Peter Fjågesund

Professor Peter Fjågesund is a scholar of British literature and cultural studies at the University of South-Eastern Norway, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Sciences and the Department of Language and Literature. His work bridges Anglo-Scandinavian relations, travel literature, and macrocultural history from 1750–1930, with particular focus on polar history and center-periphery dynamics.

• Research Focus: British literature, Anglo-Scandinavian cultural exchange, travel narratives, and historical perceptions of Nordic regions.
• Key Lectures: The Brontë sisters, Robert Burns in Norwegian translation, Nordic polar exploration, and 19th-century travelers in Telemark.

His publications examine intersections of literature and cultural history, including works on D.H. Lawrence, Knut Hamsun, and Robert Burns. Recent articles address ecocriticism, temporal structures in modernist novels, and historical tourism in Norway. He also contributes to literary translation and mediation through newspaper articles and popular science lectures.