Personal data

Born: 1943
Place 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