Biography
Professor Allen works on questions of cultural identity in 19th, 20th, and 21st century Northern Europe, particularly with regard to literature, religion, silent film, and migration. She is the author of Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes & Asta Nielsen (Univ. of Washington Press, 2012) and Danish but Not Lutheran: The Impact of Mormonism on Danish Cultural Identity, 1850-1920 (Univ. of Utah Press, 2017).
Current Courses and Office Hours
CMPSTD 600
W: 1-4pm
JFSB 3002
CMLIT 440R/SCAN 490R
MW: 11am-12:15pm
HBLL 3710
Office Hours
M: 12:30-1:30pm
T: 3-4pm
JFSB 3025
Research Interests
cultural and national identity in 19th-century, 20th-century, and contemporary northern Europe; European silent film distribution and circulation; migration and immigration; fairy tale adaptationsTeaching Interests
Danish literature, German literature, comparative literature, children's literature, Scandinavian history, immigration history, fairy tales, European silent film, cultural studiesEducation
- Doctor of Philosophy, Germanic Languages and Literatures , Scandinavian Studies, Harvard University (2005)
- Master of Arts, Germanic Languages and Literatures , Harvard University (2000)
- Bachelor of Arts, German, European Studies , Brigham Young University (1998)
Honors and Awards
- Experienced Researcher Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2018 - 2020)
- Donald R. and Jean S. Marshall Professorship , BYU College of Humanities (2017 - 2020)
- Humanities Center Fellowship, BYU Humanities Center (2017 - 2020)
Memberships
- Mormon History Association (2014 - Present)
- Women in German (2012 - Present)
- Danish American Heritage Society (2006 - Present)
- Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (1998 - Present)
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies (2017 - 2022)
- Modern Languages Association (1998 - 2016)
- Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature (2014 - 2015)
Professional Citizenship
- Officer, Global Mormon Studies (2018 - Present)
- Editor, Associate Editor, Danish American Heritage Society (2014 - Present)
- Officer, Danish Academic Network in America (2013 - Present)
- Conference-Related Role, Global Mormon Studies (2019 - 2023)
- Conference-Related Role, Danish American Heritage Society (2014 - 2023)
- Officer, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (2017 - 2023)
- Board Member, Modern Languages Association, Nordic Forum (2013 - 2018)
- Conference-Related Role, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (2014 - 2016)