Kristine A. Thorsen (A.M. The Graduate
Library School, University of Chicago and Ph.D. Northwestern
University) is currently a part-time lecturer in the
department of German and a freshman advisor for the College.
| Dr. Thorsen teaches elementary
German, freshman seminars ("Telling the Story:
New German Fiction" and "European Bestsellers
as Transnational Literature") and courses in
contemporary literature in translation ("New
Voices in German Literature" and "Women
Writing the Nineties & Beyond"). During
her long association with the Department of German,
she has coordinated both elementary and intermediate
German courses, pioneered courses on contemporary
literature and literature by women, and has also
served as a bibliographer for foreign language literature
in the University Library. Her research interests
include foreign language pedagogy and contemporary
German literature. |
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