K.E.E. (Karin) Olsen, Dr

My teaching in the Department of English mainly focuses on Medieval English language and literature. Since 1994 I have also offered comparative courses on Anglo-Saxon, early Scandinavian and early Irish literature and culture. After the introduction of the BA and MA programmes at the University of Groningen I have taught the following courses:

BA English Language and Culture

• B.A. Thesis English (Older English Literature)
• English Literatures until 1550
• Language and Culture of Anglo-Saxon England
• Major Medieval Masterpieces of English Literature
• Medieval English Literature in a Cultural Context
• Pirates and Poets: Viking Encounters in the British Isles
• Special Topic in Medieval Literature and Culture: Beowulf and the Monstrous Tradition
• Saints and Sinners in Medieval England 
• Ways Ahead to Medieval English Literature
• English Proficiency I: Oral and Writing Skills
• English Proficiency IV: Formal Presentations and Research Papers
• English Proficiency V: Discussion and Debate  

MA English Language and Culture 

• Dream-vision Literature in Medieval England
• Everyday Life in Text and Context: Functional Writing in the Middle Ages
• Miracles and the Miraculous in Anglo-Saxon England
• Modes of Alterity in Old English Poetry
• Taboos in Medieval England and Ireland
• The Personal Voice in Old English and Early Irish Elegies
• The World of Women in Early Medieval Literature
• Saints and Sages: Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture in their European Context
• WEM 3: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Minor Old Germanic

• Old Germanic Literature and Culture
• Old Germanic: Language and Sign