Rolf Strom-Olsen
Rolf Strom-Olsen obtained his BA cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. After a stint at CNN, he embarked upon graduate studies, first at McGill University (MA), and then at Northwestern University, where he is a late-stage doctoral candidate in History. A Fulbright scholar to Spain in 1998-99, and a Social Sciences Research Council fellow in 2000, he has published a variety of articles and reviews on European history. His main area of research is court ritual and state formation in the late medieval and early modern periods, concentrating on the Low Countries and Spain. He also has research interests in late-Roman and early medieval Iberian history. A classical music aficionado, he is also pursuing a master's degree in advanced composition at the Royal College of Music.
Rolf lives in Montreal, Canada. He can be contacted at rso@u.northwestern.edu
All Posts Written by Rolf
It's the end of the World (how do you feel?)
The Decline and Fall of a Classic
Rousseauvision (the Peril of Coherent Arbitrariness)
Building the Perfect Army (Out of Clay)
Digging up the Zeitgeist on Brahms' Requiem
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