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Taran Palmstrøm Fenn

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Visiting address Blindernveien 31 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0313 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1020 Blindern 0315 Oslo
Other affiliations Faculty of Humanities (Student)

Academic interests

In my PhD-project I explore the role of natural phenomena in High Medieval European historical writings. I am interested in how environmental events such as extreme weather, natural disasters and good or bad harvests are temporalized and placed within historical narratives.

  • Intellectual history and textual cultures in the Latin Middle Ages
  • Temporality
  • Environmental humanities
  • Historical writings

Ongoing projects

“Chronicling the environment: Temporality and environmental imagination in medieval historical writing”. 

Background

Master in european culture with specialization in history of ideas from the University of Olso and Utrecht University 2023: In times of flood: Environmental Imagination in Odo of Châteauroux’ (c. 1190–1273) “Sermo in processione facta propter inundationem aquarum”.

Awards

  • Collegium Medievale's Master's Prize 2023

  • Georg Morgenstierne's Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the Master's Program for European Culture, Spring Semester 2023

Positions held

Tags: History of ideas, Temporality, Environmental Humanities

Publications

  • Myking, Synnøve Midtbø & Fenn, Taran Palmstrøm (2025). Med historia mellom hendene - Det norske institutt i Roma. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sørlie, Thale Elisabeth & Fenn, Taran Palmstrøm (2023). Å skrive oljehistorie: Intervju om norsk oljehistorie med Einar Lie. [Journal]. Arr: Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fenn, Taran Palmstrøm & Sørlie, Thale Elisabeth (2023). Olje. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. p. 1–2. Full text in Research Archive

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