Eva Lundgren | |
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Born |
Flekkefjord |
24 November 1947
Nationality | Norwegian |
Fields | Theology, sociology, women's studies |
Institutions | Uppsala University (1989-2011), New York University (1996-1997) |
Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Known for | process of normalisation theory |
Eva Lundgren (born November 24, 1947) is a Norwegian-born Swedish feminist scholar and sociologist, focusing on violence against women and religiously motivated violence. She is Professor Emerita of sociology at Uppsala University.
Lundgren is known for developing the theory of the process of normalization of violence, according to which, abused women gradually adopt the perspective of their abusers. Lundgren has written several books on violence, sexuality and religion. She held a government-appointed chair of sociology at Uppsala University 1993–2011, to study "the relation between power and gender in family and society, particularly in regard to men's violence against women", and has been a Visiting Professor at several universities, including New York University. She has been an influential figure in Swedish feminism since the 1980s.
A native of Flekkefjord, she started her career as a model and studied at the University of Bergen, where she earned her (6-year) Candidate's degree in Theology in 1978 and her doctoral degree in 1985. She was first employed as a Research Fellow at the University of Bergen, and was appointed an Associate Professor in 1986. She was head of the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Bergen 1987-1988, and was found to be competent as a full professor in 1988. In 1989, she was appointed a Docent (Reader) in Theology at Uppsala University, relocating to .