RESEARCHERS DISCOVERING THE TRAUMAS OF THE UNSPOKEN IN NORWAY
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DR. Kathrin Pabst
Ethnologist, researcher, author and speaker
She is currently on leave from her position as Head of the Scientific Department at the Vest-Agder Museum in Kristiansand, Norway, to lead “Identity on the Line.” She has broad experience in both practical and theoretical sides of working with challenging, sensitive or taboo-related subjects and holds a Ph.D. in professional ethics. Her doctoral dissertation focused on moral challenges museum employees might face when working with sensitive or challenging topics involving external cooperation. She is a former Board member and Chair of ICOM Norway, and in charge of an on-going project about the concretization of ICOMs Code of Ethics for Norwegian museums. Also, she is the Chair for ICOMs International Committee on Ethical Dilemmas, IC Ethics