Responsibilities
Teaching:
- 20th century Norwegian and international history
- American historie
- The sixties (1968-history)
- Migration in the past and the present
- Academic writing
Supervision og bachelor and master theses in history
Competences
- 20th century international history
- American historie
- The sixties (1968-history)
- Migration in the past and the present
CV
Personalia
Name: James Godbolt
Adress: Pålsveg 11, 3123 Tønsberg
Born: 26.03.52 in North-Carolina. USA. Immigrated to Norway 1971 and married Norwegian.
Current posistion
Associate professor in history at the Department of business, history and social science, University of Southeastern Norway (USN).
Education
2008 Dr. Philos. University of Oslo (UiO)
1983 Major in sosiology, UiO
1982 Major in geography, University of Trondheim (NTNU)
1979 Cand. philol. with masterdegree in history, NTNU (with majors in English and German language and literature)
1977 Teachers' education certificate, NTNU
Yrkespraksis
1994-d.d. Associate professor at Vestfold Universtiy College, Vestfold and Buskerud University Colleg and USN
1992-94 Assistant professor, Eik teachers' college
1983-92 Assistant professor, Nesna teachers' college
1982-83 Assistant professor, Alta teachers' college
1980-81 Assistant professor, Nesna teachers' college
1979-80 Teacher, Moheia high school (Mo i Rana)
References:
Professor Knut Kjeldstadli, UiO
Professor Tor Egil Førland, UiO
Employer. Annett Artnzen, Head of Department of Business, History and Social Science, USN
Colleagues: Professor Jan Thomas Kobberrød and Professor Ole Georg Moseng, USN
Publications
Publications
2014. ”Solidaritet med Chile – frå motstandskamp til menneskerettsengasjement”, Historisk tidsskrift, vol. 93 (nr. 2).
2014. «A Picture and a Protest. Kjartan Slettemark and the Vietnam War», Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 39 (nr. 3).
2010. ”Den norske vietnamrørsla. Tradisjonell folkerørsle eller ny sosial rørsle?”. In: Idar Hele, Knut Kjeldstadli og Jardar Sørvoll (red.) Historier om motstand. Kollektive bevegelser i det 20. århundret. Oslo: Abstrakt.
2010. Den norske vietnambevegelsen. Oslo: Unipub.
2008. Together with Chris Holmstedt Larsen and Søren Hein Rasmussen. "The Vietnam War: The Danish and Norwegian Experience 1964-1975". In: Scandinavian Journal of History (nr. 4).
2008. Den norske vietnambevegelsen 1967-73. Dissertation for dr. philos., UiO.
2007. "Vietnamkrigen i Norge". In: Internasjonal politikk (nr. 3).
2006. "Institusjoner og bevegelser i den norske protesten mot Vietnamkrigen”. In: Arr (nr. 2-3).
2004. "Vietnam-protesten i Norge: Fra ad hoc-aksjoner til politisk kapital". I: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, årg.21 (nr. 1).
2003. "AUF og protesten mot Vietnamkrigen – opprør og kontinuitet". I: Arbeiderhistorie 2003.
1994. USA i vår tid - trekk frå nyare amerikansk historie. Oslo: Ad Notam/Gyldendal.
1982. "Urbefolkningar i lærarutdanninga". In: Pedagogen (nr. 4).
1981. "Samar og indianarar - felles trekk i møtet mellom to urfolk og storsamfunnet". I: Syn og Segn (nr. 2).
1979. American Attitudes to a Modern Indian Uprising: Press Reactions to Wounded Knee 1973. Masters thesis in history. University of Trondheim.
Populærvitskapeleg arbeid
Book reviews in Skoleforum og Helgelands blad,1980-1990.
Columnist and book reviewer for Tønsbergs blad, 1994-2006.
Speaker on th Iraq War. Vestfold, spring 2002.
Various debate and commentary in national and local press and Norwegain National Broadcasting (NRK) on "1968", the Vietnam War, migration and American politics.
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Current research interests
A local history project on immigration and integration since 1970 focusing on the city Drammen and vicinity, with special attention on the multiethnic community Fjell in Drammen .