S.K.E. van Os (Sophie) MA

Teacher - Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Employee - Information Skills & Support

S.K.E. van Os (Sophie) MA
Postal address

Postbus 9103
6500 HD NIJMEGEN

Working days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Sophie van Os is an Information Specialist in Education at the Nijmegen School of Management, part of Radboud University's Information Skills and Support division. She teaches courses and workshops to students and staff from diverse academic disciplines, focusing on effective strategies for searching academic literature across various databases (Web of Science, EconLit, Business Source Complete, and RUQuest). She also provides training on using digital research tools, such as ATLAS.ti.

Sophie is also a PhD candidate for the NWO-funded VICI project ‘Redefining the Region: The Transnational Dimensions of Local Colour’. Her project, which is in its final stages, examines the transnational dimensions of the region in European illustrated periodicals from the long nineteenth century.

After completing a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Culture at the Radboud University, Sophie went on to pursue a Master’s degree in European literature at the Radboud University. During her Masters, she specialised in literature of the Great Irish Famine and wrote her thesis on the representation of British nationalism and gender in the literary works of nineteenth-century female Irish authors.

Sophie additionally teaches courses within the Bachelor English Language and Culture, and supervises Bachelor theses.

Research theme
  • The Transnational Dimensions of the Region in European Illustrated Periodicals, 1842-1900 (M6-54)
Research group
  • Redefining the Region, Transnational Europe, SCARAB

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