Silje Gaupseth

Silje Gaupseth is an Associate Professor and Director at The Polar Museum, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her work intersects Arctic studies with queer and gender theory, focusing on marginalized narratives in polar history.

• UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• The Polar Museum (Director)

Her research explores:

• Queer historiography in polar contexts
• Gender norm disruption in Arctic expeditions
• Museum object analysis as historical source
• Crossdressing and fluid identities in exploration
• Decolonizing Arctic museum practices
• Historical fiction as archival supplement

Recent publications analyze polar heroism, crossdressing, and museum materiality through queer lenses, emphasizing fragmented narratives and marginalized voices.

She collaborates with researchers in the XARC (Center for Arctic Humanities) and contributes to Arctic museology projects.