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Dissertations by Katarzyna Tunkiel

Dysertacje Wydziału Neofilologii UAM, 2016

The dissertation contains an analysis of the following novels: 'Hunger' (1890) by Knut Hamsun, 'J... more The dissertation contains an analysis of the following novels: 'Hunger' (1890) by Knut Hamsun, 'Jenny' (1911) by Sigrid Undset, Alberta trilogy (1926-1939) by Cora Sandel, 'Rand' (1990) by Jan Kjærstad, '16.07.41' (2002) by Dag Solstad and 'Tramp: Or the Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life' (2006) by Tomas Espedal. Its aim is to examine representations of the city in the analysed works of fiction in the context of relations between the urban and nature, visible in the novels. Another aim is to determine ways in which characters move in the urban space and how their movement affects the image of that space. This problem is studied using a model of the flâneur figure, constructed in the theoretical part of the dissertation. In the course of analysis, which refers to various theories and ideas representing the field of urban studies and such disciplines as sociology, cultural anthropology and philosophy, the author problematises the relationship between the elements of city/nature (nature/culture) dichotomy. That gives grounds for recognising some typically Norwegian characteristics of the analysed urban texts.

Articles by Katarzyna Tunkiel

Barnboken, 2024

One in five children in Norwegian kindergartens are multilingual, and reading practices that prom... more One in five children in Norwegian kindergartens are multilingual, and reading practices that promote the use of multilinguals' entire linguistic repertoire can serve as important opportunities for language sharing, which is also encouraged by the Norwegian education authorities. In this study, we initially aimed to explore kindergarten reading practices involving languages other than Norwegian. When it became clear that such practices are rare, we expanded our investigation to include early childhood teachers' experiences of reading with multilingual children more broadly. Our data sources consist of both self-reported data from a nationwide survey on reading practices in Norwegian kindergartens and six semi-structured focus group interviews with kindergarten staff. As reading in Norwegian kindergartens appears to occur in a space between children's right to meaningful experiences in different languages and their need to learn Norwegian, we shed light on what early childhood teachers highlight as central resources for reading with multilinguals. The key resources that emerge in the analyses encompass different forms of expression, hence multimodality is used as the overarching theoretical perspective in the study. Additionally, we discuss how good opportunities for promoting diverse reading practices become evident when kindergarten staff demonstrate curiosity, creativity, and a problem-solving approach to reading with multilinguals.

Frontiers in Education, 2022

Reading picture books in the first language (L1) before rereading them in the second language (L2... more Reading picture books in the first language (L1) before rereading them in the second language (L2) is assumed to be beneficial for young dual language learners (DLLs). This pilot study examined how sharing digital picture books in L1 or L2 at home before reading them in L2 in kindergarten affected L2 book-specific vocabulary learning and story comprehension. Participants were 14 three-and four-year-old children who spoke Polish at home and learned Norwegian as their second language. Even when DLLs were less advanced in L2, reading first in L1 was not advantageous for L2 vocabulary learning. Characteristics of caregiver-child interactions during the reading of digital picture books in L2 may explain why home reading in L2 was more beneficial than reading in L1 for less proficient young L2 learners.

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, 2020

This paper aims to explore how Norwegian picturebooks published in Poland in the years 2008-2018 ... more This paper aims to explore how Norwegian picturebooks published in Poland in the years 2008-2018 are presented in publishers' blurbs and adult readers' online reviews. The study is grounded in Scandinavian theory of literature mediation and it makes particular use of the concept of public epitexts. Drawing on research on contemporary Scandinavian picturebooks, the paper identifies the most frequently highlighted aspects of the works discussed in the analysed text corpus. Based on this, the author distinguishes between two strategies of book selection represented among the Polish publishers and attempts to map out an image of the Norwegian picturebooks in the Polish adult audience.

Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift, 2019

Representations of urban environments are not very common in Norwegian picturebooks, yet they all... more Representations of urban environments are not very common in Norwegian picturebooks, yet they allow for a nu-anced understanding of how nature functions in picturebook iconotexts. This article aims to examine the relationship between nature and the city in the following works: Anda i ødemarka (2012) by Ragnar Aalbu, Fugl (2013) by Lisa Aisato, and Glassklokken (2010) by Bjørn Arild Ersland and Lilian Brøgger. Drawing upon the notion of the chrono-tope (Bakhtin, 1981), particularly Nikolajeva's (1996) writings on the chronotope in children's literature as well as Gifford's (1999; 2012; 2014) scholarship on the pastoral and post-pastoral, the article provides an ecocritical reading of these picturebooks, inspired by some of the key questions of ecocriticism (Glotfelty, 1996). The analysis considers both the narrative and visual dimensions of the iconotexts, making it possible to shed light on environmental issues addressed in the books.

Teksty Drugie , 2014

This article highlights the modernist traits that emerge from urban elements in Knut Hamsun's nov... more This article highlights the modernist traits that emerge from urban elements in Knut Hamsun's novel 'Hunger'. Hamsun's portrayal of the relationship between the individual and the mass is one such element; another is the individual's behaviour in public spaces, or the representation of the city as organic labyrinth, while nature is the source of the protagonist's anxiety. Finally choosing nature, however, the protagonist attains hope and self-realization. This choice also foreshadows Hamsun's later anti-civilizational tendencies.

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, 2012

The paper gives an analysis of three functions of the protagonist's wandering in the essayistic n... more The paper gives an analysis of three functions of the protagonist's wandering in the essayistic novel "Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv" (2006, Walk. Or the art of living a wild and poetic life) by the Norwegian author Tomas Espedal. The analysis is inspired by the interpretation of the novel by Finn Tveito (2010) and focuses primarily on wandering in urban space, in and around the cities of Bergen and Paris. The functions identified in the paper are: (city) wandering defined as a search of a metaphorical home, as acting realised on two different levels, and as a way to accept the protagonist's role as a writer. Apart from this, the paper is an attempt to portray the wanderer's identity as a postmodern man and an artist.

Maria Krysztofiak (Hrsg.): Transkulturelle Identität und Übersetzungsmodelle skandinavischer Literatur (= Studien zur Germanistik, Skandinavistik und Übersetzungskultur), 2012

Czas Kultury, 2012

The article contains a brief analysis of the causes of the popularity of crime literature in Norw... more The article contains a brief analysis of the causes of the popularity of crime literature in Norway. Among them is the role of the literary tradition in this country, the importance of the crime story as a genre that lies between popular and high literature, and the therapeutic function of both crime fiction and non-crime fiction work treating violence. The text discusses the future of the genre in the face of the tragedy suffered in Norway on 22 July 2011.

Studia Humanistyczne AGH, 2011

After 1995, and especially since 2004, there has been an increase in the number of Norwegian fict... more After 1995, and especially since 2004, there has been an increase in the number of Norwegian fiction books published in Poland. The first part of the paper presents detailed statistical data for this trend and analyses it shortly. The second part is an attempt to introduce the most important trends in contemporary Norwegian literature and indicate how these are reflected in the offer in the Polish book market. The increased popularity of Norwegian fiction in Poland may be a result of the readers' preferences, but on the other hand also of the general interest in Norway and, not less importantly, the availability of subsidies for literary translations. The books published in Poland in 1995-2010 reflect very well the most characteristic trends in contemporary Norwegian literature. One can find among them examples of both minimalism (including naïvism) and encyclopaedism, while the most typical subject areas include family relations, existential problems and religion. Biographies and autobiographies that recently have been a crucial and much-discussed group of literary production in Norway, are less represented. The phenomenon of popular literature - the new heyday of the romantic novel series as well as the fashion for Scandinavian crime fiction - is also noteworthy. In addition, some valuable Norwegian books for children and youth were translated into Polish and published in the period. On the whole, it should be emphasised that the situation of Norwegian fiction in Poland is very good; it is undoubtedly one of the best represented minor European literatures in the Polish market.

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, 2010

The purpose of the paper is to compare the images of Oslo, formerly Kristiania, in two Norwegian ... more The purpose of the paper is to compare the images of Oslo, formerly Kristiania, in two Norwegian novels, Hunger (1890) by Knut Hamsun and Rand (Brink, 1990) by Jan Kjaerstad. The analysis is based on the fact that the main characters in both works wander around the Norwegian capital. Following problems are discussed in the paper: the protagonists' relation to the city and the other, their alienation and similarity with the classical figure of the flâneur. The topography of the city in both novels and the role it plays for the main characters is also shortly described.

Book Reviews by Katarzyna Tunkiel

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, 2011

FINN TVEITO: Det vandrande mennesket. Oslo: Novus forlag, 2010. 248 s. Finn Tveitos lille bok Det... more FINN TVEITO: Det vandrande mennesket. Oslo: Novus forlag, 2010. 248 s. Finn Tveitos lille bok Det vandrande mennesket er det første norskspråklige bidraget til forskningen om fenomenet vandring i litteraturen. Selv om det er flere (bl.a. Selboe 2003, Andersen 2006) som i de siste årene har skrevet om en spesiell variant av denne aktiviteten -byvandring, som Tveito ikke minst er svaert opptatt av, har vandring som et litteraert motiv i en bredere forstand hittil ikke vaert gjenstand for noen større norske studier. Bare av den grunn er Det vandrande mennesket en bemerkelsesverdig bok, tenkt heller som en innføring i tematikken, og ikke som et fullstendig, syntetisk arbeid. Forfatteren selv innrømmer at han har «tona ned søkinga etter ein syntese, og heller gått inn i enkelte, interessante sider ved fenomenet» (s. 20).