Studies
Master's programmes
- Ibsen studies
- Linguistics
- Multilingualism
- Viking and Medieval Norse Studies
- Viking and Medieval Studies
Doctoral degree
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Norwegian language courses
Research
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To Long for a Language
Many Sámi, Kvens and Forest Finns experience grief over not mastering the language that ties them to their own people. An increasing number are now trying to reclaim their language.
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10 years of outstanding research on multilingualism
The work of MultiLing – Center for Multilingualism in Society has brought the research frontier forward. Results include a better basis for treatment of language disorders in multilingual persons with aphasia and dementia, and a better understanding of children’s language development.
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Did the author Knut Hamsun ever feel guilt after World War II?
A recent doctoral thesis from the University of Oslo raises the question of whether Hamsun acknowledged guilt after World War II had ended.
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Instagram has helped popularise poems, but makes it hard for poets to be innovative
In particular, there is one reason why Instagram poems often lack some of the literary quality of other poetry, according to a professor of literature at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Affective Response to Environmental Change in and through Literature
Affective Response to Environmental Change in and through Literature (Eco-Emotions) research initiative will examine how literature from the Middle Ages to the present day describes people’s affective responses to changes in the environment.
Centre for Ibsen Studies
The Centre for Ibsen Studies engages in multidisciplinary research and education on the nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
MultiLing
The Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing) is a research center financed by the Research Council of Norway as a Center of Excellence.
