Academic interests
My PhD project is an examination of female actors in the early socialist movements, referred to by many as utopian socialism. A discussion of this term, invented by Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), will be included in the broader analysis of my project. The main focus of the project is to map and analyze the networks in early socialism (1800-1848), especially the role of women in establishing networks between France and England, and eventually in the United States. The project highlights women’s role in the early “utopian” socialist movements – Owenism, Fourierism and Saint-Simonianism – and the way many of the networks in and between these movements were created, facilitated and maintained through active female participants. The project revolves around three main themes: women's networking in early socialism, women's utopian ideology, and utopian socialism as religion.
- Utopian socialism
- Politics and religion
- The revolutions of 1848
- Marxism
- Network analysis
- History of concepts
Background
Interdisciplinary master's degree, "European Culture" (EKUL), with specialization in History of Ideas/Intellectual History from the University of Oslo and Uppsala University (2022-2024). Master's thesis: “Shall man be free & woman be a slave?” – An analysis of women’s letter-writing as political tools. Anna Doyle Wheeler’s political thinking, networking, and intermediary role in the emerging socialist movements of the 19th century.
Positions held
- Editorial team of Norwegian Journal for the History of Ideas, Arr - idéhistorisk tidsskrift