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Research interests
Literature, literary criticism, literary reviews, childrens literature, YA literature
Personal profile
Paula Gaard has a Ph.D. in literary criticism and is assistant professor at the University of the Faroe Islands.
Teaching
She started teaching literary history at Fróðskaparsetur Føroya in 2010 and has taught literary theory, literary analysis as well as courses at BA and MA level in literary criticism and childrens and YA literature.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Critic's Apology - Literary reviews in Faroese newspapers and journals 1997-2007, University of the Faroe Islands
1 Sept 2016 → 30 Jun 2019
Award Date: 19 Mar 2021
Nurse, Deildin fyri heilsu- og sjúkrarøktarvísindi - Faculty of Health Sciences
1 Aug 1999 → 30 Jun 2004
Award Date: 30 Jun 2004
Keywords
- PN0080 Criticism
- PZ Childrens literature
- PN0441 Literary History
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Projects
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Nordic Comics and Mental Health: Developing Learning Resources for Teacher Training Programmes
Gaard, P. (PI)
1/05/24 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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“Eg havi væl loyvi at liva”. Náttúrufatanir og vistkritikkur í føroyskum og norðurlendskum barna- og ungdómsbókmentum
Gaard, P. & Andrassdóttir Dahl, S., 27 Jan 2025, In: Fróðskaparrit - Faroese Scientific Journal. 71, 2, p. 14-42 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bókmenntagagnrýni í Færeyjum: Er kreppa forsenda tilvistar?
Translated title of the contribution :Literary Criticism in The Faroe Islands: Is crisis a precondition for the very existence of the genre? Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Nedslag i færøsk børne- og ungdomslitteratur
Gaard, P., 2 Oct 2023, Dansk, 3/2023, 3.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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"Katastrofuklár longu í móðurlívi": Um bókmentir, ummæli og kyn
Translated title of the contribution :"Ready for disaster already from birth": About Literature, Reviews, and Gender Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Tegneserier og psykisk helbred i færøsk børne- og ungdomslitteratur
Gaard, P. (Speaker)
6 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Silence and Verbal Violence in Faroese Literary Criticism
Gaard, P. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Tekstslag paradoksins
Gaard, P. (Speaker)
17 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Adjudication Committee for the Nordic Council Literature Prize (External organisation)
Gaard, P. (Member)
2015 → 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of council