Nina Lykke
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Nina Lykke is a Swedish professor
of gender studies
at Linköping University
.
Nina Lykke was born in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. She received a master’s degree in literature at University of Copenhagen
in 1981 and a doctorate degree in gender studies at Odense University
, Denmark in 1992. From 1984 until 1999 she was director of Women's Studies Center, the first of its kind in Denmark, at the University of Southern Denmark
. In 1999 she was appointed professor at Linköping University where she is head of Tema Gender.
Nina Lykke’s research focuses on feminist theory, including intersectionality studies, feminist cultural studies and feminist technoscience studies.
She is director of the international Centre of Gender Excellence, GEXcel, of the Nordic Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies and of the PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at Linköping University.
She is associate editor of the European Journal of Women Studies and advisor for several other scholarly feminist journals.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of gender studies
Gender studies
Gender studies is a field of interdisciplinary study which analyses race, ethnicity, sexuality and location.Gender study has many different forms. One view exposed by the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir said: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"...
at Linköping University
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
.
Nina Lykke was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. She received a master’s degree in literature at University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
in 1981 and a doctorate degree in gender studies at Odense University
Odense University
Odense University, now Syddansk Universitet Odense , has been part of the University of Southern Denmark since 1998 of which it forms the biggest campus. It is the university of Odense, Denmark's third largest city, and the island of Funen. When abbreviated, the university motto becomes FIONIA, the...
, Denmark in 1992. From 1984 until 1999 she was director of Women's Studies Center, the first of its kind in Denmark, at the University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen, Southern Jutland and Sealand - is a research and educational institution with deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching even further south, the university offers a number of...
. In 1999 she was appointed professor at Linköping University where she is head of Tema Gender.
Nina Lykke’s research focuses on feminist theory, including intersectionality studies, feminist cultural studies and feminist technoscience studies.
She is director of the international Centre of Gender Excellence, GEXcel, of the Nordic Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies and of the PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at Linköping University.
She is associate editor of the European Journal of Women Studies and advisor for several other scholarly feminist journals.