletic Department, Eugene, OR
Sales and Marketing Assistant
2008–2010 Naty AB (Nature Babycare), Nacka, Sweden
Marketing Coordinator
2007–2008 KFUM Uppsala Basket Herr, Uppsala, Sweden
Museum Guide and Exhibition Assistant
2007, 2008 Riksidrottsmuseet (Swedish Sports History Museum), Stockholm, Sweden
Substitute Teacher
2006–2007 Weld County School District Six, Greeley, CO
B. Marcus Cederström 