Graduate Student Contact Information kfilip@uw.edu Fields of Interest Comparative Literature Critical Theory Feminism and Feminist Theory Postcolonial Race and Ethnicity Scandinavian Literature and Culture Swedish Translation and Interpretation Biography B.A, Linguistics, Linneaus University 2005. M.A, Comparative Literature, Linneaus University, 2007. M.A, Creative Writing, Linneaus University, 2008. Research Selected Research Vol.29 (2022): Scandinavian-Canadian Studies/Études Scandinaves au Canada Vol. 29 (2022). https://swedishbookreview.org/children-holocaust-extract https://swedishbookreview.org/children-holocaust-extract Courses Taught Spring 2025SWED 203 A: Second-year Swedish Winter 2025SWED 202 A: Second-year Swedish Autumn 2024SWED 201 A: Second-year Swedish Spring 2024SWED 203 A: Second-year Swedish Winter 2024SWED 202 A: Second-year Swedish Autumn 2023SWED 201 A: Second-year Swedish Spring 2023SWED 203 A: Second-year Swedish Winter 2023SWED 202 A: Second-year Swedish Related News Related News Karin Filipsson Wins the International SWEA Prize in Literature (April 7, 2025) Swedish Program Holiday Letter (November 13, 2024) Nadia Christensen Award for Excellence in Nordic Studies is awarded to Karin Filipsson (October 20, 2022) Karin Filipsson wins Marna Feldt Graduate Publication Award (March 2, 2022) Karin Filipsson's translation of Brev till Mannen rights sold to Finnish and Korean publishing houses (November 10, 2021) Karin Filipsson awarded 2021-22 Joff Hanauer for Excellence in Western Civilization Graduate Fellowship (June 11, 2021) Karin Filipsson awarded SASS 2021 Aurora Borealis Prize in Language and Literature (April 18, 2021) Karin Filipsson publishes "They will change us forever" at the Henry Art Gallery (February 11, 2021)
