My friend Birthe Taraldset recently started blogging at Birthes mening. Birthe is a lawyer who’s done important work on whistle-blowing, was on the recent government committee to suggest legislation on computer-based crime, and is an active debater in the Norwegian media. She recently took up a position as a teacher and researcher at the University of Bergen’s Faculty of Law, and has also become active in politics again, in Bergen HĀÆyre. Birthe and I disagree on many things, and I imagine we’ve never, ever voted for the same political party, but we’ve been friends for nearly twenty years, and I have great respect for her enthusiastic joy of living life to the fullest, and her determination and success at what she does. I’m really enjoying reading her blog, and am thrilled to see more Norwegian academics and politicians (she’s both!) exploring blogging. Go Birthe!
I'm Jill Walker Rettberg, author and professor of Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. I co-direct the Center for Digital Narrative, a 10-year Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence, and I lead the ERC project Machine Vision in Everyday Life. This site started as my blog in October 2000.
Birthe
It took some time before I discovered your evaluation of my very early steps into the blogging world…But I sincerely thank you for your encouraging words… Maybe we are not as different in our opinions after all… I call myself a radical conservative.. Change is needed to preserve what’s really valuable in the world. Tell me when we can have luch and an interesting conversation š
Birthe
Mum
Bergens Tidende reported today that Birthe was successful in the recent communal elections.
Please pass on my congrats when you guys get together for that lunch!