Ketil André Thor Thorgersen

Ketil André Thor Thorgersen is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in music pedagogy at the Department of Subject Didactics, Stockholm University. He is also affiliated with the Stockholm Institute of Music Education in Flemingsberg (SMI). His work bridges aesthetic communication, post-theory, and digital education, informed by philosophers like John Dewey, Gilles Deleuze, and Félix Guattari.

• Research Groups: Aesthetics Research Group, Subject Didactics with post-theory

His research explores informal learning processes in extreme genres like Black Metal, digital tools in music education (e.g., open source vs. cloud solutions), and the philosophical implications of expectation theory and possibilism in arts education. He challenges outcomes-based curricula by advocating for pedagogies that foster creativity, critical thinking, and societal engagement through music.

Recent publications analyze the role of digital platforms in music learning, Nordic education syllabi, and the sociocultural dynamics of folkbildning (Swedish folk education). He combines empirical studies with theoretical frameworks like Bourdieu’s sociology and Deleuze & Guattari’s philosophy to address issues of democracy, ownership, and innovation in education.