Center for Gender Research offers two new PhD courses spring 2026: One exploring Dorothy E. Smith’s institutional ethnography and the epistemological foundations of its critique of sociology. And one that offers an in‑depth study of Simone de Beauvoir’s ethics and how it can be applied.
What does a renewal of the concept of care look like, if viewed through the lens of feminist ethics? Professor Tove Pettersen argues that a new care ethics must include care for the carer.
What happens when the concepts of gender in Scandinavian gender research meet Judith Butler? Postdoctoral fellow at STK, Amund Rake Hoffart, has written an article about the Scandinavian reception of Butler's philosophy in the latest issue of Agora.
Vil du lære mer om desinformasjon og konspirasjonsteorier i moderne, liberale demokratier? Et nytt kurs ved STK bruker feministiske forskningsperspektiver på politikk og kjønn for å forstå høyreekstreme mobiliseringsstrategier.
Hannah Howard Andresen (STK) has won the prize for the best master's thesis with a gender perspective submitted to the University of Oslo in 2024.
Associate Professor Rebecca Lund has taken on the role of centre director from January 2025.
Ten candidates have been nominated for STK's prize for the best MA thesis with a gender perspective submitted to the University of Oslo in 2024.
