About ISA
The Ibsen Society of America (ISA) was founded in 1978 at the close of the Ibsen Sesquicentennial Symposium held in New York City to mark the 150th anniversary of Henrik Ibsen’s birth. Distinguished Ibsen translator and critic Rolf Fjelde, Professor of Literature at Pratt Institute and the chief organizer of the Symposium, was elected Founding President. In December, 1979, the ISA was certified as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of New York.
The purpose of the Ibsen Society of America, as set out in its Bylaws, is to foster through lectures, readings, performances, conferences, and publications an understanding of Ibsen’s works as they are interpreted as texts and produced on stage and in film and other media. The Society is The Ibsen Society of America by virtue of its location and the citizenship of most of its members, but it is concerned with Ibsen activities throughout the world. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Ibsen. Click here for information about membership.
The current leadership of the Ibsen Society of America is as follows:
Council Members
President: Olivia Noble Gunn (University of Washington) – isa.president.ong@gmail.com
Vice President: Dean Krouk (University of Wisconsin, Madison) – krouk@wisc.edu
Treasurer: Gergana May (Indiana University) – ggmay@indiana.edu
Secretary: Maren Anderson Johnson (Luther College) – johnma29
Editor, Ibsen News and Comment: Joan Templeton (Emerita, Long Island University)
Members at Large:
Mark Sandberg (UC Berkeley) – sandberg@berkeley.edu
Arne Lunde (UCLA) – lunde@humnet.ucla.edu
Graduate Student Representative: Derek Wiebke (Yale) – derek.wiebke@yale.edu