Fett (magazine)

Fett
EditorHanne Linn Skogvang
CategoriesFeminist magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherKvinnefronten
Founded2004
First issueSeptember 2004
CountryNorway
Based inOslo
LanguageNorwegian
WebsiteFett
ISSN1504-1921
OCLC1023724208

Fett (Norwegian: Fat) is a feminist magazine based in Oslo, Norway. The magazine has been published since 2004 and is the largest feminist magazine in Norway.

History and profile

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Fett was first published in 2004.[1][2][3] The goal of the magazine is to provide a discussion platform for women.[2] Its target audience, however, is women and men who are interested in gender politics.[4] The magazine is the successor of Kvinnejournalen which was also published by Kvinnefronten (Women's Front)[4] which is based in Oslo.[1] The first issue of Fett appeared in September 2004.[4] During the initial years the magazine took over the subscribers of Kvinnejournalen.[4] Fett was first published five times per year.[4] Later it became a quarterly publication.[5]

Fett has a feminist stance and carries articles on women's social role and status.[1] The first issue contained articles about gender in pop music.[6] Next issue analysed the concept of love from a gender-based perspective.[6]

Fett is financed by Fritt Ord, the Norwegian Cultural Council and Bergen Municipality.[2] The support by Fritt Ord began in 2017.[7]

The founding editor of the magazine is Kristin Engh Førde.[4] As of 2019 the editor of Fett is Hanne Linn Skogvang[2] who was appointed to the post in 2018.[5] She replaced Hedda Lingaas Fossum in the post who became the editor of the magazine in June 2015.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fett". Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Emma Victoria Hegnar (5 November 2019). "Fett i 15 år". Journalen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Stefanie Grünangerl (2014). "Feminist Media Production in Europe". In Elke Zobl; Ricarda Drüeke (eds.). Feminist Media: Participatory Spaces, Networks and Cultural Citizenship. Wetzlar: transcript Verlag. p. 274. ISBN 978-3-8394-2157-4.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lillian Vatnøy (11 June 2004). "Feminisme er Fett". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Guri Kulås (2 July 2018). "Mer forståelse, takk". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Fett er et feministisk tidsskrift, utgitt av Kvinnefronten". Gnist (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kritikkløft for norske tidsskrifter". Fritt Ord (in Norwegian). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ Gerd Elin Sandve (2 June 2015). "Ny redaktør i tidsskriftet Fett". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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