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"Modern Spaces in the Work of Hans Herbjørnsrud." November 2007.
          South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, Georgia.


Guest lecture, Ygdrasil Literary Society of Madison. 17 May 2007.
          "From Fiddles to Cell Phones: How and Why Norway Keeps its
            Traditions in a Modern World."


"Melodramatic Tendencies in Ibsen's Gengangere." April 2007.
          Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies conference,
          Rock Island, Illinois.


"Killing her Softly with Words. The Relationship between Women,
Language, and Power in Hedda Gabler." August 2006.
          International Ibsen conference, Oslo, Norway.


"Signs at the Postmodern Border. Jan Kjærstad's Tegn til kjærlighet." August 2006.
          The XXVI International Association of Scandinavian Studies
          conference, Turku/Åbo, Finland.


"The Art of Silences. Jon Fosse's Jenta i sofaen." December 2004.
          Modern Languages Association conference, Philadelphia,
          Pennsylvania.


"The Ghost of Ibsen in Cecilie Løveid's Måkespisere." April 2004.
          Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies conference,
          Redondo Beach, California.


"Når vi døde vågner: Waking up to Patriarchal Tradition?" June 2003.
          International Ibsen conference, New York, New York.

Guest lecturer, Swedish Film Festival, Storefront Cinema, Rockford, IL. November 13-17, 2002.
          "The World of Women is my Universe: Examining Ingmar
            Bergman."
          "Victor Sjöström - The Greatest Director in the World."


"Hedda: A Puppet on a String?" April 2001.
          Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies conference,
          Chicago, Illinois.


"Cecilie Løveid's Østerrike: A Postmodern Feminist Revision of Ibsen's Brand." April 2001.
          American Comparative Literature Association conference,
          Boulder, Colorado.


Guest lecturer, Torskeklubben, Madison, Wisconsin. February 2000.
          "Ibsen's Women."


Guest lecturer, Gudrid Society, Madison, Wisconsin. January 2000.
          "Henrik Ibsen and the Norwegian Women's Movement."


Guest lecturer, Wisconsin Alumni Association Day on Campus, University of Wisconsin, Madison. May 1999.
          "Ibsen's Women: A Norwegian Model for Equality?"

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