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Scientist profile

Tove Ingebjørg Fjell

Professor

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion

Research Group Health-, welfare and history of science

Research Group Places - Regions - Identity

Title: Professor

Phone: +47 55 58 98 85

E-mail:

Visiting address: Sydnesplassen 12-13

Room number: 414

  • Gender studies
  • Health issues in a cultural perspective
  • Research ethics and qualitative methods

Within gender studies the main focus is on changes in contemporary understandings of familiy. Within health studies the main focus is on reproduction and genetics.

  • "Incomplete women and men? Studies on childfree (involuntarily childless) couples". Project run by the Research Council of Norway under the Gender Research Programme 2005 - 2007.
  • "Risk and resources, prevention and de-medicalisation. Health and disease in a cultural perspective." Project run by the Research Council of Norway under the Health and Community Programme, 1999 - 2005.
  • "Folklore Fellows Code of Ethics". Project run by the Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities, 1998 - 2001.
  • "Experiencing and Understanding Body and Gender". Project run by Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities, 1998 - 2000.