Jo Helle-Valle

Jo Helle-Valle is a Professor at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies within Oslo Metropolitan University, specifically in the Department of International Studies and Interpreting Education. Their research focuses on Development studies, Social Anthropology, and Media Practices in Africa.

Key research areas include Globalization, Gender and ICT, Qualitative Methods, and Ethnographic Fieldwork. They lead the research group Development, Power and Inequality (UMU) and have contributed to projects like HOME RISK, analyzing household dependency on electricity and ICT, and New Media Practices in a Changing Africa, exploring digital integration in African societies.

• Research spans 2003-2023, with publications addressing Media Domestication, Digital Vulnerability, and Gender Discourse on Social Media.
• Notable works include Domestication Theory: Reflections from the Kalahari (2023) and Media Practices and Changing African Socialities (2020).

Their projects highlight household dependency on digital infrastructure and social mechanisms driving media adoption in African contexts. Current affiliations include OsloMet, where they contribute to research on digitalization and development studies.