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In this lecture, Andriy Danylenko will provide a historical background to the current language situation in Ukraine

Time and place: –, DSC Oasen (Digital Scholarship Centre)

Join us for an interactive session with Martín Hernán Di Marco on sharing research beyond academia and engaging the right audiences.

Time and place: –, Scene Humsam, Georg Sverdrups hus

In this open lecture, Professor and Fulbright scholar Supriya Baily provides a personal account and discusses the dangers facing academics in the US and the pervasive influence of right-wing pushback against higher education. How do academics exercise their right to research, teach and engage when their freedom and independence are constrained? 

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How has LGBTQ+ activism in Ukraine been reshaped by Russia’s full-scale invasion? How have anti-gender movements simultaneously recalibrated their strategies under conditions of war? Welcome to this talk with Maryna Shevtsova from KU Leuven, Belgium.

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

Welcome to the launch of the groundbreaking interdisciplinary book Sound and Detention: Towards Critical Listening, Sonic Citizenship and Social Justice. The book explores soundscapes in places and systems of imprisonment in order to better understand experiences of imprisonment, and to imagine alternatives to the carceral state.

Time and place: –, Georg Sverdrups hus

Digital Scholarship Days is an annual event designed for anyone working with research who wants to expand their knowledge of digital methods and tools, generative AI, machine learning, open research, research data management, and much more!

Time and place: –, Lower level, HumSam-biblioteket

Make Black Friday green, and spend the afternoon making free Christmas ornaments and gifts at the library!

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

What are the roots of the modern GOP and the MAGA movement? How did the United States get to where it is today? This roundtable will consider these and other questions in order to make sense of the present in light of the past.  

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

Medieval scenes of punishment, conflict, and fear continue to echo. This talk examines what counted as violence in the Middle Ages, how it was shown, and how our reactions have changed.

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

This roundtable will explore the shifting geopolitical dynamics between the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific and what this means for Norway’s relations with regional partners. Perspectives from Taiwan, China and Japan.

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Since it was first published in the early 1600s, the novel Jin Ping Mei has been accused of being pornographic, facing repeated censorship and bans, starting in 1611 and most recently during the rule of the Communist Party. As part of Banned Books Week Norway, we invite you to learn more about this novel and its history of censorship and translation.

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*This event has been cancelled. In a time when student mental health and well-being are more important than ever, Circle U. is hosting a panel discussion that brings together real-life experiences of students with evidence-based insights of well-being researchers.

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May 8 marks 80 years since the liberation of Norway from Nazi occupation. We celebrate the day with a breakfast seminar and pose the question of whether there is hope for another 80 years of democracy?

Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

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Time and place: –, Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrups hus

Are you working on an assignment and need help with managing your references? Come by and ask us!

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

Would you like to grow your own food? Join our workshop and learn how to make your very own kitchen garden! We provide everything you need to get started.

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We welcome you to the opening of the exhibition "PANDEMEAT" with a conversation about radical interdisciplinarity! How have artists and human geographers worked together in the project, and what opportunities do such collaborations open?

Time and place: –, Basement, HumSam Library

Join us for an eco-conscious and creative workshop & yarn swap!

Time and place: –, Scene HumSam

This year's winner of the Norwegian Student Peace Prize, IPEN, is an ideal organization based in Costa Rica, started by students from Nicaragua. Since 2022 the organization has worked for the right of education and academic freedom in their home country.