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Bruce Evan Barnhart is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo specializing in American literature. He co-directs both the Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities research project and the Temporal Experiments: Literary, Aesthetic and Social Modes of Thinking and Living Time group with colleagues Tina Skouen and Marit Grøtta.
- Primary Affiliation: Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
- Key Interests: African American Literature, Temporality, Jazz, Critical Race Theory, 20th Century American Culture
His research explores intersections between racial politics, temporal structures, and cultural production, particularly focusing on how jazz and African American literature challenge dominant chronopolitical frameworks. His work applies Frankfurt School critical theory and poststructuralist methodologies to examine the relationship between property rights and racialized personhood.
Publication Trends: 15-year focus on temporal experiments in African American literature, jazz theory, and critical race studies. Articles demonstrate sustained engagement with chronopolitics, musical literary forms, and racial temporality.
Scientific Awards:
- 2012 Elizabeth Agee Prize in American Literature
Barnhart's current manuscript Trading on Racial Futures investigates financialization's impact on racial politics and future imaginaries in American literature. His teaching covers topics like Racial Violence and American Identity and Jazz and African American Literature.
