Kai Arne Hansen

University of Inland Norway

Kai Arne Hansen is a Professor of Music in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Inland Norway. His primary research interests include popular music and identity, gender and sexuality, contemporary media, narrativity, audiovisual aesthetics, and the musical cultures of children. He is currently the principal investigator of the NORHOP project (2023-2027), which is funded by the Research Council of Norway and investigates the multiple social functions and cultural implications of Hip Hop in contemporary Norway.