Eriksen
(born 1962) is professor of
social anthropology at the
University of Oslo. He has done field work in
Trinidad and
Mauritius. His fields of research include identity, nationalism and ethnicity. Eriksen finished his dr. polit.-degree in 1991, and was made professor in 1995, at the age of 33. In the years 1993-2001 he was editor of the journal
Samtiden.
A considerable portion of Eriksen's work has focused on popularizing social anthropology and conveying basic cultural relativism in the Norwegian public debate. He has written the basic textbook used in the introductory courses in social anthropology at Norwegian universities. The book, "Small Places -- Large Issues" in English, is also used in introductory courses in many other countries, and has been widely translated. Eriksen is a frequent contributor of newspaper pieces in Scandinavia and is a highly popular public speaker.
Eriksen has been a minor political candidate for the
Norwegian Liberal Party.
Selected works in English
- Ethnicity And Nationalism (1993/2002)
- Small Places -- Large Issues (1995/2001)
- A History Of Anthropology (2001)
- Tyranny of the Moment: Fast and Slow Time in the Information Age (2001)
- Globalisation: Studies in Anthropology (2003)
- What Is Anthropology? (2004)
- Engaging Anthropology (2006)
- Globalization: The Key Concepts (2007)
