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Academic Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic Qualifications
Research Expertise
Sociolinguistics, linguistics, dialect studies, Orkney and Shetland studies, Scots, dialect literature, runes, Norwegian language.
Teaching Expertise
Dr Ljosland teaches the following modules on the MLitt level:
- The Orkney and Shetland Tongues (module leader)
- Orkney and Shetland Literature (module leader)
- Runology and Old Norse (module leader)
On BA Scottish Cultural Studies :
- Languages on the Edge (module leader)
- Scotland's Music (module leader)
- Runes: Voices from the Past (module leader)
- Tradition, Custom and Belief (module leader)
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
Doctor of Philosophy, Lingua franca, prestisjespråk og forestilt fellesskap: Om engelsk som akademisk språk i Norge. Et kasusstudium i bred kontekst. / Lingua franca, prestige and imagined communities: English as an academic language in Norway. A case study in its broader context., Norwegian Research Council
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- PE English
- PD Germanic languages
- PN0441 Literary History
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Collaborations from the last five years
Projects
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Ola Gorie Jewellery Strategic Marketing Development (Stage 1 & 2)
Lee, D., Thomas, A. & Ljosland, R.
6/07/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Consultancy
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AHRC Scoping Study for a Corpus Based Grammatical Investigation of Orkney and Shetland Dialect
1/02/12 → 31/10/12
Project: Research
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Answered, she spoke it for weakness of her owne flesh, and for feare of her lyfe. Giving voice to the witches
Ljosland, R., 11 Mar 2025, Hospitable Linguistics: Alternative, Indigenous and Critical Approaches to Language Research and Language Encounters. Faraclas, N., Vellupilai, V. & Storck, A. (eds.). Degruyter, (Multilingual Matters).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Practice Theory and Runic Artefacts: New Interpretations of Two Runic Amulets from the Orkney Islands
Ljosland, R. & McArthur, C., 30 Oct 2024, Runrön : Blandade Runstudier 26. Uppsala, Vol. 26. (Runrön).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Viking Hiking and Other Time Travel
Ljosland, R., 6 Mar 2024, Viking Heritage and History in Europe . Ellis-Nilsson, S. & Nyzell, S. (eds.). Routledge, (Critical Heritages of Europe).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Scots and Nynorsk: A Comparison of Two Language Movements' Struggle for Recognition in Higher Education
Ljosland, R., 2021, Language Matters in Higher Education Contexts: Policy and Practice. Apelgren, B-M., Eriksson, A-M. & Jamsvi, S. (eds.). Leiden/Boston: Brill, Vol. 22. p. 151-169 19 p. (Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching; vol. 22).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Maeshowe, Orkahaugr – The names of Orkney’s great burial mound as nodes in a heteroglossic web of meaning-making
Ljosland, R., 15 Jun 2020, What is North?: Imagining the North from Ancient Times to the Present Day. Plumb, O. (ed.). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, p. 193-210 18 p. (The North Atlantic World; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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New Orkney Antiquarian Journal Vol9: Commemorating the Victims of the Orkney Witchcraft Trials
Ljosland, R. (Guest ed.), 20 Sept 2020, In: New Orkney Antiquarian Journal. 9, 96 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
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Runic Spindle Whorl Recently Found In Orkney
Ljosland, R., 16 Jan 2020, In: Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 9-10, p. 215-230 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Highlands and Islands Student Association Awards 2017: Best Research or Dissertation Supervisor
Ljosland, Ragnhild (Recipient), 29 Sept 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Shipwreck tales in Orcadian origin legends
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
24 Aug 2024 → 1 Sept 2024Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North
Ragnhild Ljosland (Invited speaker)
9 Nov 2023 → 10 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Future of Scots Symposium
Ragnhild Ljosland (Invited speaker)
3 Feb 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Visiting the Past
Ragnhild Ljosland (Keynote/plenary speaker)
19 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North 2023
Ragnhild Ljosland (Invited speaker)
14 Feb 2023 → 15 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Att vara viking i Västerhavet
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Malmö University
Ragnhild Ljosland (Visiting researcher)
18 Apr 2023 → 20 Apr 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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Celebrating George Mackay Brown #BookWeekScotland
15/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Digital scarf marks 100 years since death of Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown
12/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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They raided and pillaged, now could the Vikings become Scotland next big tourist attraction?
29/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Alexandra Sanmark (Participant), Donna Heddle (Participant), Victoria Whitworth (Participant), Crawford Barbara (Participant), Olwyn Owen (Participant), James Barrett (Participant) & Christopher Gee (Participant)
Impact: Economic or commercial Impacts