Jennifer Elise Branlat
Bygg 6, 6429C, Dragvoll
About
I am associate professor in gender, equality, and diversity studies. I have a Ph.D. in French Cultural Studies from Ohio State University (US), with a specific focus on film (2012). From 2012-2015, I worked on pedagogically-innovative Humanities curriculum at Antioch College (US). I am project leader of the NFR-funded project Imagining Positive Energy Futures (2025-2029) and course coordinator for HFO1004: Special Topics in the Environmental Humanities, a lecture & project-based learning course on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics in the humanities.
Current projects:
Imagining Positive Energy Futures (starts in January 2025-2029) will look at the ongoing energy transition in two regions of Norway – Orkland in mid-Norway and Hammerfest in the north – where understanding community resistance figures as a top priority for local government. Along with these local governments and private sector actors, we aim to understand the energy transition as a process of transformation, which is not just technological but also involves new understandings and contexts, the production of new values, and imagined futures. Making use of novel knowledge practices from the social sciences and humanities, IPEF will combine ethnographic fieldwork with the creative formats of speculative fiction and documentary as alternative vantage points from which we can mobilize futures.
Feminist participatory action study on diversity and inclusion in jazz music education in Norway (PhD advisor)
SustainDiT: Sustainable Digital Transformations
My research interests include:
Environmental humanities & energy futures
Micro-phenomenology & embodiment
Feminist pedagogy
Teaching and learning projects:
Development of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in Norway-Japan education partnerships
Norway - Japan: Bridging Research and Education in Gender Equality and Diversity (INTPART 2019-2023)
Teaching Gender Equality and Diversity in Norway and Japan (UTFORSK: 2021-2025)
Publications
2025
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Dankertsen, Astri;
Tørrisplass, Ann-Torill;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Hellstrand, Ingvil;
Orning, Sara Elisabeth Sellevold.
(2025)
Hvordan underviser vi kjønnsstudier? En samtale om lærebøker i kjønnsforskningsfeltet.
Other presentation
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Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Strömberg, Helena;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Diamond, Lisa;
Garzon, Giulia;
Kuch, Declan.
(2025)
The role of gender, age, and income in demand-side management acceptance: A literature review.
Energy Efficiency
Academic literature review
2024
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Stai, Elisabeth Prytz;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes.
(2024)
Å gjøre kjønnsbevisst foreldreskap i dagens Norge: Forståelser og praksiser.
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning
Academic article
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Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Diallo, Oda-Kange Midtvåge;
Friborg, Nico Miskow;
hartline, france rose;
Hellstrand, Ingvil.
(2024)
(Un)learning with Absence: A Dialogue with Critical Feminist
Educators in Scandinavia.
Transformative Dialogues (TD): Teaching and Learning Journal
Academic article
2023
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Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Christensen, Liv Quist.
(2023)
“You should be more cute, you know”: cuteness and negotiations of power in Japanese vocal jazz.
European Journal of Musicology (EJM)
Academic article
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Branlat, Jennifer.
(2023)
Microaggressions.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2022
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Vatterholm, Julie Kristin;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Maskulinitet i helsefag - en kvalitativ studie av menns erfaringer i et kvinnedominert yrke.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
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Ristic, Mariana Emilia;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Ingeniører og "kvinnelige ingeniører" - En kvalitativ undersøkelse av erfaringer med utdanningsvalg, utdanningsløp og fremtidig arbeidsliv.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
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Elgazi-Lillegård, Karoline Jasmin;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Tvungen omsorg som løsning? En kvalitativ undersøkelse av problemrepresentasjoner.
NTNU
NTNU
Masters thesis
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Branlat, Jennifer;
Velasquez, Juan;
Hellstrand, Ingvil Førland.
(2022)
Tentacular Classrooms: Feminist Transformative Learning for Thinking and Sensing.
Journal of Transformative Education
Academic article
2021
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Branlat, Jennifer;
Bolsø, Agnes;
Ishii-Kuntz, Masako.
(2021)
Becoming a feminist academic in Japan and Norway: A dialogue with Professors Masako Ishii-Kuntz and Agnes Bolsø.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Branlat, Jennifer;
Ringrose, Priscilla.
(2021)
Masculinity in contemporary Viking and Samurai comedies: ‘It’s not really me, that fear-based leadership style stuff’.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Branlat, Jennifer;
Sano, Junko.
(2021)
Creating more equal partnerships: Home Economics education and gender equality in Japan and Norway.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Branlat, Jennifer.
(2021)
Teaching with feminist values: A dialogical narrative analysis of gender studies educator narratives.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Branlat, Jennifer;
Øygardslia, Kristine.
(2019)
Promoting gender equality from within: Women in STEM at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Gender and Culture in Asia
Academic article
2015
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Branlat, Jennifer.
(2015)
Female flânerie and coming of age: Henri Decoin’s Abus de confiance (1937).
French Screen Studies
Academic article
Journal publications
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Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Strömberg, Helena;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Diamond, Lisa;
Garzon, Giulia;
Kuch, Declan.
(2025)
The role of gender, age, and income in demand-side management acceptance: A literature review.
Energy Efficiency
Academic literature review
-
Stai, Elisabeth Prytz;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes.
(2024)
Å gjøre kjønnsbevisst foreldreskap i dagens Norge: Forståelser og praksiser.
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning
Academic article
-
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Diallo, Oda-Kange Midtvåge;
Friborg, Nico Miskow;
hartline, france rose;
Hellstrand, Ingvil.
(2024)
(Un)learning with Absence: A Dialogue with Critical Feminist
Educators in Scandinavia.
Transformative Dialogues (TD): Teaching and Learning Journal
Academic article
-
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Christensen, Liv Quist.
(2023)
“You should be more cute, you know”: cuteness and negotiations of power in Japanese vocal jazz.
European Journal of Musicology (EJM)
Academic article
-
Branlat, Jennifer;
Velasquez, Juan;
Hellstrand, Ingvil Førland.
(2022)
Tentacular Classrooms: Feminist Transformative Learning for Thinking and Sensing.
Journal of Transformative Education
Academic article
-
Branlat, Jennifer;
Øygardslia, Kristine.
(2019)
Promoting gender equality from within: Women in STEM at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Gender and Culture in Asia
Academic article
-
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2015)
Female flânerie and coming of age: Henri Decoin’s Abus de confiance (1937).
French Screen Studies
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Branlat, Jennifer.
(2023)
Microaggressions.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Branlat, Jennifer;
Bolsø, Agnes;
Ishii-Kuntz, Masako.
(2021)
Becoming a feminist academic in Japan and Norway: A dialogue with Professors Masako Ishii-Kuntz and Agnes Bolsø.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Branlat, Jennifer;
Ringrose, Priscilla.
(2021)
Masculinity in contemporary Viking and Samurai comedies: ‘It’s not really me, that fear-based leadership style stuff’.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Branlat, Jennifer;
Sano, Junko.
(2021)
Creating more equal partnerships: Home Economics education and gender equality in Japan and Norway.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2021)
Teaching with feminist values: A dialogical narrative analysis of gender studies educator narratives.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
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Vatterholm, Julie Kristin;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Maskulinitet i helsefag - en kvalitativ studie av menns erfaringer i et kvinnedominert yrke.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
-
Ristic, Mariana Emilia;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Ingeniører og "kvinnelige ingeniører" - En kvalitativ undersøkelse av erfaringer med utdanningsvalg, utdanningsløp og fremtidig arbeidsliv.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masters thesis
-
Elgazi-Lillegård, Karoline Jasmin;
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø;
Branlat, Jennifer.
(2022)
Tvungen omsorg som løsning? En kvalitativ undersøkelse av problemrepresentasjoner.
NTNU
NTNU
Masters thesis
UTSTILLING
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Dankertsen, Astri;
Tørrisplass, Ann-Torill;
Branlat, Jennifer Elise;
Hellstrand, Ingvil;
Orning, Sara Elisabeth Sellevold.
(2025)
Hvordan underviser vi kjønnsstudier? En samtale om lærebøker i kjønnsforskningsfeltet.
Other presentation
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureOrning, Sara Elisabeth Sellevold; Branlat, Jennifer Elise; Hellstrand, Ingvil; Tørrisplass, Ann-Torill; Dankertsen, Astri; Førde, Kristin Engh. (2025) "Hvordan underviser vi kjønnsstudier? En samtale om lærebøker i kjønnsforskningsfeltet. Keynote panel med Astri Dankertsen, Ann-Torill Tørrisplass, Jennifer Branlat, Ingvil Hellstrand, Sara E. S. Orning. Kjønnsforskning NÅ! , Oslo 2025-06-05 - 2025-06-06
2024
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Academic lectureBranlat, Jennifer Elise; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2024) Precious caring in precarity - the lived experience of receiving a micro-affirmation in academia. Organization Journal Virtual Conference: Organizing Critical Solidarities amidst a Divisive World: Reveal, Reconnect, Reimagine, Rehearse and Revolt for Social Justice , Virtual 2024-12-09 - 2024-12-11
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Academic lectureBranlat, Jennifer Elise; Matre, Dixie. (2024) Integrating Global Learning into Everyday Classroom Practices. Læringsfestivalen Spring 2024 , Trondheim 2024-05-28 - 2024-05-29
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Academic lectureBranlat, Jennifer Elise. (2024) Experiences of receiving care and kindness in academia. European Mind and Life Summer Research Institute , Lama Tzong Khapa Institute (ILTK) 2024-08-03 - 2024-08-08
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Academic lectureSørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Branlat, Jennifer Elise; Heimann, Katrin; Saggurti, Suneetha; Karlson, Sophia Martine Kleist. (2024) What it is like to be affirmed – a micro-phenomenological study about micro-affirmations in academia. Symposium: Flourishing at the University and Beyond , Aarhus 2024-02-24 - 2024-02-24
2023
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer Elise. (2023) Problematising 'gender equality' in the Norwegian context. Guest lecture for nursing students from Japan , Kongsvinger 2023-08-17 - 2023-08-17
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Academic lectureBranlat, Jennifer Elise; Sørensen, Siri. (2023) Beyond categories: Exploring the micro-level experiences of exclusion and inclusion. Diversity and Difference: Studies in Subjectivation , Kiel 2023-09-28 - 2023-09-30
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LectureHenriksen, Ida Marie; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Branlat, Jennifer Elise; Woods, Ruth. (2023) Hvordan kan Elvia hjelpe disse målgruppene med å senke og endre strømbruket sitt?. Fag kafé , Oslo 2023-09-29 - 2023-09-29
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Academic lectureStrömberg, Helena; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Diamond, Lisa; Branlat, Jennifer Elise; Motnikar, Lenart; Garzon, Giulia. (2023) The role of gender, age and income in demand-side management acceptance: a literature review. BEHAVE 2023 , Maastricht 2023-11-28 - 2023-11-29
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LectureAsk, Kristine; Branlat, Jennifer Elise. (2023) Panel on teaching-based research. KULTdag 2023 2023-06-15 - 2023-06-15
2022
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer. (2022) Researching with feminist pedagogy. Workshop on Feminist Pedagogy , Online 2022-10-28 - 2022-10-28
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer. (2022) Research and teaching collaboration between Center for Gender Research and Ochanomizu University. 2nd NTNU Internationalization Conference: Rethinking international knowledge cooperation in a changing world - NTNU , Trondheim 2022-12-06 - 2022-12-07
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer; Ringrose, Priscilla. (2022) Same but different? Transnational research and educational collaboration in gender equality and diversity. ASIANET 2022: Asia and Fragmented Globalisations , Trondheim 2022-06-16 - 2022-06-17
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer. (2022) From coverage to connection Using feminist pedagogy to transform curriculum. Transformative Pedagogies in Academia , Tromsø 2022-04-29 - 2022-04-29
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer. (2022) From research to education collaboration - Teaching gender equality and diversity in Norway and Japan. Panorama Conference 2022 , Bergen 2022-06-14 - 2022-06-15
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer. (2022) Webinar Gender equality in Japan: creating opportunities for business and education cooperation. Webinar , Trondheim/online 2022-11-29 - 2022-11-29
2021
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LectureBranlat, Jennifer; Heimann, Katrin. (2021) Using micro-phenomenology with child participants: a pilot study. Ph.D. course in Childhood Studies guest lecture , Fondazione Reggio Children 2021-10-26 - 2021-10-28
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Academic lectureSkjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Ryghaug, Marianne; Branlat, Jennifer; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Pitkänen, Outi. (2021) Gender and emergent technologies: beyond stereotypes and binaries?. workshop on gender and energy technologies , zoom 2021-11-04 -
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Academic lectureFriborg, Nico Miskow; hartline, france rose; Diallo, Oda-Kange Midtvåge; Branlat, Jennifer; Hellstrand, Ingvil Førland. (2021) Teaching and (un)learning in Gender Studies. Kjønnsforskning NÅ! , Tråante 2021-05-27 - 2021-05-28
2020
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LectureSchulman, Sarah; Raha, Nat; Hellesund, Tone; Branlat, Jennifer; Zarranz, Libe Garcia; Hilder, Thomas Richard. (2020) Pandemics, Archives, Justice: A Webinar with Sarah Schulman. Literature and Cultural History Research Group Seminar , NTNU 2020-11-11 - 2020-11-11