The 105th Annual Conference of
The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies
in Columbus, OH
7-9 May 2015
In collaboration with:
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Ohio State University
The Scandinavian Program and the European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presidential Theme:
Indigenous Discourses, Methodologies, and Histories
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY MAY 7
7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Optional excursion to Newark Earthworks of Ohio. Fee includes breakfast buffet, bus transportation to and from the Hilton Columbus Downtown, and docent-led tour. Bus departs from the Hilton’s lobby entrance.
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. SASS Executive Council Meeting. Edward Parker Hayden Board Room Hilton Columbus Downtown.
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Conference Registration. Hilton Columbus Downtown.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Ibsen Society Council Meeting. Edward Parker Hayden Board Room. Hilton Columbus Downtown.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Society for Historians of Scandinavia (SHS) Executive Meeting. Edward Parker Hayden Board Room. Hilton Columbus Downtown.
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Keynote Speech. Elijah Pierce Room B. The Hilton Columbus Downtown
Title: “The Global Futures—and Pasts—of Indigenous Studies”
Speaker: Dr. Chadwick Allen. Professor of English and American Indian Studies. The Ohio State University.
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM. Welcome Reception. Elijah Pierce Room A. The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
Sponsors: The American Scandinavian Foundation and SASS
FRIDAY MAY 8
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM. Shuttles from Hilton Columbus Downtown to The Ohio Union. Shuttles depart from the Hilton’s lobby entrance.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Conference Registration. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Book Exhibit. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM. SESSION 1 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 2nd and 3rd Floor.
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM. Coffee break. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM. SESSION 2 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 2nd and 3rd Floor.
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM. Lunches. ASTRA, Finnish Scholars, and DANA. The Ohio Union, Lower Level and 2nd Floor.
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM. SESSION 3 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 2nd and 3rd Floor.
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM. Coffee break. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. SESSION 4 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 2nd and 3rd Floor.
4:45 PM – 6:15 PM: Shuttles from the Ohio Union to The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM. Roundtable discussion: Indigenous Discourses, Methodologies, and Histories. The Ohio Union, Senate Chamber, 2nd Floor.
Moderator: Tom Dubois (University of Wisconsin)
Participants: Chadwick Allen, The Ohio State University; Harald Gaski (The University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway); Troy Storfjell (Pacific Lutheran University); and Kirsten Thisted (University of Copenhagen)
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM. Shuttles from the Ohio Union to The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Pre-Concert Drinks Reception. The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
Sponsor: The Nordic Heritage Museum.
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM. Concert: Ulda, a Finnish-Sami Yoik Band. Bellows Ballroom. The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
SATURDAY MAY 9
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM. Shuttles from Hilton Columbus Downtown to The Ohio Union. Shuttles depart from the Hilton’s lobby entrance.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Conference Registration. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Book Exhibit. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions, 2nd Floor.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM. SASS Business Meeting. The Ohio Union, Cartoon Room II, 3rd Floor.
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM. SESSION 5 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 3rd Floor.
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM. Coffee break. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM. SESSION 6 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 3rd Floor.
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM. Lunches. Society of Historians of Scandinavia, NORTANA, and the Women’s Caucus. The Ohio Union, 2nd and 3rd Floor.
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM. SESSION 7 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 3rd Floor.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM. Coffee break. The Ohio Staters Inc. Traditions Room, 2nd Floor.
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. SESSION 8 (concurrent panels). The Ohio Union, 3rd Floor.
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM. Shuttles from the Ohio Union to The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Cash bar. Elijah Pierce Pre-Function Room. The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
7:00 PM – 2:00 AM. Dinner and dance. Music provided by DJ Tim Williams. Elijah Pierce Ballroom. The Hilton Columbus Downtown.
For more information about the conference, as well as a more detailed conference listing, visit the SASS website.
With other questions and issues, please contact the conference organizers Merrill Kaplan (OSU); Julie Allen (Wisconsin); and Anna Stenport (Illinois) at SASSin2015 at gmail.com.
