Ellen Mortensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 307104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellen Mortensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Mortensen |
| SIGNATURE | MORTENSEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4483-7294 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Fury’s Revenge
In this reading of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, the theme of revenge is explored, as it relates to the protagonist’s ecofeminist revolt against what she considers to be a male-dominated society, which disregards human and animal life in its pursuit of power and profit. The novel is investigated through an analysis of plot structure and character analysis, and reveals how Janina Duszejko, an irate elderly lady…
Sexuate difference in a time of terror
This paper argues for the benefits of approaching the terrorist attacks executed by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway on 22 July 2011 from the perspective of Luce Irigaray's philosophy. In Breivik's right-wing manifesto 2083, he identifies the triumvirate cultural Marxism, Islam and feminism as the main culprits for Europe's decay. Despite arguing for the superiority of the white European race, and the dangers of immigration and religious pluralit…
Feminist Philosophy in Norway, with a View to the Other Nordic Countries
Butches and nomads
In this essay, a critique on the blatant dynamic imperative in contemporary feminist theory is presented. In Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1990) and Rosi Braidotti's Nomadic Subjects (1994), the theoreticians project a feminist subject of heroic proportions: dynamic, active and subversive. Theoretically, this dynamism can be traced back to Nietzsche's tragic thinking. But what has become of Nietzsche's meditation on death, decay and destruction…
Butches and nomads
In this essay, a critique on the blatant dynamic imperative in contemporary feminist theory is presented. In Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1990) and Rosi Braidotti's Nomadic Subjects (1994), the theoreticians project a feminist subject of heroic proportions: dynamic, active and subversive. Theoretically, this dynamism can be traced back to Nietzsche's tragic thinking. But what has become of Nietzsche's meditation on death, decay and destruction…
Butches and nomads
In this essay, a critique on the blatant dynamic imperative in contemporary feminist theory is presented. In Judith Butler's Gender Trouble (1990) and Rosi Braidotti's Nomadic Subjects (1994), the theoreticians project a feminist subject of heroic proportions: dynamic, active and subversive. Theoretically, this dynamism can be traced back to Nietzsche's tragic thinking. But what has become of Nietzsche's meditation on death, decay and destruction…
Feminist Philosophy in Norway, with a View to the Other Nordic Countries
Sexuate difference in a time of terror
This paper argues for the benefits of approaching the terrorist attacks executed by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway on 22 July 2011 from the perspective of Luce Irigaray's philosophy. In Breivik's right-wing manifesto 2083, he identifies the triumvirate cultural Marxism, Islam and feminism as the main culprits for Europe's decay. Despite arguing for the superiority of the white European race, and the dangers of immigration and religious pluralit…
The Fury’s Revenge
In this reading of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, the theme of revenge is explored, as it relates to the protagonist’s ecofeminist revolt against what she considers to be a male-dominated society, which disregards human and animal life in its pursuit of power and profit. The novel is investigated through an analysis of plot structure and character analysis, and reveals how Janina Duszejko, an irate elderly lady…
Sociology (4 works) · Feminism (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Character (mathematics) (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)