Personal data
Born: 1943Place of birth: Elsinore, Denmark
Danish and Notwegian citizen
Married to Karin Grüner Larsen
Three children
Six grandchildren
Education
1972: Cand. mag. (Scandinavian Languages and Literature; Film Studies), University of Copenhagen
Academic Appointments
2013: Professor emeritus.
1988-2013: Professor, Department of Information Science and Media Studies (former: Department of Media Studies), University of Bergen, Norway
2001-2006: Professor II, Department of Art and Media Studies, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Trondheim, Norway
1995-2000: Professor II, Department of Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Oslo , Norway
1978-1988: Associate professor, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1976-1978: Associate professor, Roskilde University, Denmark
1972-1976: Lecturer, Roskilde University, Denmark
1975-1978: Lecturer, Department of Film Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1970-1971: Head of Language School, Danish Refugee Council
1968-1970: Teacher of Danish as foreign language, Danish Refugee Council
1966-1970: Teacher of Danish as foreign language, Danish Council for Adult Education
International
2003: Visiting Scholar, Department of Film Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, US
1996: Visiting professor, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1995: Visiting Scholar, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, University of California at Santa Barbara, US
Administration
1996-98 Chair, Department of Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
1996-98: Member of Faculty Council, Faculty of Arts, University of Bergen, Norway
1996-01: Member of Research Council, Faculty of Arts, University of Bergen, Norway
1989-92: Head of Section for the Humanities, Department of Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
1985-88: Head of Center for Mass Communication Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1983-85: Chair, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1983-85: Member of Study Program Council, Faculty of Arts, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1983-85: Head of Interdisciplinary Programmes, Faculty of Arts, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1981-83: Head of Study Program Council, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1976-79: Chair, Department of Modern Languages, Roskilde University, Denmark
1976-79: Dean, Faculty of Arts, Roskilde University, Denmark