Banafsheh Ranji - NTNU

Om

Banafsheh Ranji is a postdoctoral research fellow in sociology. She has been researching and teaching media and communication studies as well as migration and racism studies. Banafsheh is the author of the book Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts: A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran (Routledge, 2022). The book is based on her PhD research, for which she was awarded the King's Gold Medal (Hans Majestet Kongens Gullmedalje) in 2020, an award recognizing outstanding young researchers for their significant contributions to their field.

Currently, she is involved in the following three research projects:

The discourses of 'integration' and the construction of the immigrant subject. The project focuses on how immigrants are portrayed in the educational materials for Norwegian language courses, and how these portrayals intersect with immigrants' material lives.
Racism in the Norwegian media and its impact on immigrats' belongniness.
Communication strategies of authoritarian states in legitimizing repression: The case of Iran.

Positions held:
Senior researcher at the Peace, Conflict and Development Research Group, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt), 2022.
Researcher at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, 2022.
Lecturer at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, 2019-2020.
PhD candidate at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, 2016-2019.

Awards

Hans Majestet Kongens Gullmedalje (the King's Gold Medal) for research in Humanities, University of Oslo, 2020.

Publikasjoner

2024

Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) Innvandrersmitte--Immigrant infection: A performance on news, immigration, belonging.
Scenekunst
Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) Racism Hidden Between the Lines in Norwegian News Media. RightNow!
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) “I Feel It in My Body, in My Soul, in My Mind”: Journalism, Racist News and Immigrants’ Experience of Belonging. Journalism Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh; Archetti, Cristina. (2024) The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic. Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2023

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2023) Social media as resources for journalistic struggle in politically restrictive settings. Edward Elgar Publishing
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Selvik, Kjetil; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2023) Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states. International Affairs
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2022

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2022) Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran. Routledge Routledge
Vitenskapelig monografi

2021

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2021) Traces of orientalism in media studies. Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2020

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2020) Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital. New Media & Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh. (2020) Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context: Role conceptions and perceptions of role enactment among Iranian journalists. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2019

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2019) The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices. 07 Gruppen 07 Gruppen
Doktorgradsavhandling

Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) Racism Hidden Between the Lines in Norwegian News Media. RightNow!
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) “I Feel It in My Body, in My Soul, in My Mind”: Journalism, Racist News and Immigrants’ Experience of Belonging. Journalism Studies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh; Archetti, Cristina. (2024) The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic. Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Selvik, Kjetil; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2023) Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states. International Affairs
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh. (2021) Traces of orientalism in media studies. Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh. (2020) Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital. New Media & Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Ranji, Banafsheh. (2020) Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context: Role conceptions and perceptions of role enactment among Iranian journalists. Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism
Vitenskapelig artikkel

Kunstneriske produksjoner

Archetti, Cristina; Ranji, Banafsheh. (2024) Innvandrersmitte--Immigrant infection: A performance on news, immigration, belonging.
Scenekunst

Bøker

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2022) Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran. Routledge Routledge
Vitenskapelig monografi

Del av bok/rapport

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2023) Social media as resources for journalistic struggle in politically restrictive settings. Edward Elgar Publishing
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

Rapport

Ranji, Banafsheh. (2019) The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices. 07 Gruppen 07 Gruppen
Doktorgradsavhandling

Undervisning

Emner

SOS2011 - Migrasjon og mobilitet

Formidling

Medieforskere: – Media et stort hinder for integreringen i Norge

Norsk mainstream media deler et rasistisk verdenssyn

Contemporary racism in Norway: Exposing the invisible in plain sight

What enables the continued existence of racism in Norway?

Hvordan ble egentlig minoriteter fremstilt under pandemien?

Norske mediers dekning under pandemien var diskriminerende

Racist Narratives and (Not) Feeling at Home in Norway

How to Move Beyond Token Inclusion and Diversity? (Litteraturhuset, Oslo, 21 November 2024)