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Petra Broomans



Specializing in

  • 19th and 20th-century scandinavian literature
  • women’s literary history
  • the image of Scandinavia and scandinavian literature in Europe
  • cultural transfer.


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Some recent publications relevant for NEWW

  • "In the name of God and the Father: Scandinavian women’s literary history from a meta-literary historical point of view", in: S. van Dijk, L. van Gemert and S. Ottway (ed.), Writing the history of women’s writing. Toward an international approach. Amsterdam, K.N.A.W., 2001, p. 125-134.
  • "'The splendid literature of the North', Women translators and intermediaries of Scandinavianwomen writers around 1900", in S. van Dijk, Petra Broomans, Janet F. van der Meulen and Pim van Oostrum (eds.), "I have heard about you". Foreign women’s writing crossing the Dutch border: from Sappho to Selma Lagerlöf. Hilversum, Verloren, 2004, p. 307-323.
  • (with Ester Jiresch): "Philippine Wijsman: een selfmade vertaalster", in Filter. Tijdschrift over vertalen 13 (2006), p. 31-42.
  • "The Self-Fashioning of Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht", in I. M. Olsen, S. H. Rossel in collaboration with M. Wenusch (eds.), Female Voices of the North II. An Anthology. Vienna, Praesens Verlag, 2006, p.27-51.


Realized or planned activities/publications in NEWW-context





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