Kari Lie Dorer

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My name is Kari Lie Dorer, and I am a Professor and Chair of the Norwegian Dept. and Director of Nordic Studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. I specialize in the scholarship of teaching, foreign language instruction, curriculum development, the use of technology with language learning, Sámi studies and Nordic film. I am also the King Olav V Endowed Chair of Scandinavian-American Studies.

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Publications

My publications

Muus vs. Muus

(Editor and Co-translator)

Copublished with the Norwegian-American Historical Association and Minnesota Historical Society Press on the occasion of St. Olaf College’s sesquicentennial, Muus v. Muus is the American edition of a volume originally published in Norway. Newly translated, this gripping narrative details a prominent nineteenth-century Lutheran couple’s separation, which signaled a cultural shift.

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Sett i gang 1

(Co-authored with Nancy Aarsvold)

Sett i gang is designed for the North American learner who is just starting to study Norwegian language and culture. Sett i gang is a complete and versatile beginning Norwegian curriculum that will help a learner develop language skills and cultural understanding through activities that explore the relationship between one’s own culture and that of Norway.

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What folks are saying about Muus vs. muus

Layered

“…book reveals layers of contested claims around what it meant to be Lutheran, American, and male or female in nineteenth-century Minnesota.”

Deanna A. Thompson

Director, Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community, St. Olaf College

Well-Researched

“…The result is a captivating and informative page-turner”

Ingrid Urberg

Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus

Turning point

“This book encourages new understandings of Norwegian immigrant life and the role of religion within it…”

Joy Lintelman

Author of “I Go To America”: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson