Kristin Skoog

Dr Kristin Skoog

  • Principal Academic in Media History
  • Weymouth House W404, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Dr Kristin Skoog is a Principal Academic in Media History. Her research is centred on media history, especially BBC radio, networks and transnational exchanges in broadcasting, and the history of women’s radio and women broadcasters. She is currently researching entanglements between radio broadcasting and the national and international women’s movement including organisations such as the National Council of Women of Great Britain (NCWGB), and the International Council of Women (ICW). She has authored several publications exploring the history of women’s radio and women broadcasters and is the co-founder of the Women’s Radio in Europe Network (WREN).

Kristin is a member of Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS) - a transnational research and teaching network for media historians that has worked to create an arena for transnational dialogue on the historical dimensions of transborder and transmedial flows using the concept of 'entangled media history'. As a member of BU’s History Research Group, she is working to develop and promote media history in research and education.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDG:

Gender equality

"Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"

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