Diploma, Dress Design and Draping
B.A. Art History and Scandinavian Languages
M.A. Art History
Ph.D.History of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Specializations
Textile and Costume; Scandinavian Art
Shelly Nordtorp-Madson teaches survey (110) and both undergraduate and graduate courses in Medieval.
Nordtorp-Madson's current reserach interests focus on Medieval death culture, Medieval costume, artistic syncretism in Medieval Scandinavia, and Shape Shifters in Medieval Art and Literature.
Recent Publications
Entry on Wedding Costume for Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (2004), and several articles on the clothing of the Greenland Norse (ca. 985-1480)