Sirene (magazine)
Sirene was a Norwegian feminist magazine, issued from 1973 to 1983.[1]
| Categories | Feminist magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 20,000 (1975) |
| Publisher | J.W. Cappelens Forlag (1973–1976) |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Final issue | 1983 |
| Country | Norway |
| Based in | Christiania (Oslo) |
| Language | Norwegian |
History and profile
Sirene was launched in 1973.[2] One of the founders was Bjørg Vik.[2] The magazine was published by the publishing house J.W. Cappelens Forlag from 1973 to 1976, and thereafter by a dedicated foundation. It had a circulation of 20,000 at its maximum in 1975.[3]
In a thesis dated 1978 at the University of Oslo, Turid Kleiva described Sirene as a feminist alternative to the traditional weekly magazines. The magazine did not have a dedicated editor, but was produced collectively by a group of editors. The editorial staff included Bjørg Vik, Bitten Modal, Ida Lou Larsen and others.[4] Sirene's regular illustrators included Tonje Strøm.[5] The magazine ended publication in 1983.[6]
References
- Ingrid Birce Muftuoglu (2009). "The everyday campaign – personal and aesthetic expressions of protest in the 1970s Women's Movement in Norway" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Jane Eldridge Miller, ed. (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. London; New York: Routledge. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-415-15980-7.
- Anne Marit Godal (ed.). "Sirene". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon.
- Turid Kleiva (1978). "Sirene, eit feministisk alternativ til vekeblada" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- Anne Marit Godal (ed.). "Tonje Strøm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon.
- Unni Langås; Lisbeth Larsson; Anne Birgitte Richard. "Out of natural history and into modernity". Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 27 February 2017.