Kerstin Sundman

Social Anthropology
Ph D, Lecturer

About

Speaks Spanish.

Areas of interest

Gender, feminism, human rights, cultural negotiations, cultural change and cultural diversity, social movements, Spain, the Mediterranean area, Western Europe

Ongoing research

The significance of media for feminist movements: the example of Spain
In order to understand the media´s significance for social movements it is necessary to have knowledge both about their role in society and about how they are understood and used by the movements. The project is a study of media-related discourses and practices in the feminist movement in Spain, with special reference to new communication technologies like the Internet. Through a historical comparison of media discourses on gender, feminism and social change it will also shed light on Spanish media´s role as fora for cultural negotiations.

Teaching and tutoring

Teach and supervise at the undergraduate and graduate levels in social anthropology and courses related to the teachers´ training programme.

Field experience

14 months of fieldwork in Madrid 1989-1990 funded by HSFR, 2 months Minor Field Study (MFS) in Costa Rica in 1991 financed by Sida.

Selected conferences & presentations

Mellan hemmet och institutionerna – gatans betydelse i feministisk diskurs och handling, ett spanskt perspektiv, SANT-konferensen, Göteborg 1997