Muus vs. Muus - Presenter: Kari Lie Dorer
Tue, Sep 17
|Minneapolis
Tuesday Open House: Kari Lie Dorer, Professor in the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College will discuss findings from her recent publication, Muus vs. Muus: The Scandal That Shook Norwegian-America.
Time & Location
Sep 17, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Minneapolis, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
About the event
Kari Lie Dorer, Professor in the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College will discuss findings from her recent publication, Muus vs. Muus: The Scandal That Shook Norwegian-America. Centered on the tumultuous and very public marital scandal of Bernt Julius and Oline Muus, it closely examines religious communities, gender dynamics, and structures of power in the Norwegian-American immigrant community. It seeks to find an answer to how Norwegians wrestled with new landscapes, new traditions and systems, and new expectations in America.
A visual presentation highlighting a number of the original newspaper articles from the 1880s regarding the case may be available for viewing before or during lunch. These newspaper articles are sharp, divisive, and reveal a fury of intense reactions to the church and legal proceedings.