Ingvil Hellstrand
Biographic Data
| ID | 277593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ingvil Hellstrand |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ingvil |
| FAMILY NAME | Hellstrand |
| SIGNATURE | HELLSTRAND I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1959-9258 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender imaginaries in sci-fi and real-life AI and the ongoing relevance of second-wave feminism
This paper argues that situated imaginaries (Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler 2002) of gender roles in science fiction are instrumental to understanding stereotypes in the design and use of real-life technology–and ultimately, provide insight into the continuity and change of gender norms in society. Through the lens of situated imaginaries, the paper revisits the iconic 1975 dystopian film The Stepford Wives and its 2004 remake, both portraying subserv…
“Emotion is Another Kind of Information”
This review explores entanglements of the theoretical and affective impacts of an art exhibition called Caring Futures which was part of an interdisciplinary research project. The review is a qualitative analysis of the exhibition, and is interspersed with our experiential, affective, and creative reflections and responses to the exhibition. Creative and imaginative approaches inspire us as researchers and supported our interactions with this exh…
Science fiction fra velferdsstaten
Teknologi og digitalisering har blitt en selvfølgelig del av den norske velferdsstaten, og blir ofte presentert som en løsning på framtidas utfordringer, særlig i helse- og omsorgssektoren. Men hva står på spill i slike tekno-optimistiske fortellinger? I denne artikkelen leser jeg statlige utredninger knyttet til teknologi, velferd og omsorg opp mot forfatter Cathrine Knudsens science fiction-univers i romanene Av menneskehånd (2017) og Den siste…
Caring Futures
How do we understand care, humanity, and vulnerability under new technological regimes? Do concepts of care change with increasing technology use? With these questions in mind, we curated the art exhibition Caring Futures at Sølvberget gallery in Stavanger, Norway in autumn 2022. Produced as part of the interdisciplinary research project “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” at the University of Stavanger…
Posthumanistiske muligheter og transhumanistiske blindspor i det antropocene
Både posthumanisme og transhumanisme er innganger til å problematisere grensene mellom teknologi, natur og mennesker i en tid der menneskene påvirker planeten jorden på helt fundamentale måter. Den menneskelige påvirkningen er så stor at det argumenteres for at jorden nå er inne i en ny geologisk tidsalder, navngitt som den «antropocene» tidsalder. I denne artikkelen gjør vi rede for transhumanisme og posthumanisme som ulike posisjoner i nye disk…
Real Humans
According to the Swedish science fiction TV series Äkta människor (Real Humans, SVT and Matador film 2012-2014), humanoid robots called 'hubots' are replacing the human workforce in care work and assembly line industries. Against the backdrop of current debates about immigration and citizenship in the Nordic countries, this article does a close, contextual reading of the series, exploring how the hubots influence work and family life. We are part…
Psychosocial and Symbolic Dimensions of the Breast Explored through a Visual Matrix
This article explores knowledge about the breast in lived experience, addressing a gap in empirical research on a highly gendered cultural trope and embodied organ. We present findings from a study that used a free-associative psychosocial method—the Visual Matrix—in order to stimulate expressions of tacit aspects of the breast, aiming to generate an understanding of relations between embodied and enculturated experiences. Our data revealed how a…
Promises, Monsters and Methodologies
From Metaphor to Metamorph? On Science Fiction and the Ethics of Transformative Encounters
This article explores how the science-fictional figure of the metamorph can serve as a feminist figuration, a tool for rethinking structures for determining sameness and difference. The article offers close readings of selected metamorphs in contemporary science fiction and connects these imaginaries/imageries to recent feminist debates about representation, materiality, and agency. I suggest that contemporary metamorphs in visual science fiction…
Almost the same, but not quite
This article explores how issues of 'not quite human-ness' expose the conditions of possibility of being considered human; of human ontology. I refer to these dynamics for identifying sameness and difference as ontological politics of recognition. Tracing the genealogies of passing, I situate passing and Othering socio-political regulation and ideological frameworks for conceptualising ontology. I am particularly concerned with how the notion of …
The Shape of Things to Come? Politics of Reproduction in the Contemporary Science Fiction Series “Battlestar Galactica”
In this article, I discuss how the politics of survival in the science fiction TV series "Battlestar Galactica" (BSG) correspond to contemporary biopolitics in late modern Western society. BSG takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where war between artificial, non-human bodies and organic, human bodies emphasizes the importance of sustained population growth and, ultimately, survival for the human race. The BSG survival narrative accentuates th…
Promises, Monsters and Methodologies
The Shape of Things to Come? Politics of Reproduction in the Contemporary Science Fiction Series “Battlestar Galactica”
In this article, I discuss how the politics of survival in the science fiction TV series "Battlestar Galactica" (BSG) correspond to contemporary biopolitics in late modern Western society. BSG takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where war between artificial, non-human bodies and organic, human bodies emphasizes the importance of sustained population growth and, ultimately, survival for the human race. The BSG survival narrative accentuates th…
Psychosocial and Symbolic Dimensions of the Breast Explored through a Visual Matrix
This article explores knowledge about the breast in lived experience, addressing a gap in empirical research on a highly gendered cultural trope and embodied organ. We present findings from a study that used a free-associative psychosocial method—the Visual Matrix—in order to stimulate expressions of tacit aspects of the breast, aiming to generate an understanding of relations between embodied and enculturated experiences. Our data revealed how a…
From Metaphor to Metamorph? On Science Fiction and the Ethics of Transformative Encounters
This article explores how the science-fictional figure of the metamorph can serve as a feminist figuration, a tool for rethinking structures for determining sameness and difference. The article offers close readings of selected metamorphs in contemporary science fiction and connects these imaginaries/imageries to recent feminist debates about representation, materiality, and agency. I suggest that contemporary metamorphs in visual science fiction…
Almost the same, but not quite
This article explores how issues of 'not quite human-ness' expose the conditions of possibility of being considered human; of human ontology. I refer to these dynamics for identifying sameness and difference as ontological politics of recognition. Tracing the genealogies of passing, I situate passing and Othering socio-political regulation and ideological frameworks for conceptualising ontology. I am particularly concerned with how the notion of …
The Shape of Things to Come? Politics of Reproduction in the Contemporary Science Fiction Series “Battlestar Galactica”
In this article, I discuss how the politics of survival in the science fiction TV series "Battlestar Galactica" (BSG) correspond to contemporary biopolitics in late modern Western society. BSG takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where war between artificial, non-human bodies and organic, human bodies emphasizes the importance of sustained population growth and, ultimately, survival for the human race. The BSG survival narrative accentuates th…
Almost the same, but not quite
This article explores how issues of 'not quite human-ness' expose the conditions of possibility of being considered human; of human ontology. I refer to these dynamics for identifying sameness and difference as ontological politics of recognition. Tracing the genealogies of passing, I situate passing and Othering socio-political regulation and ideological frameworks for conceptualising ontology. I am particularly concerned with how the notion of …
From Metaphor to Metamorph? On Science Fiction and the Ethics of Transformative Encounters
This article explores how the science-fictional figure of the metamorph can serve as a feminist figuration, a tool for rethinking structures for determining sameness and difference. The article offers close readings of selected metamorphs in contemporary science fiction and connects these imaginaries/imageries to recent feminist debates about representation, materiality, and agency. I suggest that contemporary metamorphs in visual science fiction…
Psychosocial and Symbolic Dimensions of the Breast Explored through a Visual Matrix
This article explores knowledge about the breast in lived experience, addressing a gap in empirical research on a highly gendered cultural trope and embodied organ. We present findings from a study that used a free-associative psychosocial method—the Visual Matrix—in order to stimulate expressions of tacit aspects of the breast, aiming to generate an understanding of relations between embodied and enculturated experiences. Our data revealed how a…
Promises, Monsters and Methodologies
Real Humans
According to the Swedish science fiction TV series Äkta människor (Real Humans, SVT and Matador film 2012-2014), humanoid robots called 'hubots' are replacing the human workforce in care work and assembly line industries. Against the backdrop of current debates about immigration and citizenship in the Nordic countries, this article does a close, contextual reading of the series, exploring how the hubots influence work and family life. We are part…
Posthumanistiske muligheter og transhumanistiske blindspor i det antropocene
Både posthumanisme og transhumanisme er innganger til å problematisere grensene mellom teknologi, natur og mennesker i en tid der menneskene påvirker planeten jorden på helt fundamentale måter. Den menneskelige påvirkningen er så stor at det argumenteres for at jorden nå er inne i en ny geologisk tidsalder, navngitt som den «antropocene» tidsalder. I denne artikkelen gjør vi rede for transhumanisme og posthumanisme som ulike posisjoner i nye disk…
Caring Futures
How do we understand care, humanity, and vulnerability under new technological regimes? Do concepts of care change with increasing technology use? With these questions in mind, we curated the art exhibition Caring Futures at Sølvberget gallery in Stavanger, Norway in autumn 2022. Produced as part of the interdisciplinary research project “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” at the University of Stavanger…
“Emotion is Another Kind of Information”
This review explores entanglements of the theoretical and affective impacts of an art exhibition called Caring Futures which was part of an interdisciplinary research project. The review is a qualitative analysis of the exhibition, and is interspersed with our experiential, affective, and creative reflections and responses to the exhibition. Creative and imaginative approaches inspire us as researchers and supported our interactions with this exh…
Science fiction fra velferdsstaten
Teknologi og digitalisering har blitt en selvfølgelig del av den norske velferdsstaten, og blir ofte presentert som en løsning på framtidas utfordringer, særlig i helse- og omsorgssektoren. Men hva står på spill i slike tekno-optimistiske fortellinger? I denne artikkelen leser jeg statlige utredninger knyttet til teknologi, velferd og omsorg opp mot forfatter Cathrine Knudsens science fiction-univers i romanene Av menneskehånd (2017) og Den siste…
Gender imaginaries in sci-fi and real-life AI and the ongoing relevance of second-wave feminism
This paper argues that situated imaginaries (Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler 2002) of gender roles in science fiction are instrumental to understanding stereotypes in the design and use of real-life technology–and ultimately, provide insight into the continuity and change of gender norms in society. Through the lens of situated imaginaries, the paper revisits the iconic 1975 dystopian film The Stepford Wives and its 2004 remake, both portraying subserv…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)