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Master Emil Flatø at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages will defend his dissertation When Science Could Not Wait: Climate, Experts, and the Times of Anthropogenic Change, 1945-79 for the degree philosophiae doctor (PhD).

In this talk, Stuart Earle Strange, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale-NUS College, Singapore, will explore the contradictions between law, sovereignty, animal agency, and the sacred in Singaporean wildlife conservation.

On 11/12 May 2023 CLIMCULT will host a workshop the climate-conflict-nexus. It will bring together fields of climate history and conflict studies and explore new, integrative research designs.

A conversation on Land Rights and Landback from a Sámi Indigenous Perspective.

As the world grapples with the devastating effects of climate change and mounting geopolitical tensions, we find ourselves at a critical juncture in history. How can major global powers, such as Europe, China, and the U.S., bolster their confidence, competence, and capacity to effectively tackle these urgent issues in the face of an ever-evolving world?

Join us for a CIMS seminar with Jørgen Jensehaugen (PRIO) on Robert Capa's imagery and photography of Palestine, 1948-1950

Anne-Sofie Hjemdahl avholder prøveforelesning for stilling som førsteamanuensis i museologi og kulturhistorie.

In the fourth and last Welcome to the Anthropocene lecture, Dr. Stephanie Roe, a WWF’s Global Climate & Energy Lead Scientist, will discuss the technical, economic, political, and social approaches for mitigating climate change and other key challenges of the Anthropocene.

In this talk, professor of philosophy, Alejandra Mancilla, asks who should be the political representatives in a place with no human inhabitants, namely, Antarctica. While the Antarctic Treaty has been celebrated as a successful legal instrument for the protection of the continent, some have criticized its elitist nature and demanded a more democratic system of governance. But, should only humans be part of this arrangement? Why not penguins and maybe icebergs too?

We want to invite you to an open evaluation with our PhD-fellow in Japan Studies Ingvild Boberg. To comment on the candidates work, we have invited Associate Professor Victoria Young, from the Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge.

Ingrid Halland avholder prøveforelesning for stilling som førsteamanuensis i museologi og kulturhistorie.

Join us at Eilert Sundts hus, this Friday, for a CIMS seminar with Serap Saritas, on 'Islamic Financial Securities: The Case of Turkey', followed by a Q&A led by Einar Wigen, Professor in Turkish Studies.

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Are you intrigued by the combination of art and research? Do you think relations between humans and aquatic mammals like whales are interesting? Welcome to the opening of our new exhibition which visualizes the research project "Whales of Power" through embroidery art pieces, photograps and objects.

In this lecture, Dr. Henning Klöter discusses the many facets of languages on Taiwan.

A public reading group session on the violence of conservation practices.

Join us for an online CIMS seminar with Dr. Emmanuel Karagiannis from King's College London, on the environmental policies and approaches of Islamist groups

Join us online for the Bionic Natures x Digital Ecologies workshop on Friday April 21st!

The third Welcome to the Anthropocene lecture will be given by Jason Allen-Paisant, Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory and Creative Writing, and will address the challenge of a just ecological transition by exploring how ideas and praxes of ‘cultivation’ might foster an awareness of deep time in mainstream political consciousness.

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.

THIS SEMINAR IS FULLY BOOKED

PhD workshop with Professor Iver B. Neumann.

Electoral defeat is often viewed as the mother of party change. However, studies show that parties do not necessary learn the right lessons of defeat. In this lecture, Dr. Dafydd Fell reflects on this using the case of the Green Party Taiwan