Cathrine Bjerknes

Cathrine Bjerknes is a Research Fellow in Nordic Literature at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo. She holds positions in the Nordic Literary Studies in Flux research group and contributes to the Minority Literary Voices in Contemporary Scandinavia project. Her academic interests include Comparative Literature, Feminism and Queer Theory, Decolonization, Indigenous Studies, and Children's Literature.

Her research focuses on intersectional literary analysis, particularly in Sami and Nordic contexts. Notable work examines postcolonial dynamics in literature, queer narratives in indigenous contexts, and Arctic-themed crime narratives. She also explores pedagogical uses of picture books in early mathematics education.

Bjerknes has published in peer-reviewed journals like NORA and contributed chapters to edited volumes on Arctic modernities and literary rights struggles. Her work bridges literary criticism with sociopolitical themes, emphasizing marginalized voices in Scandinavian literature.