Christine Hamm

Christine Hamm is a Professor of Nordic Literature at the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen. Her research focuses on 19th-21st century Nordic literature, with expertise in crime fiction, melodrama, and theories of genre, gender, class, and psychoanalysis. She has authored books on Amalie Skram and Sigrid Undset, and currently leads a project on precarity in Nordic literature. Teaching includes courses on literary analysis, class/gender in crime fiction, and everyday language philosophy.

Her research highlights intersections between literature and philosophy, notably applying Wittgenstein’s ordinary language philosophy to literary studies. Recent projects explore maternal representation, working-class literature, and the precariat in contemporary narratives. She actively contributes to literary dissemination through public lectures, media appearances (e.g., NRK podcasts), and editing roles in academic journals.

Publications include over 100 articles/chapters and edited volumes like Hva er arbeiderlitteratur? (2017) and Parents in the Modern Age (2013). Current works in progress include a book on precarious motherhood and studies applying everyday language philosophy to Nordic literature.