Tiina Maria Pursiainen Rosenberg (born Tiina Maria Pursiainen; 7 July 1958) is a Finnish-born Swedish academic and feminist, who is Professor of Theatre and

Performance Studies Performance studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses performance as a lens and a tool to study the world. The term ''performance'' is broad, and can include artistic and aesthetic performances like concerts, theatrical events, ...

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

. She has formerly been Professor of Gender Studies at

and

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion University of the Arts Helsinki The University of the Arts Helsinki ( fi, Taideyliopisto, sv, Konstuniversitetet), also known as Uniarts Helsinki, is a Finnish arts university that was launched in the beginning of 2013. Apart from a few exceptions, it is the only university i ...

. She was a founding member and board member of the Feminist Initiative political party.

Career

Rosenberg was born and raised in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, but made her academic career in Sweden. She studied

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

studies at Stockholm University, and earned her PhD in 1993 with the dissertation ''En regissörs estetik: Ludvig Josephson och den tidigare teaterregin'' (A director's aesthetics). Her research areas include

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 ...

theatre studies Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychobiological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also e ...

performance studies Performance studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses performance as a lens and a tool to study the world. The term ''performance'' is broad, and can include artistic and aesthetic performances like concerts, theatrical events, ...

queer studies Queer studies, sexual diversity studies, or LGBT studies is the education of topics relating to sexual orientation and gender identity usually focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender dysphoria, asexual, queer, questioning, inte ...

feminist theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and feminist ...

and

cultural studies Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the political dynamics of contemporary culture (including popular culture) and its historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers generally investigate how cultural practices re ...

. Rosenberg has previously been a Professor of Gender Studies at

and at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Småland Nation, Lund Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized f ...

from 2006 to 2012. She served as rector of the

University of the Arts Helsinki The University of the Arts Helsinki ( fi, Taideyliopisto, sv, Konstuniversitetet), also known as Uniarts Helsinki, is a Finnish arts university that was launched in the beginning of 2013. Apart from a few exceptions, it is the only university i ...

from 2013 to 2015. She frequently appears in the role of public intellectual in the areas of cultural policy, equality, gender, democracy, and human rights. Rosenberg identifies as a

queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ...

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

. She is a founding member of the

party Feminist Initiative and was formerly a member of the party's executive board.

Selected bibliography

*''Byxbegär'' (Anamma, 2000) *''Queerfeministisk agenda'' (Atlas, 2002) *''Besvärliga människor. Teatersamtal med

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (born 20 June 1944) is a Swedish film director stage director and screenwriter. She won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film ''The Mozart Brothers''. Biography Suzanne Osten was born in ...

'' (Atlas, 2004) *''Teater i Sverige'' (with Lena Hammergren, Karin Helander and

Willmar Sauter Willmar may refer to: Places *Willmar, Minnesota, United States **Willmar Air Force Station **Willmar Municipal Airport **Willmar Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota *Willmars, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany People *Jean-Jacques Willmar (179 ...

, Gidlunds, 2004) *''Könet brinner!

Judith Butler Judith Pamela Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory. In 1993, Butler ...

s texter i urval'' (Natur och Kultur 2005) *''L-ordet: Vart tog alla lesbiska vägen?'' (Normal förlag, 2007) *'' Bögarnas Zarah - diva, ikon och kult'' (Normal förlag, 2009) *''Ilska, hop och solidaritet: Med feministisk scenkonst in i framtiden'' (Atlas, 2012) *''Arvot mekin ansaitsemme. Kansakunta, demokratia ja tasa-arvo'' (Tammi 2014) *''Don't Be Quiet, Start a Riot. Essays on Feminism and Performance'' (Stockholm University Press 2016) *''Mästerregissören. När Ludvig Josephson tog Europa till Sverige'' (Atlantis, 2017) *''HBTQ spelar roll – mellan garderob och kanon'' (Leopard 2018) *''The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Feminisms in Contemporary Performance'' (Palgrave MacMillan 2021) *''Berätta, överleva, inte drunkna: Antirasism, dekolonisering och migration i svensk teater'' (Atlas, 2022)

References

1958 births Feminist Initiative (Sweden) politicians Swedish LGBT writers Living people Academic staff of Lund University Queer theorists Academic staff of Stockholm University Swedish feminists Swedish people of Finnish descent 21st-century Swedish women politicians Swedish women academics Queer feminists {{sweden-politician-stub