
Kalpani Dambagolla
Doctoral Research Fellow
- Kalpani.Dambagolla@mf.no
- Office: 370C
- Phone number: 22590569
Professional competence areas:
- Feminist (Herstory) & Critical Approaches
- Human Rights Education/Pedagogy
- Post-conflict Pedagogy & Multicultural Studies
- Post-war Narrative & Memory Studies
- Post-war Sri Lanka
I am a PhD researcher examining how human rights pedagogy can be reimagined and contextualized within the complexities of post-war Sri Lanka. My research explores the intersections of post-war narratives, memory practices, post-conflict pedagogy, and multicultural studies, with the aim of developing contextualized approaches to human rights education in post-war Sri Lanka.
My work is shaped by an interdisciplinary background, ranging from cultural studies, political histories, and philosophy to human rights and multiculturalism. Building on this foundation, my master’s research examined women’s war narratives in Sri Lanka’s post-war context and introduced the concept of “feminist troubled knowledge” as a critical lens for challenging dominant human rights discourses. I have also gained experience teaching human rights education and conducting fieldwork on reconciliation in post-conflict Sri Lanka.
Education and practice
2021 - 2023
MSc. in Human Rights and Multiculturalism, University of South-eastern Norway
2017 - 2019
MA in Western Classical Culture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2013 - 2016
BA in Western Classical Culture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Voluntary position
2024 - d.d.
Mananging Editor – Human Rights Education Review (HRER)