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Karin Lindelöf is an Associate Professor and lecturer in Gender Studies at Uppsala University's Center for Gender Studies. She holds a PhD in Ethnology and works as an educational developer and mentor. Her research spans gender studies, ethnology, and cultural analysis with a particular focus on sports and physical activity from gender and intersectional perspectives.
- Position: Associate Professor and Lecturer in Gender Studies
- Institution: Uppsala University, Center for Gender Studies
- Contact: karin.lindelof@uu.se
- Research Focus: Gender in sports, extreme sports participation, women's running events
Lindelöf's research interests center on gender construction in sports and physical activity, with particular emphasis on how gender intersects with other identity markers like class, ethnicity, and age. She examines how sports participation functions as a cultural phenomenon that both reinforces and challenges gender norms, particularly in extreme sports and women-only running events. Her work combines ethnographic methods with discourse theory and intersectional analysis to explore how physical activity shapes and is shaped by cultural understandings of gender, body, and nature.
Her recent research on extreme sports participation reveals how these demanding physical challenges function as a cultural phenomenon that both reinforces and challenges gender hierarchies. Through her analysis of events like Nordenskiöldsloppet and Ö till ö, she demonstrates how participation in extreme sports creates new possibilities for gender expression while simultaneously reproducing certain gendered expectations. Her publications show a consistent focus on how women navigate sports spaces that remain predominantly coded as masculine, despite women's increasing participation.
- Current Research: "Super-extra-mega-ultra races: On participation in extreme exercise races as a cultural phenomenon" (Swedish Research Council funded, 2019-2022)
- Previous Research: Girls' running as a cultural phenomenon (Riksbanken Jubilee Fund)
- Book: "In the footsteps of girls - for future victories: About girls' races and conditions for women's physical education" (Makadam 2019)
Lindelöf actively engages with the public through media appearances, lectures, and panel discussions. She co-hosts the research podcast "Super-extra-mega-ultralopp: En forskningspodd" which follows their research process. From 2018-2021, she served as editor for Tidskrift för genusvetenskap (TGV). She has also conducted consultancy work on gender and equality issues for organizations including Trafikverket, Sidas Östersjöenhet, and Humsamverkan.
