Kari Melby
Background and activities
Curriculum Vitae
KARI MELBY
Born 1949, Dr.philos., Professor emeria, Historian, Department of interdisciplinary studies of culture Norwegian university of science and technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Tel. 47 918 97 154 (mobile), kari.melby@ntnu.no
Education
Cand.mag. (sosiologi, geografi, historie) Universitetet i Oslo 1973
Cand.philol. Historie hovedfag, Universitetet i Oslo 1977
Dr.philos. Historie, Universitetet i Trondheim 1995
Positions since 1990
1990-98 Head of Research, Centre for Gender Research, University of Trondheim (from 1996 NTNU)1994- Professor, Center for Gender Research
1999 - Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary studies of culture, NTNU
2002-2005 Head of Department of Interdisciplinary studies of culture, NTNU
2005- 2009 Vice-Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts, NTNU
2009- 2017 Pro-Rector of Research, NTNU
2017- Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary studies of culture, NTNU
Selected academic assignments
· Member of Royal Norwegian Academy of Science
· Member of the Executive Board, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim 1996-1998
· Member of the Research Committee for History, Research Council of Norway (RCN) 1995-1997
· Member of the Programme Committee, Cultural studies, RCN, 1996-2001
· Chairperson of Research Board, Division of Culture and Society, RCN, 2001-2003
· Vice-chair Research Board, Division of Science, RCN, 2003- 2006
· Member, Network Board, HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area), 2004-
· The Standing Committee for the Humanities (SCH), European Science Foundation, 2003-2009, Member of Core Group, SCH, 2007-2009
· Chairperson, Committee for Mainstreaming – Women in Science, appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, 2004-2007
· Chairperson, Steering Committee for the nomination of Nordic Centres of Excellence in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Joint Committee of the Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS), 2004-2005
· Chairperson Joint Committee of the Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) 2008
· Member of The Executive Board, Research Council of Norway (RCN), 2007-2014
· Chairperson of Research Board, Division of Science, Research Council of Norway (RCN), 2007-2014
· Member of The Executive Board, University of Copenhagen, 2012-2020
· Chairperson of Board, NTNU Samfunnsforskning A/S, 2014-2020
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests
Modern history, gender studies, cultural studies
Most important publications
Kari Melby, Anu Pylkkänen, Bente Rosenbeck og Christina Carlsson Wetterberg. Inte ett ord om kärlek. Äktenskap och politikk i Norden ca. 1850-1930, (The Nordic Marriage Modell: Marriage and Politics in the Nordic Countries ca. 1850-1930), Makadam forlag, Stockholm 2006
”Husmortid 1900-1960”, i Hagemann, Gro; Kari Melby; Hege Roll-Hansen; Hilde Sandvik og Ingvild Øye: Med kjønnsperspektiv på norsk historie. Cappelen Damm Akademisk, Oslo 2020, s. 327-429
Kall og kamp. Norsk Sykepleierforbunds historie, Cappelen Forlag, Oslo 1990, 2000
Kvinnelighetens strategier. Norges Husmorforbund 1915-1940 og Norges Lærerinneforbund 1912-1940. Dr.philos.avhandling, Universitetet i Trondheim, 1995 (trykt som Skriftserie 4/97, Senter for kvinneforskning, NTNU, 1997)
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2009) Reproduksjon som fortolkningsramme for de nordiske velferdsstater: Foucault møter Giddens. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning.
- (2006) Niels Finn Christiansen, Klaus Petersen, Nils Edling & Per Haave (eds.): The Nordic Model of Welfare - a Historical Reappraisal. Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge). vol. 85 (4).
- (2006) The Nordic Model of Marriage. Women's History Review. vol. 15 (4).
- (2004) Sterilisering på svensk. Historisk tidskrift (Sverige).
- (2001) Liberalisering av skilsmisse - en nordisk modell?. Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge). vol. 80 (3).
- (2000) Profesjonalisering og underordning blant svenske jordmødre. Historisk tidskrift (Sverige).
- (1999) Kvinnelig yrkesinspeksjon i Sverige. Historisk tidskrift (Sverige).
Books
- (2008) Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition?. Policy Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1-84742-066-4.
- (2006) Inte ett ord om kärlek. Äktenskap och politik i Norden ca. 1850-1930. Makadam Förlag. 2006. ISBN 91-7061-020-7.
- (2004) Kultur og kjønn. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. 2004. ISBN 82-7634-602-2. Kulturstudier (38).
- (2000) The Nordic Model of Marriage and the Welfare State. 2000.
- (1999) Kulturforståelser i fagene. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. 1999. ISBN 82-7634-367-8.
- (1999) Kulturforståelser i fagene. 1999. ISBN 82-7634-367-8.
- (1999) Ægteskab i Norden fra Saxo til i dag. 1999.
Part of book/report
- (2008) Omsorgsbasert medborgerskap. En norsk løsning?. På kant med historien. Studier i køn, videnskab og lidenskab tilegnet Bente Rosenbeck på hendes 60-årsdag.
- (2008) A Nordic model of gender equality? Introduction. Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition?.
- (2008) The claim of economic citizenship: the concept of equality in a historical context. Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition?.
- (2007) Disiplinering til reproduksjon. Når heteroseksualiteten må forklare seg.
- (2005) Husmortid. 1900-1950. Med kjønnsperspektiv på norsk historie: Fra vikingtid til 2000-årsskiftet, 2 utgave.
- (2003) Ekteskapets vitenskapeliggjøring? Debatten om medisinske ekteskapshindringer blant leger omkring 1910. Benum, Edgeir m.fl. (red.). Den mangfoldige velferden. Festskrift til Anne-Lise Seip.