Klaus Nathaus

Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History,
University of Oslo

Round table guest

Klaus Nathaus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History at the University of Oslo. Klaus is a social historian working on popular culture in Britain, (West) Germany and the US from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century. He is particularly interested in the history of the voluntary organisation of leisure, the development of public entertainment spaces and the production of popular music from the rise of Tin Pan Alley to the advent of the internet. As a certified historian and a hobby sociologist, Klaus is also interested in the dialogue between the two disciplines.