Frida Nilsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4142407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frida Nilsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frida |
| FAMILY NAME | Nilsson |
| SIGNATURE | NILSSON F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0439-8314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Dawn of Rights
This article explores efforts to integrate human rights into Swedish education during the early post-war era (1948–1966). Focusing on how human rights were conceptualized and justified, the study addresses a significant gap in the historiography of human rights education by investigating its development prior to the 1970s.By examining materials from the National Board of Education, and the first textbook on human rights for Swedish schools, we be…
Transformative narratives
There is growing interest in how helpers working with severely traumatized individuals are affected by their work. A sample of 69 persons working with war and torture survivors across specialized centers throughout Sweden filled out questionnaires evaluating negative (i.e., compassion fatigue—composed of secondary traumatic stress [STS] and burnout—depersonalization, and impairment of functioning) and positive (posttraumatic growth [PTG], compass…
Nödvändigheten av att integrera olika maktförståelser
In this article Frida Nilsson argues that feminist intersectional studies need to clarify different theoretical understandings of power. Empirical examples from her research in South Africa are used to exemplify the need to integrate cultural and structural understandings of power. Nilsson has interviewed ANC-women politicians about their views on lobola/bridewealth, which is a politically controversial institution widely supported both amongthe …
The breakdown of the sex/gender distinction in anthropological discourse
This contribution to the ongoing process of questioning the sex/gender distinction in feminist research sets out from two different points of departure. First, from an anthropological perspective, examples are given to help us “rethink” sex as a universal “given”. Second, it is examined how the distinction, when used in feminist analyses, has confused rather than clarified our understanding of sex/gender. Finally, the implications of the breakdow…
The breakdown of the sex/gender distinction in anthropological discourse
This contribution to the ongoing process of questioning the sex/gender distinction in feminist research sets out from two different points of departure. First, from an anthropological perspective, examples are given to help us “rethink” sex as a universal “given”. Second, it is examined how the distinction, when used in feminist analyses, has confused rather than clarified our understanding of sex/gender. Finally, the implications of the breakdow…
The breakdown of the sex/gender distinction in anthropological discourse
This contribution to the ongoing process of questioning the sex/gender distinction in feminist research sets out from two different points of departure. First, from an anthropological perspective, examples are given to help us “rethink” sex as a universal “given”. Second, it is examined how the distinction, when used in feminist analyses, has confused rather than clarified our understanding of sex/gender. Finally, the implications of the breakdow…
Nödvändigheten av att integrera olika maktförståelser
In this article Frida Nilsson argues that feminist intersectional studies need to clarify different theoretical understandings of power. Empirical examples from her research in South Africa are used to exemplify the need to integrate cultural and structural understandings of power. Nilsson has interviewed ANC-women politicians about their views on lobola/bridewealth, which is a politically controversial institution widely supported both amongthe …
Transformative narratives
There is growing interest in how helpers working with severely traumatized individuals are affected by their work. A sample of 69 persons working with war and torture survivors across specialized centers throughout Sweden filled out questionnaires evaluating negative (i.e., compassion fatigue—composed of secondary traumatic stress [STS] and burnout—depersonalization, and impairment of functioning) and positive (posttraumatic growth [PTG], compass…
The Dawn of Rights
This article explores efforts to integrate human rights into Swedish education during the early post-war era (1948–1966). Focusing on how human rights were conceptualized and justified, the study addresses a significant gap in the historiography of human rights education by investigating its development prior to the 1970s.By examining materials from the National Board of Education, and the first textbook on human rights for Swedish schools, we be…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)