2 publications

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

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 HistorySee
Dalrún Kaldakvísl, „Einbúi í elidsstríði”, Heimildin 6. apríl 2024. Oral History  See
Dalrún Kaldakvísl, „Himinn grét á vota gröf“, Heimildin 7. október 2023. Oral History – 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
#MeToo mælt af munni fram – Kynbundið ofbeldi gegn ráðskonum í sveit á síðari hluta 20. aldar. The spoken #MeToo – Sexual violence against housekeepers employed on Icelandic farms in the second half of the 20th century.” Fléttur V. Elín Björk Jóhannsdóttir, Kristín I. Pálsdóttir og Þorgerður H. Þorvaldsdóttir, ritstj., 85-101. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2020.Oral History See

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

Drifting. Feminist oral history and the study of the last female drifters in Iceland, Feminist Research 2 (1) (2018). Oral History See
Oral history of marginalized women in the Icelandic rural society of the past. Oral History – See

Skyggnar konur á Íslandi  

Psychic women in Iceland

Nútímasagnadansinn #MeToo

#MeToo: a modern narrative dans

Female drifters and female expression. – See

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

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

„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
Female vagrants and female expression. Förukonur og fljóðatjáning. Bændablaðið. 2018. –See

Kvennaborg á fyrstu hæð 

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

„„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

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

radio lectures

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.

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

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.

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

Icelandic hermits caught on film in the 20th century. Einbúar í Stiklum Ómars Ragnarssonar. Einsetumenn og einsetukonur á Íslandi. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 12.04.2022. Starts at min. 15:15

Housekeepers that worked for companies and organizations in Iceland / oral history.  Ráðskonur sem störfuðu utan heimila / munnleg saga. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 2.03.2022.
We need to fight against whale hunting in Iceland 2022. Ríkishvalræði og langreyðar. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 10.05.2022.

selected lectures

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

Sharks International 2022 Conference  poster booth. – See

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.



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

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

education et al.

Founder and director of Vatnaverur Íslands/Icelandic Water Creatures – an Icelandic educational organization focused on the conservation of marine and aquatic ecosystems. – See

2023 – Part-time teacher at the University of Iceland. I taught the course Oral History (Munnlega saga). – See

HÍ. Varði doktorsritgerð um ráðskonur í sveit

2022 University of Iceland, PhD in history

2017 University of Iceland, MA in history

2016 University of Iceland, BA in history

2013 University of Iceland, BA in film studies