Rolf Werenskjold (b. 1957) is Associate Professor at Faculty of Media and Journalism, Volda University College, Norway, since 2003. He is teaching Media History. From 2003 Doctorial Candidate in Media Studies at Department of Media and Communication, Oslo University. He has a Master (hovedfag) degree in History from Bergen University in 1987. He has worked as First Archivist at Bergen City archive and project leader with the Executive Officer of City of Bergen from 1987 to 1992. From 1992 to 2003 he was Assistant - and Associate Professor in Modern History at Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Volda University College, Norway.

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