RITA NANDORI
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND LICENSES
PhD in North American Literature and Culture Sub-Program Sep 2020-
British and North American Literature and Culture Study Program
Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies
University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
https://doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=192&lang=HU&sz_ID=39396
Doctoral Thesis: Cultural Identity in Inuit Orature and Poetry
Further Research Interests:
- British Exploration Writing in and about Canada
- Poetry of the Autochthonous Cultures of the UK and the Commonwealth
- Modern Regency and Jane Austen
Curriculum and Instructional Studies 2008-2009
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Professional Teaching Certificate (Government of Nunavut) 2016-
- Professional Certificate of Qualification (BC College of Teachers) 2009-
TESOL Diploma 2007-2008
International Language Academy of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
TESOL Certificate 2005-2005
Oxford Seminars, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Master of Arts in English Literature (British Track) 1996-1998 University of Debrecen (KLTE), Debrecen, Hungary
Thesis: The Narrator in Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing
Supervisor: Tamás Bényei
Bachelor of Education-Secondary English 1992-1996
Centre for English Teacher Training (CETT)
University of Debrecen (KLTE), Debrecen, Hungary
Thesis: Oral Testing in the Hungarian English Language Classroom
Supervisor: Martin Wedell
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- English, Hungarian
- Japanese, Italian
- French, Russian, Inuktitut
CURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
University of Debrecen, Hungary 2020-
Sessional Lecturer
Institute of English and American Studies
Courses Taught:
-Special Topics in Writing
-Regional and Multicultural Studies: Introduction to Canada
-Aspects of English
-American Civilization
-American Culture and Institutions
-Reading and Speaking-Skills Development
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Ataguttaaluk High School, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada 2016-2017
Senior English Language Arts Teacher
Nazarbayev Intellectual School, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2015-2016
English Language Arts Teacher and Teacher Mentor
Vancouver School Board, Vancouver, Canada 2009-2018
Board Certified English Language Arts, ELL
and International Baccalaureate English
Main themes covered in courses as per grade:
- Shakespeare’s Language, Poetry and Drama
- The Hero’s Journey: from Beowulf to the Odyssey
- North American Coming-of-age Novels
- Science and Society in Speculative Fiction: Card, Bradbury, and Asimov
- Political and Dystopian Fiction: Orwell and Huxley
- Contemporary North American and International Fiction
Anderson National College, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2007-2009
Co-operative Learning Program Coordinator
English Language Mentor and Academic Writing Instructor
Edogawa School Board, Tokyo, Japan 2006- 2007
Junior High School Teacher (ESL)
International Language Academy of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2005-2006
Academic English Instructor, ESL Teacher
Saint Stephen’s and Saint Agnes’ School, Alexandria, VA, USA. 2004-2005
Fulbright Grant Recipient
English Language Arts Teacher
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS
Indigenous Literary Studies Association, Canada (ILSA) 2021-
Hungarian Society for the Study of English (HUSSE) 2020-
European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) 2020-
Central European Association for Canadian Studies (CEACS) 2020-
SCHOLARSHIPS
Postgraduate Student Scholarship (International Council for Canadian Studies) 2022
St. Mary’s University, NS, Canada
Postgraduate Student Scholarship (ESSE) 2021
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hungarian National PhD Scholarship 2020
2020-2024, Debrecen, Hungary
Fulbright Grant 2004-2005
Saint Stephen’s and Saint Agnes School, Alexandria, VA, USA
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
“A Research Trip to Nunavut” 2022
Conference Presentation with Prof. Miklós Vassányi (KRE)
CEACS Conference, Budapest, Hungary
“Nunangat in Canada/Nunangat as Canada: 2022
Inuit Indigenous Identity in the Canadian Cultural Landscape”
CEACS Conference, ELTE, KRE, PKE, BME; Budapest, Hungary
“Inuit Identity Through Poetry” 2022
HUSSE (Hungarian Society for the Study of English) Conference
Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary
“The North as a Boundary in Acculturation and Establishing 2021
Inuit Identity Within Multicultural Canada.”
“Borders and Beyond” Conference, Association of
Canadian Studies in Ireland, Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland
“Nunangat in Canada: Acculturation and Inuit Identity within the 2021
Multicultural Framework.” https://vimeo.com/655215875
“Reconciling Multiculturalism in Today’s Canada” National Symposium
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS ( MTMT ID: 10076444)
- “Arctic Archipelago: Inuit Identity in Norma Dunning’s 2023
Eskimo Pie and Al Purdy’s North of Summer.” In preparation.
- “Első nemzetek, további kételyek: a kanadai őslakos szuverenitás 2023
alapvető kérdései.” Submitted.
- “Inuit Nunangat and Cultural identity: Borders That Unify and Define.” 2022
Eger Journal of American Studies. Eszterházy University. Forthcoming.
- “Nunangat and Beyond: Acculturation and the Retainment 2022
of Inuit Identity in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Native Studies,
Vol. 41:1, pp. 105-121. Brandon University, Canada.
- “Őslakos kultúrák a multikulturalizmus útvesztőjében: 2022
a nyolcvanas és kilencvenes évek Ausztráliája és Kanadája.”
Klió Történelmi Szemléző Folyóirat, Vol. 25:4, 2021, pp. 75-78.
Klió Alapítvány, Debreceni Egyetem.
- “Vonnegut Reinvented.” 2021
Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies.
Vol. 27:2, 2020, pp. 439-442. University of Debrecen.
- “Arctic Songs: A Journey Towards a New Tradition from 2021
Pre-contact to Contemporary Inuit Poetry.” Central European
Journal of Canadian Studies. Vol. 15, 2020, pp. 17-34. Masaryk University.
- “Akutaq: The Impact of Colonialism on Inuit Religiosity 2021
and Literature.” (Number of independent citations: 2)
Eger Journal of English Studies. Vol. 16, 2020. pp. 61-78.
Eszterházy Károly University.
- “Imagined Homeland: Inummariit as the Basis for the 2020
Concept of Inuit Nationhood.” Hungarian Journal of English and
American Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2020. pp. 363-77. University of Debrecen.
LITERARY FICTION, POETRY, OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND APPEARANCES (as Rita Oláh):
The Earth Dark. Amazon.com Services LLC., 2017. 2017
“Ahol a hó és jégmezõk uralkodnak.” Tehetségek, 2017
interview by Kata Vass. DEjavu, a Debreceni Egyetem
Alumni Magazinja, Debreceni Egyetem Kiadó, Debrecen, 2017/I.
“Teaching Culture Through Vocabulary: Valentine’s Day.” 2010
The New English Classroom. Ministry of Education, Tokyo, Japan, 2010.
“Selected Poems” pp. 65-66, Harmatfényben, 1997
edited by Éva Mérő, Alterra Press, 1997.
(Literature), Fulbright Exchange Teacher