The Team
Prof. Dr. Jürg Glauser
Jürg Glauser is Professor for Nordic Philology at the Scandinavian Studies Department of the University of Basel and at the German Department of the University of Zurich. His main research interests are in Scandinavian medieval and early modern literatures and in Icelandic literature.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Müller-Wille
Klaus Müller-Wille is professor for Nordic Philology at the German Department of the University of Zurich. His main research interests are in Scandinavian Romanticism and Scandinavian Avant-gardes.
Beatrice Casparis
Beatrice Capsaris is coordinator at the German Department of the University of Zurich (Nordic Philology).
Nathalie Christen, MA
Nathalie Christen (MA) is a PhD student and research assistant for Nordic Philology at the chair of Professor Müller-Wille. Her main research interests are in modern and contemporary Scandinavian literature and concepts of collective memory.
B.Ph.Isl. Ursula Giger
Lecturer in Modern Icelandic at the Universities of Basel and Zurich
Translator
Trekking Guide in Iceland and Greenland
lic.phil. Matthias Hauck
Matthias Hauck is a lecturer and coordinator in the Scandinavian Studies Department of the University of Basel. His research interests are early modern cartography and Scandinavian film.
Johannes Hunziker, MA
Johannes Hunziker (MA) is a PhD student and research assistant at the chair of Professor Klaus Müller-Wille. His main field of research is modern Scandinavian literature, especially the authorship of Meïr Aron Goldschmidt Louis Levy.
Dr. des. Sarah Künzler
Sarah Künzler has just received her PhD from the University of Zurich and is currently looking for PostDoc projects. Her main research interests are in Old Norse-Icelandic literature (particularly the original riddarasögur) and early Irish literature, with a special focus on portrayals of the human body.
lic.phil. Ulrike Marx
Ulrike Marx is scientific librarian in the Scandinavian Studies Department of the University of Basel. DaF teacher and interested in scandinavian lexicography.
Mgr. Marie Novotná
Marie Novotná is a PhD student and assistant at Charles University in Prague as well as translator from Scandinavian languages. For this semester she is working in Zurich at the chair of Professor Jürg Glauser. Her main field of research is Old Norse literature, especially concept of the body.
Dr. Anna Katharina Richter
Anna Katharina Richter has a PhD from the University of Zurich and is working as a coordinator and senior assistant at the Scandinavian studies Department at the University of Zurich. Her main research interests are Late medieval and Early modern vernacular Scandinavian Literature and Faroese Literature.
Dr. des. Lukas Rösli
Lukas Rösli is a post-doctoral research assistant at the Scandinavian Studies Department of the University of Basel. His main research interests are in medieval Scandinavian literature, Old Norse mythology and spatial literary studies.
lic.phil. Sandra Schneeberger
Sandra Schneeberger is a Phd student and assistant at the German Department of the University of Zurich. Her main research interests are in medieval Scandinavian literature, media studies and literary performativity.
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Elisabeth Berg-Brodmann, Ragnheiður M. Hafstað, Kathrin Hubli, Kevin Müller, Anna Schaffner, Liselott Sigurdsson, Caroline Ballebye Sørensen
Student Helpers
Martin Baur, Barbora Davidek, Stephanie Eaton, Astrid Erismann, Janina Fontanive, Susanne Fuchs, Yann-Erik Hermann, Balduin Landolt, Mike Lingg, Leonie Staubli, Tanja Sonder, Eva Stempelova, Michael Trindler, Karin Umbrich, Caroline Weps, Fabienne Ziegler