Ruairidh Tarvet

Ruairidh Tarvet (M.A)

Thesis title: Re-Imagining Sleswig: Language and Identity in a Borderland; The Regional, National and Transnational Dimensions of Understanding Minority Identity

PhD in Scandinavian Studies

Year of study: 4

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
The University of Edinburgh

Email: rtarvet@ed.ac.uk

PhD supervisor:

Dr Bjarne Thomsen

Street: Room 4.38 School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh 50 George Square
Edinburgh
City
Post code: EH8 9LH

Biography

Background

I am a current Ph.D Candidate in Scandinavian studies at the University of Edinburgh. Having completed an MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies, German and European Union Studies, I went on to work as a teacher and lecturer at Rønshoved Højskole in Southern Denmark, where I taught Danish, English literature and Music. Now back in Edinburgh to continue research, I am also teaching on the undergraduate courses 'Scandinavian Civilisation', 'Danish Language 2', 'History of the Scandinavian Languages 2' and 'Scandinavian Languages 2'. I also teach on a number of undergraduate courses in German. My thesis is focussed on language and identity in Sleswig (Southern Jutland) and the interplay of regional, national and transnational identities in minority communities.

I am a regular speaker/attendee of the Nordic Research Network conference series and organiser of the Scandinavian Research Seminar Series at The University of Edinburgh.

Qualifications

Recent Awards

Kjeld og Vera Schmidts Mindefond (2015)

Anglo Danish Society Anniversary Award (2014)

Distinction in Spoken Danish (2014)

Barnson Bequest (2013)

Class Medal in Danish (2011) and (2012)

Danish Summer Language Scholarship (2011)

Teaching & PhD supervision

Undergraduate teaching

Scandinavian Civilisation 2016-2017

Danish Language 2 2016-2017

Scandinavian Languages 2 2016-2017

History of the Scandinavian Languages 2 2016-2017

German Oral 1a 2017-2018

German Oral 1b 2017-2018

Danish Language 2 2017-2018

Scandinavian Languages 2 2017-2018

Scandinavian Civilisation B 2017-2018

Research

Research summary

Border Studies

Language Contact

Scandinavian Language history

Frisian and Low German

National Minorities

National Identity

Regionalism

19th Century Denmark and Germany

Minorities in Slovakia and Poland

Slavic Language Contact

19th Century Russian Music

Current research interests

My research project is entitled “ Re-Imagining Sleswig: Language and Identity in a Borderland: The Regional, National and Transnational Dimensions of Understanding Minority Identity"