Mette Hjort

Mette Hjort is chair professor of humanities and dean of arts at Hong Kong Baptist University, affiliate professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, and visiting professor of creative industries at the University ofSouth Wales. Her current research interests include film and public value, moving images in the context of health and well-being and talent development on a North/South basis. Her research on the last theme is described in her contribution to African Cinema and Human Rights (Indiana University Press, 2019), which she co-edited with Eva Jørholt.