Erika Gubrium
@erikagubrium.bsky.social
Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University. Focused on climate justice & welfare state entanglements, extractivisms and embodied impacts. Working across the fields of migration, geography, history, sociology, social policy and social work.
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Erika Gubrium
@erikagubrium.bsky.social
· Apr 17
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**New publication:**🎉 How do we *narrate* Arctic oil drilling? We analyze clashing stories of growth vs nature in Norway, showing how narratives reshape reality. #ClimateChange #Discourse
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"Others will take time in catching up to that." whew
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Others will take time in catching up to that." whew
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Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest
The long read: The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisatio...
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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The Norwegian government will review ownership stakes in Israeli companies by the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund—Norway’s $1.5 trillion 'Oil Fund'—after the newspaper Aftenposten revealed that the fund had increased its holdings in jet engine parts manufacturer Bet Shemesh Engines Ltd.
Norway Wealth Fund’s Investment in Israeli Company Sparks Backlash
Reports of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s investments in an Israeli company linked to the war in Gaza have triggered a political squabble in the Nordic country.
www.bloomberg.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Norwegian government will review ownership stakes in Israeli companies by the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund—Norway’s $1.5 trillion 'Oil Fund'—after the newspaper Aftenposten revealed that the fund had increased its holdings in jet engine parts manufacturer Bet Shemesh Engines Ltd.
Bra analyse som tas på alvor norsk arbeidslivets «randsonene»: klassekampen.no/utgave/2025-...
Plattformene i bakspeilet
Arbeidsforholdene i app-selskaper som Uber og Bolt forteller en urovekkende historie om utviklingen i den norske arbeidslivsmodellen.
klassekampen.no
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Bra analyse som tas på alvor norsk arbeidslivets «randsonene»: klassekampen.no/utgave/2025-...
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BIG: The International Sociological Association has suspended Israeli public institutions over their refusal to condemn the genocide in Gaza — a major win for the academic boycott movement.
Sociologists are saying: silence is complicity.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/inte...
Sociologists are saying: silence is complicity.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/inte...
International Sociological Association bars Israeli public institutions from membership over refusal to condemn genocide
The suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society by the International Sociological Association marks a significant milestone in the international academic boycott of Israel.
mondoweiss.net
August 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BIG: The International Sociological Association has suspended Israeli public institutions over their refusal to condemn the genocide in Gaza — a major win for the academic boycott movement.
Sociologists are saying: silence is complicity.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/inte...
Sociologists are saying: silence is complicity.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/inte...
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Palestinians cannot eat statements made by politicians
July 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Palestinians cannot eat statements made by politicians
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The proposed STOP HATE Act comes as US public opinion has dramatically shifted against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
ADL-Backed Bill Threatens to Censor Criticism of Israel on Social Media
The proposed STOP HATE Act comes as US public opinion has dramatically shifted against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
buff.ly
July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The proposed STOP HATE Act comes as US public opinion has dramatically shifted against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Amir Khaled Al-Mughni suffers from severe malnutrition, skin conditions, and swelling. His health is worsening due to the lack of medical care and vital medication in Gaza.
July 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Amir Khaled Al-Mughni suffers from severe malnutrition, skin conditions, and swelling. His health is worsening due to the lack of medical care and vital medication in Gaza.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 13-year-old Rayan Tamer Anwar Houshyeh during a raid in Al-Yamoun, near Jenin.
June 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Israeli forces shot and killed 13-year-old Rayan Tamer Anwar Houshyeh during a raid in Al-Yamoun, near Jenin.
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"Tonight we made history, in the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done," Mamdani speaking to exuberant crowd short while ago.
June 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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On one side you have someone who says "globalize the intifada" [against genocide]. On the other side you have someone doing pro bono work to defend the person with the single most responsibility for that genocide.
Obviously, only the former is considered scandalous.
Obviously, only the former is considered scandalous.
Someone please explain to me why this isn't even a talking point in election discourse.
nypost.com/2024/11/25/u...
nypost.com/2024/11/25/u...
June 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
On one side you have someone who says "globalize the intifada" [against genocide]. On the other side you have someone doing pro bono work to defend the person with the single most responsibility for that genocide.
Obviously, only the former is considered scandalous.
Obviously, only the former is considered scandalous.
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Meanwhile, Israel continues its genocide in Gaza. Among the latest victims is 20-year-old Mohammad Yousef Al-Zaanin from Beit Hanoun, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces while trying to collect a bag of flour.
June 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Meanwhile, Israel continues its genocide in Gaza. Among the latest victims is 20-year-old Mohammad Yousef Al-Zaanin from Beit Hanoun, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces while trying to collect a bag of flour.
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Absolute banger OCI report out today - rich countries like Norway and Australia could comfortably phase out oil and gas - cutting both enabled overseas emissions and domestic emissions massively - without skipping a beat.
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Absolute banger OCI report out today - rich countries like Norway and Australia could comfortably phase out oil and gas - cutting both enabled overseas emissions and domestic emissions massively - without skipping a beat.
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Link here: amocscenarios.org?lat=-53&lon=...
Credits to van Westen’s research group for releasing this as part of their knowledge mobilization work.
Credits to van Westen’s research group for releasing this as part of their knowledge mobilization work.
AMOC Collapse Visualisation Map
The interactive map that shows you the effects worldwide of climate change scenarios and the AMOC current collapsing
amocscenarios.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Link here: amocscenarios.org?lat=-53&lon=...
Credits to van Westen’s research group for releasing this as part of their knowledge mobilization work.
Credits to van Westen’s research group for releasing this as part of their knowledge mobilization work.
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ICE raids hit across Los Angeles today—and locals are rising up. This is what resistance looks like. ✊🏾
This was about an hour ago…
This was about an hour ago…
June 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
ICE raids hit across Los Angeles today—and locals are rising up. This is what resistance looks like. ✊🏾
This was about an hour ago…
This was about an hour ago…
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The logic that every fossil energy producing country is trying to clown itself out of:
«The only way to tame global emissions is to focus on production instead of emissions. Every oil, gas, and coal producing nation must reduce production according to their emissions commitments.»
«The only way to tame global emissions is to focus on production instead of emissions. Every oil, gas, and coal producing nation must reduce production according to their emissions commitments.»
June 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The logic that every fossil energy producing country is trying to clown itself out of:
«The only way to tame global emissions is to focus on production instead of emissions. Every oil, gas, and coal producing nation must reduce production according to their emissions commitments.»
«The only way to tame global emissions is to focus on production instead of emissions. Every oil, gas, and coal producing nation must reduce production according to their emissions commitments.»
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Greta #Thunberg: 'It's the least we can do.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaqU...
Greta Thunberg on why she's sailing to stop starvation in Gaza | MEE LIVE
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Greta #Thunberg: 'It's the least we can do.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaqU...
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Israel has issued a large-scale evacuation order, demanding the forced displacement of residents from wide areas in eastern and southern Gaza.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Israel has issued a large-scale evacuation order, demanding the forced displacement of residents from wide areas in eastern and southern Gaza.
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Dette her er noe av det rareste greiene jeg har gjort med media noensinne.
Foranledningen for intervjuet var at Adresseavisen hadde laget en sak med Equinor som først og fremst fremst hos som en reklameartikkel. Vi ville imøtegå en del av de tingene som kom fram i den saken.
Foranledningen for intervjuet var at Adresseavisen hadde laget en sak med Equinor som først og fremst fremst hos som en reklameartikkel. Vi ville imøtegå en del av de tingene som kom fram i den saken.
May 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Dette her er noe av det rareste greiene jeg har gjort med media noensinne.
Foranledningen for intervjuet var at Adresseavisen hadde laget en sak med Equinor som først og fremst fremst hos som en reklameartikkel. Vi ville imøtegå en del av de tingene som kom fram i den saken.
Foranledningen for intervjuet var at Adresseavisen hadde laget en sak med Equinor som først og fremst fremst hos som en reklameartikkel. Vi ville imøtegå en del av de tingene som kom fram i den saken.