Kyle Korynta

• Educational Background & Specialties
• Publications
• Activities
• Awards
• Courses

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

• Ph.D.: Scandinavian Languages and Literature, University of Washington, 2012
• M.A.: Scandinavian Languages and Literature, University of Washington, 2008
• B.A.: Norwegian, Nordic Studies, Studio Art, Education, St. Olaf College, 2003

Specialties

• Norwegian Language

Publications

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Publications

• Korynta, Kyle. "Altering Henrik Ibsen’s Aura: Jon Fosse’s Suzannah." Ibsen Studies Vol. 16, No. 2. (January 26, 2017): 141-167.
• Korynta, Kyle. "Review of Norsk Filmhistorie by Gunnar Iversen." Scandinavian Studies 86.1. (Spring 2014).

Activities

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Activities

Professional

• Translator: Translating Norwegian plays into English for staged readings and performances.

Awards

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Awards

• Fulbright Fellowship, Oslo and Bergen, 2011-2012
• Translation Grant: Writers’ Guild of Norway , Norske Dramatikeres Forbund/Writers’ Guild of Norway Translation Grant for the translation of the play Folkedypet by Marius Leknes Snekkevåg; translated as We Are the Voice of Our People. Staged-reading by Akvavit Theatre, Chicago, IL, December 8th, 2013; also staged-reading by Scandinavian American Theater Company in New York, October 5th, 2015., 2014

Courses

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Courses

• NOR 1001: Beginning Norwegian 1
• NOR 1002: Beginning Norwegian 2
• NOR 1003: Intermediate Norwegian 1
• NOR 1004: Intermediate Norwegian 2
• SCAN 3614: Scandinavian Crime Fiction
• SCAN 3618: Scandinavian Drama
• SCAN 3613: Scandinavian Children’s Literature
• SCAN 3634: Scandinavian Women Writers