News Magazine
Our news magazine is an independent online newspaper and a member of the Norwegian Specialised Press Association Fagpressen.
The most read articles in 2025
An article on Knausgård, masculinity and "My Struggle" was Kilden magazine's most read article in 2025. The other most read articles cover a variety of issues: from angel healing to Ruth Reese and anti-racism in Norway.
The UN’s International Women’s Year generated enthusiasm for women’s peace work
The organisation Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom was a driving force for the recognition of women’s role in peacebuilding.
Equality research in the Arctic overlooks local conditions
There are major socio-cultural differences between the north and south, according to researcher Mervi Heikkinen. Many students in Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland are the first in their family to pursue higher education.
Prostitution, homosexuality and public scandals: When the Danes discovered «heterosexuality»
In 1906, 14 men were charged with homosexual offences in Denmark, initiating a wave of press reports and public debate about sexual orientation and citizenship.
“It’s hard to overstate how important Judith Butler has become"
The philosopher is regarded as academic superstar by some, controversial activist by others. "Butler’s influence extends well beyond academia", says Amund Rake Hoffart.
Fewer young women want children
The average age of first-time mothers continues to rise. This may help explain why the percentage of young women wanting to have children has fallen from 2019 to 2022, according to Sara Cools.
Study on men and abortion: All of them felt loss of control
What is it like for a man when a woman considers abortion? Hege Follestad has gained insight into men’s fear and uncertainty in her doctoral dissertation.
Hot topics in the Nordic courts
Trans people, indigenous peoples and consent law: Daniela Alaattinoğlu’s award-winning research challenges the Nordic region’s perception of itself as a leader on minority rights.
Online violence is silencing academics
Academic disagreement and critical engagement are essential to knowledge production. But the line is crossed when critique targets the person rather than the scholarship, writes Hande Eslen-Ziya.
Angel healing courses and self-help books compensate for shortcomings in the welfare state
"It's striking how many women attend yoga classes and try alternative healing," says Suvi Salmenniemi, who is researching therapeutic culture.
Amazons of the far Right
An increasing number of far-right parties in Europe are led by women. Yet, these parties have relatively few women among their voters, members, and elected representatives, according to researchers.
NEWS FROM KILDEN:
The first issue this year is an open issue. But even though the articles are varied, all of them are aimed at hot topics in the public debate. The articles illustrate the breadth of the field of gender research and examine in different ways how power works. You can read about transmasculines' experiences of discussing their own desire for reproduction during treatment for gender incongruence. You can also read a discursive analysis of Christian conservative mobilization against teaching about gender in school, as well as about how gender and resistance can have a mobilizing effect in gender equality work in academia.
Amazons of the far Right
An increasing number of far-right parties in Europe are led by women. Yet, these parties have relatively few women among their voters, members, and elected representatives, according to researchers.
"My struggle" – the struggle to be a man and a writer
"Knausgård's novel thematises men who can’t find their place in the modern masculine role," says Professor Inger Skjelsbæk.
What's up?
KFL9036 – Power, Knowledge, and Materialism: Working with the foundations of Institutional Ethnography (IE)
At its core, Institutional Ethnography (IE) (Smith 1986; Smith 1990; Smith 2005) is posing a radical critique of sociology as an objectifying form of knowledge. It insists on grounding the exploration of ruling relations in everyday life and experience.
This PhD course and workshop offers an opportunity to engage with key ideas that form the basis of that critique and to reflect on how to mobilize them in their own work.
This course is organized by the Centre for Gender Research at the Univeristy of Oslo. Applications are due by February 1 2026.
KFL9035 – Early Beauvoir: Moral philosophy, ethics, and existentialism
This course is intended for PhD students working on Simone de Beauvoir who would benefit from a deep understanding of her philosophical beginnings and early publications, considering her ethics as important for their projects.
This course is organized by the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo. Applications are due by March 1 2026.
