Research
Areas of research in the department include Linguistics, Language, Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Second Language Acquisition, Literature, Literature Didactics, Norse philology, Textual Science, Rhetoric, Digital humanities and Ibsen studies.
Consortium-based EU-funded research at ILN
Affective Response to Environmental Change in and through Literature
The research initiative Eco-Emotions will examine how literature from the Middle Ages to the present day describes people’s affective responses to changes in the environment.
Doctoral degree: PhD in the Humanities
At the Faculty of Humanities you can work with some of Europe’s best researchers within the field of humanities and participate in exciting research projects.
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Research news
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Conversation training offers hope for people living with dementia
When words fade due to dementia, talking to the people you love becomes more difficult. Fortunately, support is available.
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This is why we are coming together to protest
It is not only in social media that we express our opinions. Meeting face to face in order to protest may be more important than ever, says rhetorician Kristian Bjørkdahl.
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Muslims Were Pagans, According to the Norse Sagas
The Norse sagas contain a surprising number of negative perceptions about Muslims. “It was a form of propaganda to garner support for Christianity,” says a researcher.
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Emojis bring facial expressions and hand gestures back into our conversations
"In many situations, an emoji seems more heartfelt than just plain text," says Professor Patrick Georg Grosz.
