Mehdi Torkaman

Mehdi Torkaman is a Research Fellow affiliated with the School of Cultural Studies and Languages at the University of Stavanger, where he contributes to the Greenhouse Center of Environmental Humanities. He holds an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Oslo and focuses on the intersection of energy stories in popular culture, environmental citizenship, and urban landscapes.

Research Interests:

• Ecocriticism
• Energy Studies
• Environmental Humanities
• Urban Ecology
• Gender Analysis in Energy Systems
• Environmental Citizenship

Recent Research Trends: His work explores how energy narratives shape sociocultural perceptions of sustainability and human-nonhuman relationships, particularly in Stavanger’s oil-centric context. The 2022 article Fuel and Feminism: Oil, Women, and the Urbanization of Nature exemplifies his focus on gendered perspectives in energy transitions.

Research Affiliation: A core member of the Greenhouse Center of Environmental Humanities, he investigates energy storytelling to reimagine urban environmental practices in Norway’s oil capital.