Tone Hellesund (born 1967) is a Norwegian
ethnologist
Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology) ...
who specializes in
gender studies
Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...
. After working at the
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (1995–97), she undertook a four-year doctorate with funding from the
Research Council of Norway. As of April 2022, she is Professor of Cultural Studies at the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at the
University of Bergen.
Biography
Born in
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
on 13 April 1967, Tone Hellesund grew up in
Åsane. She graduated with a master's degree in ethnology in 1995, after which she worked as an expert consultant at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. In 2002, she earned a Ph.D with a dissertation titled ''Den norske peppermø. Om kulturell konstituering av kjønn og organisering av enslighet 1870-1940.'' (The Norwegian Spinster. On the cultural constitution of gender and the organization of loneliness 1870-1940.)
[ Her writings also cover the first and second wave women's movement, homosexual identity, and those living outside normal families.][ In 2003, she was awarded the Meltser Mediation Prise (Meltzers formidlingspris) for the insights she expressed in her dissertation.
In a 2018, interview with Hellesund, Linda Marie Rustad examined how her views on single women had evolved since 2003, in particular in the light of women living alone with their children. Together with authors from Portugal, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom, Hellesund contributed to ''The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm'' (2020) in which she examines how couples, frequently consisting of unconventional partnerships, are surprisingly common throughout Europe despite changes in legislation.]
References
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1967 births
Living people
People from Molde
Norwegian ethnologists
Norwegian feminists
Gender studies academics
Academic staff of the University of Bergen