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Last degree:
Ph.D., University of Leeds, 1991: Icelandic Studies
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Research areas:
Legends, folk beliefs and festivals in Iceland, the Nordic countries and the British Isles; Old Norse religion; drama (medieval; Ibsen, Strindberg; Absurdism, Shakespeare, Total Theatre; comedy), folk drama; performance studies |
Courses taught:
Scandinavian Folk Tales and Traditions;
Icelandic Festivals; Celebrations, Games and Entertainments;
Gælic and Scottish Folk Tales and Traditions;
Old Norse Religion;
Icelandic Legends, Folk Beliefs and Society;
Icelandic Folk Tales, Folk Beliefs and Folk Culture (for foreign students).
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Courses taught with other departments:
Tolkien, Man, Myth and Magic;
Introduction to Drama;
Comedy;
Medieval Drama;
Movements in Drama in the Twentieth Century
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