The aim of the group is to explore song lyrics in various genres, periods and contexts, and to provide theoretical contributions to this field of research. Despite their long traditions and widespread popularity, song lyrics have received far less scholarly attention within literary studies and musicology than has written poetry.
The group’s main concern will be within the tradition of popular music that emphasizes textual meaning and poetical qualities. This tradition extends from the Middle Ages until today and includes troubadour songs, medieval ballads, chansons, folksongs, Scandinavian “viser”, lieder, blues, rock, pop, rap and sound poetry.
The group's working language is Scandinavian (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish).
In 2021 the group contributed to two scholarly anthologies on Broadside ballads, included in the NTNU Trondheim research project Skillingsvisene I Norge 1550-1950:
https://scandinavianacademicpress.no/boker/skillingsvisene-i-norge-1550-1950-open-access
https://scandinavianacademicpress.no/boker/arven-fra-skillingsvisene-open-access
In 2022 the group published three further anthologies on song lyrics:
https://scandinavianacademicpress.no/boker/den-radikale-bob-dylan-open-access
https://scandinavianacademicpress.no/boker/sanglyrikk-open-access
https://scandinavianacademicpress.no/boker/flytsoner-open-access
Relevant PhD programmes
Research Collaboration
- University of Bergen
- University of Oslo
- University of Stavanger
- University of South-Eastern Norway
- Norwegian University of Technology and Science
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
- National Library of Norway
- University of Gothenburg
- Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research
Publications
Events
Members in the group
Participants
Associate members
- Gisle Selnes, professor, Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære og estetiske studier, UiB
- Erling Aadland, professor, Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære og estetiske studier, UiB
- Ole Karlsen, professor, Høgskolen i Innlandet
- Jan Hognestad, førsteamanuensis, Institutt for kultur- og språkvitenskap, UiS
- Arnfinn Åslund, førsteamanuensis, USN
- Johan Magnus Staxrud, stipendiat, USN
- Olav Solberg, professor emeritus, USN
- Trond Haugen, forskningsbibliotekar, Nasjonalbiblioteket
- Liv Kreken, forskningsbibliotekar, Nasjonalbiblioteket
- Siv Gøril Brandtzæg, postdoktor, Institutt for språk og litteratur, NTNU
- Even Igland Diesen, førsteamanuensis, Institutt for lærerutdanning, NTNU
- Anne Sigrid Imsen Refsum, stipendiat, NTNU
- Marita Rhedin, universitetslektor, Göteborgs Universitet
- Karin Strand, forskningsarkivar, Svenskt visarkiv
- Jakob Schweppenhäuser, ph.d., Aarhus
- Lea Wierød Borčak, seniorforsker, Videncenter for Sang, Herning
- Kjell Andreas Oddekalv, stipendiat, Institutt for musikkvitenskap, UiO
- Hans Kristian Rustad, professor, Institutt for lingvistiske og nordiske studier, UiO
- Tom Roger Aadland, artist, låtskriver, oversetter, Oslo
- Eyolf Østrem, philosophia doctor, freelancer, Oslo
- Sigrun Blaavarp, lektor, Numedal videregående skole, Numedal
Students in the group
Betty Hansen, masterstudent, UiA
Helene Stulien Lauen, vitenskapelig assistent, UiA
