Janne Werner Olsrud

Associate Professor - Cultural History and Museology
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Visiting address Niels Henrik Abels vei 36 P. A. Munchs hus 0371 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1010 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests

Museology, Museum history, Museum practices, Materiality, Actor-network Theory

Through my master's and doctoral thesis, I have analyzed historical and contemporary museum practices. My theory and method is derived from critical museologi and actor-network theory. I have particularly been engaging in critical thinking regarding the knowledge production in relation to museum collections, both in a contemporary and historical perspective. 

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Background

I have a master’s degree and a PhD in museology from IKOS at the University of Oslo. After I completed my doctorate in 2019, I have worked in the museum sector focusing on exhibitions and collection management.

 

Tags: Museology, Museum history, Museum practices, Materiality, Actor-network Theory

Publications

  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2019). Documenting museum objects: A practice of copying and a ‘copious’ practice? In Brenna, Brita Astrid Staxrud; Christensen, Hans Dam & Hamran, Olav (Ed.), Museums as Cultures of Copies. The Crafting of Artefacts and Authenticity. Routledge. ISSN 9780815364917. p. 218–230.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner & Snekkenes, Christine (2014). Kritisk museologi og akademisk undring. In Olsrud, Janne Werner & Snekkenes, Christine (Ed.), Museologer på museum - Fra undring til kunnskap. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-786-2. p. 9–14.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2014). Museumskataloger som museologiske "ekspertvitner". In Olsrud, Janne Werner & Snekkenes, Christine (Ed.), Museologer på museum - Fra undring til kunnskap. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-786-2. p. 15–34.

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  • Olsrud, Janne Werner & Snekkenes, Christine (2014). Museologer på museum - Fra undring til kunnskap. Novus Forlag. ISBN 978-82-7099-786-2. 213 p.

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  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2019). Dokumentasjon er museets hukommelse - men hva minnes de egentlig?
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2019). Lørdagsliv NRK P1 – Museumslørdag. [Radio]. NRK.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2018). Digital documentation: Theorizing catalogue technology, documentation practices and their enactment of multiple museum objects .
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2017). A Scandinavian Standard for Museum Documentation? The objective and impact of the work of The Scandinavian Museum Association’s Catalogue Committee, 1915-1917 .
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2017). Organisering av viten på museum.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2017). Spor av fortid, nåtid og fremtid i museumskatalogen.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2016). "Inge Adriansen (red.). Kulturel nordisme i hundrede år. Skandinavisk Museumsforbund 1915–2015.". Nordisk Museologi. ISSN 1103-8152.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2016). Museenes praksis: innsamling, registrering og bevaring - registrering i et historisk perspektiv.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2016). Gjenstandsdokumenasjonspraksis fra håndskrift til databaser; om kopiering av kataloginformasjon .
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner & Iranowska, Joanna (2015). Museum: a Culture of Copies.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2015). Museum: A Culture of Copies - Presentasjon av et forskningsprosjekt. Tidsskrift for kulturforskning. ISSN 1502-7473. 2, p. 113–115.
  • Olsrud, Janne Werner (2018). Om «Et av de viktigste arbeider ved et museum» - en studie av dokumentasjonspraksisenes gjøren av museumsgjenstander. 07 Gruppen.

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