JAN SVERRE KNUDSEN

JSK

Professor
Musicology, Music education

Oslo University College
Faculty of Education and International Studies
Postboks 4
St. Olavs plass
0130 Oslo
Norway   

Street address:
Pilestredet 52
0167 Oslo Map
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In Norwegian
Tlf work: (47) 22 45 22 32
Tlf home: (47) 21 94 62 6
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       PUBLICATIONS        FAMILY     PHOTOGRAPHY



RESEARCH

Head of research area Childhood, Diversity and Inclusion (Oppvekst, Mangfold og Inkludering) at Oslo University College.

2008: Analyses of hip-hop lyrics. Studies of dance groups in the Chilean immigrant community.

2005-2006: "Bonds and Boundaries" studies of music produced in an urban youth setting.
Part of the CULCOM-programme at the University of Oslo.

1999-2004. PhD project "Development of identity among young immigrants through musical activity." This research focused mainly on musical activity among Chilean imigrants in Norway. Part of the research was conducted at the Chilean cultural center Casa Cultural Chilena. Two of the most prominent music groups at the center were Tatati and Canta Chile.
Información en Español.


TEACHING

I teach at the Music department, FLU. Faculty of education, Oslo University College.
I teach two courses in English: "The Aesthetics of Daily Life" and "Multicultural Identity in a Global World".

I also teach parts of the the course World Music and Norwegian Folk Music (Verdensmusikk og Norsk Folkemusikk) spring 2009 at the University of Oslo.


PUBLICATIONS
and research dissemination.

On FRIDA you will find a list of publications and research dissemination.
On BIBSYS, the Norwegian library search system you will find both publications and sound recordings.

New book! Music on Motion

Documents available in full text:

In English

Children's improvised vocalisations – learning, communication and technology of the self. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 2008 ;Volum 9.(4) s. 287-296
(Viewing complete document requires that you are logged in at a subscribing institution).

What makes ethnicity matter? European meetings in ethnomusicology 2008 (12) 191-203

“Music Education in an Age of Globalisation”. 2007 In: Fernando Sadio (ed.) Educação para a Cidadania Europeia com as Artes . Coimbra: Universidad de Granada, Center for Intercultural Music Arts. 105-116, 2007

"Those that fly without wings - music and dance in a Chilean immigrant community".
PhD thesis, University of Oslo 2004. Thesis summary.
Table of contents and introduction (PDF). Buy thesis.

Dancing Cueca "with your coat on": the role of traditional Chilean dance in an immigrant community British Journal of Etnomusicology, Vol. 10/ii 2001.

Why Music? Paper presented at the NORAD Music seminar May, 1999. Published in "Music co-operation between Norway and the South". NORAD report 2/99.

In Norwegian

Folkedans i et innvandrermiljø - symbol, identitetsmarkør og sosial praksis. Norsk Folkemusikklags skrifter. nr. 17. 2003. (PDF-fil).

Sted, tilhørighet og musikk i et innvandrermiljø. I: Ola Alsvik (red.) Musikk – identitet – sted , Norsk Lokalhistorisk institutt 2005

Forskjeller og fellesskap - musikk i den flerkulturelle barnehagen. I: HiO-rapport 2005 , nr 18. Raport fra FKL, Flerkulturell Lærerutdanning.

NORADs musikksamarbeid. Report from evaluation of NORAD's Music Projects. 1999.

"Følg tonen verden rundt!" (co-author: Odd Are Berkaak). Project report from multicultural music project in Akershus County. (Forsøk med Flerkulturell musikk i Akershus.) 1998.

Oplev Musikken. (Experience the Music) Masters thesis, 1995.

In Spanish
Interview with Jorge Coulón, one of the founders the Chilean group Inti-Illimani.

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Former member of the group Fra Ola Narr. Two CD albums on the record label Heilo: "Fra Ola Narr" and "Vy". Arrangements based on melodies from Norwegian traditional music, blended with with Latin-american rhythms and instruments.
Listen to one of our tunes! Blå Folk (MP3)

With Svein Hansen and Helge Kvam I participate from time to time in performances of the choir-works Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra by Argentine composer Ariel Ramirez.



FAMILY

Married to Ilmi Gutzeit Mathiesen.
Father of Astor Gutzeit Knudsen and Ilmi Cathrine Knudsen.
Ilmi and Jan Sverre performing tango. Seljord Summer Exhibition 2001.

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