Academic interests
- Gender in academia
- Gender and capitalism
- German critical theory, alienation, resonance
- Gender, class and socialization
- Men and masculinities
- Social theory, Bourdieu, feminist theory
- Winnicott, object relations theory and psychosocial perspectives
- Narrative methods, hermeneutics, phenomenology
Teaching
I have recently taught the following courses at STK:
- KFL2080/KFL4080 – Kjønn og oppvekst
- KFL2010/KFL4010 – Feministisk vitenskapsteori
- KFL4055 – Gender and society
Background
- Interim Director, Centre for Gender Research, 2019-2020
- Professor, Centre for Gender Research, 2016-
- Research Director, Norwegian Social Research, 2015–2016
- Researcher I, Norwegian Social Research, 2014–2015
- Post Doctor, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, 2010–2014
- Researcher II, Norwegian Institute for Social Research, 2010–2012
- Junior Scholar, Centre for Advanced Studies, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, 2010–2010
- Senior Researcher, Centre for Gender Studies, University of Oslo, 2008–2009
- University Lecturer, University of Oslo, 2007–2009
- PhD fellow, Centre for Gender Studies, University of Oslo, 2002–2007
- Researcher, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2002–2005
- Advisor, Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, 1995–2002
Previous projects
- Family Cultures in the Business Elite, Post Doc project, University of Oslo
- Personal Development and Socio-Cultural Change, Centre for Advanced Studies
- New family cultures, Norwegian Council of Research
Positions
- Editor, Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning (Norwegian Journal of Gender Research), 2017-2018.
Awards
- Journal article of the year, Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning 2010
- Journal article of the year, Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning 2014
- Chronicle of the year, Norsk sosiologforening 2014
- Shortlisted for The Sociological Review's Prize for Outstanding Scholarship, 2016