Anna Söderquist, HKL Director & Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Olaf College
Professor Söderquist specializes in Kierkegaard, Continental Philosophy, and the History of Philosophy. Her interests meet at the intersection of philosophy, religion, literature, and art. She is author of Kierkegaard on Dialogical Education: Vulnerable Freedom, has published articles in Res Philosophica and The Philosophical Forum, and contributed chapters to numerous edited volumes on Kierkegaard. Prof. Söderquist is a US-Denmark Fulbright Alumni (2013-14) and lived in Copenhagen for many years before moving to Northfield.
Prof. Söderquist is also the Director of the Hong Kierkegaard Library. Her office is located in Steensland Hall 204, and she can be reached by phone at 507-786-3797 or emailed at soderq3@stolaf.edu. Her office hours are Mondays from 10:15-11:15 and by appointment.
FACULTY
Brian Söderquist, Endowed Kierkegaard Chair in Christian Philosophy, St. Olaf College Philosophy Department
Brian’s areas of specialization are Philosophy of Religion, Existentialism, and the thought of Søren Kierkegaard. Brian has a Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen, a master’s degree from Yale University, and a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University. He is the author of The Isolated Self: Truth and Untruth in Kierkegaard’s On the Concept of Irony as well as numerous articles and book chapters. He was part of the team that translated Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks (11 volumes) and has served as co-editor of Kierkegaard Studies: Yearbook and Kierkegaardiana.
STAFF
Dawna Hendricks, Kierkegaard Library Coordinator (Full-Time)
Dawna Hendricks holds a BA in Psychology and a MA in Philosophy, both from the University of Arkansas, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. In addition to library experience, she has extensive experience teaching philosophy, including courses in Existentialism. When she isn’t working or studying, she enjoys playing flute and regularly performs with the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra in Northfield.
Jill Fisher, Library and ARO/Visa Coordinator (Part-Time)
Jill Fisher has worked at St. Olaf since 2012 and has been with Kierkegaard Library since 2021. Jill received her BA degree from Concordia College, Moorhead with a double major of International Relations and Scandinavian Studies. At Concordia, she learned about Kierkegaard and the famed Hong Kierkegaard Library from her professor Rune Engebretsen who was a long time supporter of the Friends of the Kierkegaard Library and of the Kierkegaard House Foundation. She is thrilled to now be a member of staff. Jill was introduced to Denmark and the Danish culture and language as a Rotary exchange student and is today a self proclaimed Dano-phile. She continues to enjoy learning Danish in her spare time.
Lise Faillettaz, Library Collections Associate (Part-Time)
Lise Faillettaz has worked for the Hong Kierkegaard Library since 2003. In addition to providing assistance to students and scholars, she has responsibilities in the areas of collection development, acquisitions, access to periodical articles, and the organization of the historical archives of the Hong Kierkegaard Library. A graduate of Luther College with a B.A. in English and French literature, she earned an M.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Her library background at St. Olaf includes many years helping develop the Government Documents position in Rolvaag Library.
ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS WORKERS (2023-24)
Learn about our current student workers here.
CONSULTANTS and volunteers (2023-24)
Don Janke, Library Assistant (Volunteer)
Don Janke is a supporter of the Kierkegaard Library who has spent the past 20+ years working as both a staff and volunteer member.
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