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Kristen May Mills is an Associate Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Oslo, specializing in Norse and Celtic philology. Her research bridges the cultural, emotional, and environmental intersections of medieval literature.
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Medieval Studies (2012), University of Toronto
- MA in Medieval Studies (2006), University of Toronto
- BA in English (magna cum laude, 2005), Cornell University
Research Interests focus on grief, gender, and affective responses in medieval texts, particularly in the North Atlantic literature of Ireland, Scandinavia, and Wales. She explores themes such as emotional expression, cultural identity, and eco-emotional responses to environmental change through projects like Eco-Emotions and membership in the Ecocritical Literary and Cultural Studies (EcoLit) research group.
Publications highlight her interdisciplinary approach, analyzing texts like Húsdrápa, Manawydan uab Llyr, and Old Norse sagas to uncover how emotions like grief were constructed and performed. Her work also engages with feminist theory and postcolonial perspectives in medieval scholarship.
Current affiliations include the University of Oslo's Norse and Celtic philology department and the EcoLit research group. She has contributed to journals such as Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Ériu, and Medieval Feminist Forum.
