“From Dust They Came: Human Erosion and the Problem of Sanitation in New Deal California,” Jonathan H. Ebel, Professor of Religion, University of Illinois, Oct 5, 14:15-15:30, NT hus møterom 718

An airscape is an intangible presence in our daily life. Seemingly invisible and transparent, air, wind, and light form airscapes that have been overlooked as a cohesive totality with its own cultural history. Airscapes are spaces of injustice, transportation, and perception. This seminar aims to understand airscapes as more than just a passive receptacle of human activity but rather a presence that shapes us and our way of relating to the world.
 

Register here! Please register by April 19th for physical or digital attendance.

The Department for Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH) cordially invites you to its first Digital Humanities Day, which will take place on 14 September 2023. This event will bring together a range of experts in the Digital Humanities to discuss the possibilities of using digital tools for historical research. Registration below.

Before Copyright is hiring a doctoral research fellow to study the history of printing privileges (1500-1800).

The research group Climate, Environment and Energy, KLIMER, warmly welcomes Prof. Dr. Ole Georg Moseng from the University of South-Eastern Norway. He is one of the few specialists in the history of early modern epidemics.

Peder Anker, professor of history, shares thoughts on the PhD course "Environmental and Climate History: The Role of History in Society” that took place at the University of Oslo in December 2019.

Could Nora Helmer actually end up in prison after forging her father’s signature? Was Hedda Gabler a true criminal? Join us for an In-house seminar on Henrik Ibsen and the law.

Images of old age and aging determine how we handle demographic change. This conference will explore how the stages of the life cycle have been construed throughout history in order to consciously recognise the stereotypes that emanate from these age categories. 

The network brings together researchers in the study of religion affiliated with universities and professional communities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

This PhD course grabs the bull by the horns and challenges participants to seriously engage with theory (ideas/principles to explain a practice or account for a situation) and method (planned procedure to pursue knowledge), and highlights the connections between them. We also discuss ethical problems in historical research. This is a 5 ECTS course.