Public Defense: Carina Lasch Lind

Carina Lasch Lind will give the trial lecture and defence for the degree of PhD 13 November 2026.

The trial lecture starts at 10:15 on the given topic:

The theme will be made public 30 November 2026

At 12:15 - The public defense of the thesis

"Zwischen distell und dornen": Die Prediger am Hansekontor von Bergen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Hanse und Krone (ca. 1550-1600) 

“Between Thistles and Thorns”: The Priests at the Hanseatic Kontor in Ber-gen in the Tension between the Hanseatic League and the Crown (c. 1550–1600) 

Professor Otfried Czaika has supervised the candidate.

The trial lecture and public defense will be in English and German.
You may also follow the event on YouTube. The link will be posted here.

Read the abstract of the thesis:

You may request electronic access to the thesis at phd@mf.no within 13 November 2026.

Ordinary examiners will be:

• Professor Jason Lavery, Oklahoma State University, USA 
• Professor Steffie Schmidt, Universität Osnabrück, Tyskland 
• Associate Professor John Wayne Kaufman is the third member of the examination committee
   

Rector Sturla Stålsett will chair the public defense.