Fortid is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 historical

History

History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

 journal run by the history students at the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

. The journal was established in 2004, and has since its foundation been publishing quarterly. Fortid publishes academic essays and book review

Book review

A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...

s on all aspects of history. Fortid is part of Tidsskriftforeningen and is distributed by Interpress

InterPress

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The authors are usually Norwegian and nordic master students and professors, but the board of editors also strive to present scolars from abroad. Among the contributors are: Jörn Rüsen, Erik S. Reinert

Erik S. Reinert

Erik Steenfeldt Reinert is a Norwegian economist, with development economics and economic history as his specialties.-Biography:...

, Erling Sandmo, Øystein Sørensen

Øystein Sørensen

Øystein Sørensen is a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo since 1996, he has published several books on the history of ideas, including Norwegian nationalism and national socialism, as well as general Norwegian World War II history.Born at Strømmen, he took the cand.philol....

, Einar Már Guðmundsson

Einar Már Guðmundsson

Einar Már Guðmundsson is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. His books have been translated into several languages.- Background :...

, Hans Olav Lahlum

Hans Olav Lahlum

Hans Olav Lahlum is a Norwegian historian, crime author, chess player and organizer, and politician. He has written biographies on Oscar Torp and Haakon Lie, and a history book about all the US presidents.-Career:...

, Gabriele Clemens, Øystein Rian

Øystein Rian

Øystein Rian is a Norwegian historian.He was appointed associate professor at Telemark University College in 1977, and professor at the University of Oslo in 1993...

, Hans Fredrik Dahl, Knut Kjeldstadli

Knut Kjeldstadli

Knut Kjeldstadli is a Norwegian historian.He took his doctorate in 1989 with the paper Jerntid. Fabrikksystem og arbeidere ved Christiania Spigerverk og Kværner Brug fra om lag 1890 til 1940...

, Iver B. Neumann

Iver B. Neumann

Iver Brynild Neumann is a Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist. He is a professor of Russian studies at the University of Oslo and has been research director at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs since 2008.Neumann obtained his first DPhil in Politics from Oxford...

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Editors

As Fortid is run by volunteers, the position of editor-in-chief is usually shared by two people. The following persons has been editors in chief so far:

• 2004-2005: Gunnar Jakobsen
• 2006: Jardar Sørvoll (nr. 1-3), Håkon Evju (nr. 4)
• 2007: Håkon Evju (nr. 1-2), Johannes Due Enstad & Anette Wilhelmsen (nr. 3-4)
• 2008: Johannes Due Enstad & Anette Wilhelmsen (nr. 1-3), Marie Lund Alveberg & Marthe Glad Munch-Møller (nr. 4)
• 2009: Marthe Glad Munch-Møller & Marie Lund Alveberg (nr. 1-2), Marthe Glad Munch-Møller & Øystein Idsø Viken (nr. 3), Øystein Idsø Viken & Haakon Ikonomou (nr. 4)
• 2010: Nina Maria Rud & Espen Thoen.
• 2011: Kristin Li & Sveinung Kasin Boye

Curriculum

Articles from Fortid have been used as curriculum by the University of Tromsø

University of Tromsø

The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...

 and University of Nordland.