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Bianca Patria serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Oslo's Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages within the Faculty of Humanities. Her institutional affiliation centers on Norse and Celtic philology research through the Institute for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (ILN).
Her academic background includes a Bachelor's (2014) and Master's (2016) from the University of Pisa's Department of Literature, Linguistics and Philology, with specialized focus on theoretical/historical linguistics, Indo-European studies, and philology. Her Master's thesis examined skaldic poetic synonyms (heiti).
Patria's research concentrates on Old Norse literary traditions with particular expertise in skaldic poetry analysis. Her work integrates linguistic theory with philological methods to examine semantic structures, metrical patterns, and intertextual relationships in medieval Scandinavian verse. Current investigations explore kenning variation, poetic innovation, and the intersection of rhetoric with cultural transmission in Norse literature.
Her recent publications (2019-2025) demonstrate consistent scholarly output focused on skaldic verse mechanics, with recurring themes in metrical analysis, semantic interpretation, and intertextual studies. Key journals publishing her work include Medieval Europe, Neophilologus, and Saga-Book, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across literary studies, linguistics, and cultural history.
As an educator, she has taught specialized courses including NFI2240 (Norse Poetry and Legal Texts) and NFI4112 (Skaldic Poetry and Grammatical Literature), developing curricula that connect linguistic theory with primary source analysis. Her doctoral thesis Kenning Variation and Lexical Selection in Early Skaldic Verse (University of Oslo, 2021) established foundational methodology for her ongoing research into poetic semantics.
Patria actively participates in the university's Linguistics and Poetics research group, contributing to the project Norse Poetry and the Development of Saga Literature. Her work maintains strong connections to European scholarly networks through publications in multilingual academic venues and collaborative research frameworks.
