Institute of Scandinavian Studies
Status: Organisation is active
Phone number: +49 251 83-32820
Fax number: +49 251 83-32828
Email address: nordphil@uni-muenster.de
| Address: | Robert-Koch-Str. 29 48149 Münster Germany |
Profile
Main Research: Scandinavian Literature and Culture of the Middle Ages Runology Eddic Poetry 13th and 14th Century Old Icelandic and Old Norse Literature Literature and culture of the Icelandic Freestate Literary interrelations between the Nordic countries and the continental countries / the Hanseatic League Old Norse Romance Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldarsögur) Old Swedish Literature and Culture Modern Scandinavian Literature / Literary Theory / Cultural Studies Literary interrelations between Scandinavia and Germany 19th Century Danish Literature (Andersen, Kierkegaard, Jacobsen) The Modern Breakthrough / Naturalism in Scandinavia Contemporary Scandinavian Literature Social Realism in Scandinavia Childhood and the Concept of Children within Scandinavian Literature Scandinavian Film (Bergman, von Trier) Literature and Emotions Literature and Knowledge Popular culture / pop culture (theory and history) Reception of Scandinavian literature and culture within Germany Modern literary theories / cultural studies
Publications
Scheel, Roland In: Heizmann, Wilhelm (eds.), The Virgin Mary. Utzverlag. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review | |
Scheel, Roland In: Shepard, Jonathan; Frankopan, Peter; Cameron, Averil (eds.), Byzantine Spheres: The Byzantine Commonwealth Re-evaluated. Oxford: (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Kramarz-Bein, Susanne; Tellmann, Stephan (2025) In: Nedoma, Robert (eds.), Erzählen im mittelalterlichen Skandinavien III. Im Gedenken an Klaus Düwel, 130-147. Wien: Praesens Verlag. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Sahm, Heike; Langeslag, Paul; Scheel, Roland; Schwarzbach-Dobson; Michael (eds.) (2025) Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder Verlag. Text book (edited collection) | Published | |
Langeslag, Paul; Sahm, Heike; Scheel, Roland (2025) Review article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 23/04/2026 - 24/04/2026 Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Conferences Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/05/2023 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 11/04/2016 - 21/07/2016 Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: since 21/11/2015 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 09/06/2015 - 17/07/2015 Type of project: Own resources project |
Preisverleihungen
| Dissertationspreis des Stiftungsfonds Kopper der Stiftung pro universitate 2015 Awarded by: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Award given to: Scheel, Roland Announced at: 16/07/2015 | Date of awarding: 16/07/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Barbara und Piergiuseppe Scardigli-Preis für die kleinen geisteswissenschaftlichen Fächer 2015 Awarded by: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Award given to: Scheel, Roland Announced at: 02/07/2015 | Date of awarding: 02/07/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Examenspreis des Stiftungsfonds Kopper der Stiftung pro universitate 2009 Awarded by: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Award given to: Scheel, R. Announced at: 16/07/2009 | Date of awarding: 16/07/2009 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Mitglied der Norwegischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Agder/Kristiansand, Norwegen
Awarded by: Norwegische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Agder/Kristiansand, Norwegen Award given to: Kramarz-Bein, Susanne Date of awarding: 01/01/2006 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Semesterstipent SIU Awarded by: SIU Award given to: Frewer, Anna Announced at: 01/01/2012 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Promotionen
| [Working title] Paganisierungen: Erinnertes Heidentum als Element skandinavischer und europäischer Identitäten Candidate: Hauke, Simon | Supervisors: Scheel, Roland Period of time: 01/05/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] „Mér þótti á Íslandi til tínt smátt ok stórt, satt ok logit.“´Geschichtsverständnis und literarische Bedeutungsgewebe in Sturla Þórðarsons Íslendinga saga Candidate: Peter, Malina | Supervisors: Scheel, Roland Period of time: 01/03/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] Von Indien bis Island. Quellen importierten Erzählguts in der mittelalterlichen
Literatur Skandinaviens Candidate: Herting, David | Supervisors: Oberlies, Thomas; Scheel, Roland Period of time: 01/12/2022 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| [Working title] Mythos ‚Wikinger‘ – Konzeption und Rückwirkung auf die museale Ausstellungspraxis Candidate: Lichtenstein, Franziska | Supervisors: Scheel, Roland; Hoff, Karin Period of time: 01/10/2018 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| Zur Darstellung von Macht in der Vatnsdœla saga und anderen ausgewählten isländischen Familiensagas Candidate: Tellmann, Stephan | Supervisors: Scheel, Roland; Kramarz-Bein, Susanne | Reviewers: Scheel, Roland, Kramarz-Bein, Susanne Period of time: 01/10/2016 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |
Habilitationen
Gesellschaftsbild und nationales Bewusstsein in der dänischen Literatur des 17. Jahrhunderts Candidate: Müller, Harald | Reviewers: ???Period of time: until 23/01/2006 Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster |
Vorträge
| The Functionalisation of Runes and the Long Legacy of Romanticism Hauke, Simon (04/12/2025) The Modern Reception of Runes. 19th–21st Century, München Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Pagan Law? Imagining Pre-Christian Origins and Contents of Legal Norms in Medieval Scandinavia Scheel, Roland (07/11/2025) Imagining Nordic Paganism: Cultural Memories and Scholarly Thought since the Middle Ages, Universität Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Könige und Skalden – Transformation von Herrschaft und sozialem Status in Skandinavien Scheel, Roland (09/10/2025) Herbsttagung des Konstanzer Arbeitskreises für mittelalterliche Geschichte, Reichenau Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| From Pirate to Cultural Archetype: The Changing Concepts Behind the Term ‘Viking’ Scheel, Roland (01/09/2025) Gastvortrag, Universidade Estadual de Londrina Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Facets of Otherness: Scaling proximity and distance in Kings’ Sagas and Saxo Scheel, Roland (01/08/2025) Saga Conference, Katowice Type of talk: scientific talk |