{"id":6380,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-mannfraedi-linda-solveigar-og-gudmundsdottir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:50","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-mannfraedi-linda-solveigar-og-gudmundsdottir","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-mannfraedi-linda-solveigar-og-gudmundsdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i &#8211; Linda S\u00f3lveigar- og Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>F\u00f6studaginn 22. mars fer fram doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed F\u00e9lagsfr\u00e6\u00f0i-, mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ideild, H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. \u00de\u00e1 ver Linda S\u00f3lveigar- og Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i.\u00a0V\u00f6rnin fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal \u00ed A\u00f0albyggingu H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heiti ritger\u00f0ar:<\/strong> Hinsegin f\u00f3lksflutningar: \u00dever\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg hinsegin \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernishyggja, innflytjendastigveldi og p\u00f3lit\u00edsk\/tilfinningaleg fullgilding (e. Queer(ing) Migrations to Iceland: Homo(trans)nationalism, migrant hierarchy, and the politics\/sense of (un)belonging).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andm\u00e6lendur:<\/strong> Maryna Shevtsova, FWO rannsakandi vi\u00f0 KU Leuven H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Belg\u00edu og \u00cdris Ellenberger d\u00f3sent vi\u00f0 Deild faggreinakennslu \u00e1 Menntav\u00edsindasvi\u00f0i H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lei\u00f0beinandi:<\/strong> Doktorsritger\u00f0in var unnin undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn Unnar D\u00edsar Skaptad\u00f3ttur, pr\u00f3fessors \u00ed mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doktorsnefnd:\u00a0<\/strong>Unnur D\u00eds Skaptad\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessors \u00ed mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, \u00deorger\u00f0ur Jenn\u00fdjard\u00f3ttir Einarsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed kynjafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og Adi Kuntsman d\u00f3sent \u00ed stafr\u00e6nni p\u00f3lit\u00edk vi\u00f0 Manchester Metropolitan University \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doktorsv\u00f6rn st\u00fdrir:<\/strong> \u00d3lafur Rastrick, forseti F\u00e9lagsfr\u00e6\u00f0i-, mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ideildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um ranns\u00f3knina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00deessi doktorsranns\u00f3kn sko\u00f0ar hinsegin f\u00f3lksflutninga til \u00cdslands, og reynslu hinsegin innflytjenda af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Megin markmi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knarinnar er a\u00f0 hinseginv\u00e6\u00f0a f\u00f3lksflutningafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed \u00edslensku samhengi, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fjalla um reynslu hinsegin f\u00f3lks og a\u00f0 skj\u00f6na r\u00e1\u00f0andi norm \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu. Fem\u00edn\u00edskri, hinsegin og \u00fever\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri a\u00f0fer\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i er beitt \u00e1samt eigindlegum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um. Vi\u00f0m\u00e6lendum er skipt \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1 h\u00f3pa, \u00fea\u00f0 er, einstaklinga sem koma fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na su\u00f0ri, fr\u00e1 Mi\u00f0- og Austur-Evr\u00f3pu og fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na nor\u00f0ri. Kenningar um hinsegin \u00fever\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernishyggju eru nota\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 ramma inn ranns\u00f3knina, og beina sj\u00f3num a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig innflytjendur hafa teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feeirri ja\u00f0arsettu samf\u00e9lagsst\u00f6\u00f0u sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var \u00fathluta\u00f0 til samkynhneig\u00f0ra. Kenningar um stigskipta Austurlandahyggju og hnattr\u00e6nt gildisstigveldi eru nota\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 greina hvernig myndun innflytjendastigveldis \u00e1 s\u00e9r sta\u00f0. A\u00f0 lokum eru kenningar um p\u00f3lit\u00edska fullgildingu og tilfinningalega fullgildingu nota\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 greina \u00e1 hva\u00f0a forsendum \u00fatilokun \u00e1 s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 og hvernig h\u00fan stj\u00f3rnar tilfinningu vi\u00f0m\u00e6lenda var\u00f0andi \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 tilheyra, \u00ed vi\u00f0komandi innflytjenda samf\u00e9lagi, \u00ed hinsegin samf\u00e9laginu og \u00ed \u00edslensku meginstraums samf\u00e9lagi.<\/p>\n<p>Ritger\u00f0in byggir \u00e1 fj\u00f3rum ritr\u00fdndum greinum. \u00cd fyrstu greininni er fjalla\u00f0 um innflytjendur fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na su\u00f0ri, og hvernig \u00feau hafa oft tv\u00edhli\u00f0a s\u00fdn \u00e1 veruleikann, og stj\u00f3rna markvisst uppl\u00fdsingum um kynhneig\u00f0 og kyngervi sitt. En reynsla \u00feeirra af kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttun leiddi, \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tilfellum, til tilfinningarinnar a\u00f0 tilheyra ekki. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur g\u00e1tu f\u00f3lksflutningar opna\u00f0 fyrir n\u00fdjar hugmyndir og venjur \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 kynhneig\u00f0 og kyngervi vi\u00f0komandi. \u00cd annarri greininni er fjalla\u00f0 um h\u00f3pinn fr\u00e1 Mi\u00f0- og Austur-Evr\u00f3pu, en \u00fear er yfirstefi\u00f0 \u201e\u00fatilokunarstundir\u201c \u00e1 me\u00f0an undir\u00feemu tengdust samf\u00e9lagsst\u00f6\u00f0u og afsams\u00f6mun, sk\u00f6mm og tilfinningalegri vinnu, \u00e1samt tilfinningunni a\u00f0 tilheyra ekki. \u00deri\u00f0ja greining fjallar um h\u00f3pinn fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na nor\u00f0ri sem endurspegla\u00f0i vissa forr\u00e9ttindast\u00f6\u00f0u. \u00deemun \u00fear fjalla um hinsegin hugmyndir var\u00f0andi fullgildingu, forgj\u00f6f var\u00f0andi tilfinningalega fullgildingu, og \u00fatilokun \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edska fullgildingu. Fj\u00f3r\u00f0a greinin fjallar um \u00fatilokunarstundir hinsegin kvenna fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum heimshornum, \u00fatilokun sem tengist p\u00f3lit\u00edskri fullgildingu og \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 passa ekki inn \u00ed r\u00e1\u00f0andi hugmyndir var\u00f0andi sj\u00e1lfsmynd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar sem og a\u00f0 f\u00e1 ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 vel\u00fe\u00f3knun innan ka\u00fe\u00f3lsku kirkjunnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 ferli sk\u00f6runar var\u00f0andi reynslu hinsegin innflytjenda af kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttahyggju og menningarhyggju \u00ed hinsegin samf\u00e9laginu og gagnkynhneig\u00f0arhyggju og s\u00edshyggju \u00ed innflytjenda- og tr\u00faarsamf\u00e9l\u00f6gum. \u00cd meginstraums samf\u00e9laginu er a\u00f0 finna samskiptalegt ferli kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttunar sem felst \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera endurteki\u00f0 stimpla\u00f0ur sem innflytjandi, sem \u00ed sumum tilfellum vir\u00f0ist \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 yfirst\u00edga. \u00d6\u00f0run innflytjenda er, engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur, innbygg\u00f0 \u00ed stigveldi hugkv\u00eda eins og kyns, kyn\u00fe\u00e1tta, menninga, og st\u00e9tta, \u00fear sem hv\u00edtir innflytjendur fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na nor\u00f0ri upplifa \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku og \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 tilheyra \u00f3l\u00edkt \u00fev\u00ed sem innflytjendur me\u00f0 anna\u00f0 litarhaft og fr\u00e1 hinu hnattr\u00e6na su\u00f0ri upplifa. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma upplifa vi\u00f0m\u00e6lendur fr\u00e1 Mi\u00f0- og Austur-Evr\u00f3pu \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tilfellum a\u00f0 \u00feeim s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lfkrafa eignu\u00f0 v\u00edkjandi samf\u00e9lagssta\u00f0a, samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra hv\u00edta innflytjendur. \u00deetta s\u00edbreytilega en undirliggjandi stigveldi innflytjenda lei\u00f0ir \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed lj\u00f3s hvernig menningarleg einkenni sem eru l\u00edk \u00feeim \u00edslensku, kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttaford\u00f3mar sem og f\u00e9lagsleg og efnahagsleg sta\u00f0a innflytjenda \u00e1kvar\u00f0ar tilfinningu \u00feeirra fyrir fullgildingu og \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tilheyra \u00ed \u00edslensku samf\u00e9lagi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This doctoral research examines three distinct but interconnected groups of queer migrations to Iceland, that is, individuals coming from the Global South, from Central and Eastern Europe and from the Global North. The general aim of the project is to queer migration studies within the Icelandic context, by discussing queer people and by decentring dominant political projects. This research further applies theories of homonationalism to frame the overall study, as well as theories of nesting orientalism and the global hierarchy of value to analyse the hierarchical ordering of migrants. Moreover, it implements the analytical lens of belonging to examine how political projects of exclusion dictate interlocutors\u2019 sense of belonging, to their ethnic community, the queer community, and the Icelandic mainstream society. The research project applies feminist, queer and transnational methodology, and qualitative methods are implemented.<\/p>\n<p>The research project is rooted in four peer reviewed articles. In article one, I discuss the experiences of migrants from the Global South, and how they often develop a bifocal worldview; how their degree of \u201coutness\u201d is determined by identity management strategies; and how their experience of racialisation and othering, in many cases, leads to a sense of unbelonging. Migration could, nonetheless, materialise new paths and practices regarding issues of gender and sexuality. In the second article, concerning migrants from Central and Eastern Europe, the overarching theme was \u201cexclusionary moments\u201d while sub-themes relate to social class and disidentification; shame and emotional work; and participants\u2019 sense of unbelonging. In the third article, I discuss how the group from the Global North featured a privileged subjectivity, relating to the themes of queer imaginations of belonging, a privileged sense of belonging and the politics of belonging. The fourth and last article discusses the exclusionary moments of queer migrant women from all over the globe, relating to the political projects of the national identity and the Catholic Church in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>The findings display the intersectional process of queer migrants\u2019 experiences, the multiple effects of racism, sexism and migratism in the queer community and heterosexism and cisgenderism within the ethnic and religious communities. The relational process of racialisation and being labelled as the immigrant other within the Icelandic mainstream society seems nonetheless, in some cases, impossible to overcome. This othering of immigrants is embedded in racial, cultural, and class hierarchies, as white migrants from the Global North experience inclusion and belonging unlike that of non-white migrants from the Global South. 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