written stories

Köldukvíslarkver. Ritið 3/2024, bls. 109-161. [A Tale of River Kaldakvísl]. Creative non-fiction. Oral History – See

Vinnusaga_labor history_blue humanities_environmental history_ocean history_vatnahugvísindi_blá hugvísindi_umhverfissaga_vatnasaga
2024 Hákarlamenn á hafi úti. Samspil náttúruafla og hákarlaveiða í sögu og samtíma, Ritið 1/2024, bls. 57-97. [Icelandic shark fishermen out at sea. The interaction between natural forces and shark fishing] Oral History – See
Dalrún Kaldakvísl, „Einbúi í eldisstríði”, [Hermit at salmon war] Heimildin 6. apríl 2024. – See

Vinnusaga_labor history_women´s history_Iceland_housekeepers_ráðskonur_feminist history
2024 – Sjálfstæðar mæður. Ráðskonustarfið sem bjargráð fyrir einstæðar mæður á síðari hluta 20. aldar, Ritið 1/2024, bls. 139-178. [Independent mothers. Single mothers working as live-in housekeeperes] Oral History –See
Dalrún Kaldakvísl, „Himinn grét á vota gröf“, [The sky wept on a wet grave] Heimildin 7. október 2023. – See

Huldufreyjur: Ráðskonur í sveit á síðari hluta 20. aldar. Doktorsritgerð í sagnfræði við Háskóla Íslands 2022. Hidden history of housekeepers: Lives and labor of housekeepers in rural Iceland in the second half of the 20th century. Doctoral dissertation, University of Iceland 2022. Oral History – See
Women´s water and fish protection in Iceland in the past. Kvenskörungar fyrri tíma sem gerðust aðgerðasinnar Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 9.01.2022. – See

Documenting Tears. Oral History Review. – See

Karlmennskuímynd hákarlamanna fyrr á tíð. Masculinity of historical shark fishermen in Iceland. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 2.05.2022. – See
Konur og hafið. Icelandic seawomen. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 15.02.2022. – See

Bókin Jaðarkvennasaga. Förukonur og einsetukonur á Ísland (2020).The book History of Marginalized Women: Female Vagrants and Hermits in Iceland /Oral History – See

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Oral history of marginalized women in the Icelandic rural society of the past. Oral History – See
#MeToo mælt af munni fram – Kynbundið ofbeldi gegn ráðskonum í sveit á síðari hluta 20. aldar. Fléttur V. Elín Björk Jóhannsdóttir, Kristín I. Pálsdóttir og Þorgerður H. Þorvaldsdóttir, ritstj., 85-101. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2020. “The spoken #MeToo – Sexual violence against housekeepers employed on Icelandic farms in the second half of the 20th century.” Oral History – See

Jaðarkonur fyrri tíma sem bættu hag dýra. Marginalized women who fought for animal rights in the past. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 18.01.2022. – See

Dýr, náttúrufar og náttúruvernd í þjóðsögum Jóns Árnasonar. Animals, nature and nature conservation in the folktales of Jón Árnason.Dýr, náttúrufar og náttúruvernd í þjóðsögum Jóns Árnasonar. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 2022.27.04.2022. – See
Ríkishvalræði og langreyðar. We need to fight against whale hunting in Iceland 2022. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 10.05.2022. – See

We need to fight against whale hunting in Iceland_English translation

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Frelsi fortíðarkvenna á heiðum og öræfum. The freedom of women of the past in the Icelandic wild.   Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 1.02.2022. – See

Drifting. Feminist oral history and the study of the last female drifters in Iceland, Feminist Research 2 (1) (2018). Oral History – See
Einbúar í Stiklum Ómars Ragnarssonar: Einsetumenn og einsetukonur á Íslandi. Icelandic hermits caught on film in the 20th century. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 12.04.2022. Starts at min. 15:15

Skyggnar konur á Íslandi  

Psychic women in Iceland

Nútímasagnadansinn #MeToo

#MeToo: a modern narrative dans

„Hvað ertu að gera, maður?“ Heimildir um kynferðisofbeldi gegn vinnukonum

“What are you doing, man?” Documentation about sexual violence against peasant maids

Female drifters and female expression. – See

„Konur á vatnaskilum. Hugvekja um femíníska munnlega sögu“ [Women on the Wathershed: On Feminist Oral history], Sagnir 32 (2018), pp. 42-57.Oral History – See

Ráðskonur sem störfuðu utan heimila / munnleg saga. Housekeepers that worked for companies and organizations in Iceland / oral history.   Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 2.03.2022. – See

Íslenskir svannasöngvar

The songs of Icelandic women

Kvennaborg á fyrstu hæð 

The city of ladies on the first floor: The Women´s History Archives collection of #MeToo testimonies

Móðurminningar í bókunum Móðir mín og Móðir mín Húsfreyjan. Memories about Icelandic mothers in the 19th and 20th centuries. – See

„„Mamma mín er góð“. Minningar um mæður frá 19. öld og í byrjun 20. aldar” [“My Mother is Kind”: Memories about Mothers from the 19th and early 20th century]. Sagnir 32 (2018), pp. 74-95. – See

Það var ókvenlegt að yrkja

Poetic composition was not considered to be a feminine occupation

Getur þú ímyndað þér konur? Femínísk umfjöllun um vísindaskáldskap og apaplánetu

Can you imagine women? A feminist review on science fiction and the Planet of the Apes

  • Konur eru konum bestar: Sagnfræðileg samtímarannsókn á áhrifum félagasamtaka kvenna á stöðu íslenskra kvenna. [Women are Women´s Best Allies: A Contemporary Historical Study on the Influence of Women´s Organizations on the Social Position of Icelandic Women], M.A.-thesis in History, University of Iceland 2017, 104 pp. – See
  • Sytrur minninga úr Mýrdalnum: Rannsókn á munnlegri sögu. [A Flow of Memories from Myrdalur County: A Study on Oral History], B.A.- thesis in History, University of Iceland 2015, 74 pp. – See

  • Ungfrúin góða og húsið. Kvikmyndaaðlögun. [The compassionate lady and the house. Film adaptation], B.A.-thesis in Film Studies, University of Iceland 2013, 26 pp. – See

selected lectures & teaching

teaching

2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020. A guest lecturer on oral history at the history course Sagnfræðileg vinnubrögð [historical practices]. Faculty of Philosophy, History and Archaeology. University of Iceland. 
2023. A guest lecturer in the course Environmental Humanities (Umhverfishugvísindi). University of Iceland. I gave a lecture about ocean oral history and the Greenland shark.

In 2024, I started visiting elementary school students through my non-profit organization, Icelandic Aquatic Animals [Vatnaverur Íslands]. The aim is to teach children about aquatic species from historical, cultural, and biological perspectives. – See

2023 Part-time teacher at the University of Iceland. I taught the course Oral History (Munnlega saga). The course was designed to deepen students’ comprehension of oral history methodologies and theoretical frameworks, focusing on how these methods are used in environmental and gender history. – See

selected lectures

 
 
Erindið “Huldufiskur í hafi” um viðhorf hákarlamanna til hákarlsins sem lífveru og Málþing Félags um átjándu aldar fræði 8. febrúar 2025. Málþingið:Veiðar við Ísland á sautjándu, átjándu og nítjándu öld. “Hidden Creature in the Sea” A presentation discussing the perspectives of 19th-century shark fishermen on Greenland sharks as both organisms and commodities at a symposium hosted by the Society for the 18th Century Studies.

Ice and Water: Circular Thinking on Cultural and Environmental Sustainability. University of Iceland, 23-24 May 2024. I gave a conference lecture titled “Sharks and Men: Shark Fishing in Iceland.”

Ég flutti erindi um íslenska kvenmiðla á uppgangstíma spíritismans hjá Lífspekifélaginu. 16. mars 2024. I gave a lecture about psychic women in Iceland the Theosophical Society.

Erindi um félagslega stöðu ráðskvenna í sveit. Máttugar meyjar – bókmenntahátíð Konubókastofu.  2023.

Sharks International 2022 Conference – poster booth. – See

Fyrirlesturinn Staða ráðskvenna í sveit flutt í Málstofu í félags- og hagsögu. Lecture on the social position of housekeepers in rural Iceland. The lecture was given in a seminar on Icelandic social and economic history. University of Iceland. 2022. – See