Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Born (1962-02-06) 6 February 1962 (age 62)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
AwardsResearch Council of Norway's Award for Excellence in Communication of Science (2002) University of Oslo's Award for Popularisation of Science (2000 and, on behalf of CULCOM, 2010) University of Oslo Research Prize 2017
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oslo

Geir Thomas Hylland Eriksen (born February 6, 1962) is a Norwegian anthropologist known for his scholarly and popular writing on globalization, identity, ethnicity, and nationalism. He is currently Professor of Social Anthropology in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.[1] He has previously served as the President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (2015-2016),[2] as well as the Editor of Samtiden (1993-2001), Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift (1993-1997), the Journal of Peace Research, and Ethnos.[3]

Eriksen is among the most prolific and highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and has been recognized for his remarkable success in bringing an anthropological perspective to a broader, non-academic audience.[4][5][6][7][8] In Norway, Eriksen is a well-known public intellectual whose advocacy of diversity and cultural pluralism has earned both praise and scorn.[9] Right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, cited Eriksen critically in his manifesto[10] and during his 2012 trial.[11]

In the academy and beyond, Eriksen has been highly decorated for his scholarship. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from Stockholm University (2011), the University of Copenhagen (2021),[12] and Charles University in Prague (2021),[13] as well as one of anthropology's most prestigious honors, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography's Gold Medal (2022). He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[14]

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  2. ^ "EASA Newsletter No 68". www.easaonline.org. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ Schackt, Jon; Siverts, Henning (30 November 2023), "Thomas Hylland Eriksen", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 5 April 2024
  4. ^ Mathews, Gordon (3 April 2019). "Why Anthropologists Don't Reach the Public: A Rumination on Books of Thomas Hylland Eriksen". Anthropological Forum. 29 (2): 172–184. doi:10.1080/00664677.2018.1502074. ISSN 0066-4677.
  5. ^ "Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen received an honorary doctorate from Charles University – AJEC Blog". 11 November 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Portrettintervju av Thomas Hylland Eriksen by Universitetsforlaget - Issuu". issuu.com. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Dette er akademias småkonger". klassekampen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ fagredaktør, Erik Tunstad (25 November 2005). "Kommentar: En Hyllest til Hylland Eriksen". www.forskning.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ Toje, Asle (12 November 2012). "Finnes Thomas Hylland Eriksen?". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Drapsmannen la ut detaljert «terrordagbok»". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  11. ^ Vestad, Balder (17 April 2012). "- Stakkarslige Breivik har misforstått". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  12. ^ Webmaster (25 November 2021). "Honorary Doctor Thomas Hylland Eriksen". anthropology.ku.dk. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen received an honorary doctorate from Charles University – AJEC Blog". 11 November 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Gruppe 2: Kulturfag og estetiske fag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 14 May 2013.