Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is a writer, and Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. His work is motivated by a triple concern: to understand the present world, to understand what it means to be human, and to help bring about social and environmental change. As well as academic publications, he has also written essays, op-eds, miscellaneous nonfiction and two novels. He is a leading public intellectual and the recipient of several awards, including the University of Oslo Research Prize in 2017 and the Vega Medal in 2022.