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Master Aljasil Chirakkal at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend his dissertation An Integrated Archaeo-Ecological Approach to Understanding long-term Human Environment Interaction for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Justin Brown will present metalinguistic reflections about Khoekhoegowab, or Nama language, among KhoeSan reclamation activists in Cape Town.

Madeleine Adkins explores adult learners’ experience in an  immersion program designed to create new speakers of Breton.

With Norwegian Sign Language celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2025, this year's Einar Haugen lecture will focus on signed languages and explore the relationship between human diversity and linguistic diversity. The hybrid lecture will be in English, with interpretation into Norwegian Sign Language.

Master Fadi al-Ghawanmeh at the Department of Musicology will defend his dissertation Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Eco-Racism in the History of Philosophy: From Buffon to Hegel

How has the imperial legacy of Central European states shaped the relationship between nation and state, especially in Ukraine?

Guy Bradley (Univ. of Cardiff)

This seminar will explore the social aspects of disconnection: how people react to be disconnected from and the technological mediations of interpersonal presence and abscence

In this talk, Etienne Boisserie will discuss the historical narrative of the Czechoslovak nation and its implications

This presentation explores dual language programs in the U.S. and their potential to promote social justice for U.S. Latinos.

In this seminar, Professor Frank Weigelt will outline the central functional principles of the system of Arabic politeness formulas and explore the religious and cultural foundations on which it rests. His analysis will focus on the dialect of Damascus.

Philosophical Seminar with Rob Simpson

HumAIn: A Humanities Hub for the Reimagination of AI invites you to a seminar with Professor Petter Bae Brandtzæg.

The conference considers how the intersections between modern art and medicine have been curated in the past and are being curated today. The conference is a collaboration with MUNCH, and partners in Canada and USA.

Master Karl Farrugia at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend his dissertation Representations of the Muslim Other in Old Norse Literature,1050-1350 for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Paul Sbertoli-Nielsen at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend his dissertation How do we do listening across languages and cultures? Structurally aligning with projected continuation in Norwegian and in Peninsular Spanish for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

This presentation explores methodological and ethical approaches to researching family language policies in multilingual migratory contexts such as Switzerland, highlighting collaborative strategies for Spanish language maintenance in Swiss bilingual preschools.

Two guest lectures by Associate Professor Siân Grønlie (Oxford University) and Professor Kurt Villads Jensen (Stockholm University)

In this lecture, Christina Kiaer (Northwestern University) will discuss the complex conditions of art and art historical research in Russia during the 30-year window between the fall of the Soviet Union and the restrictions imposed at start of the current war.  

Alek Keersmaekers

Listening to the backgroundification of nature and the silence of extinction in the twentieth century.

In this talk, Professor Serhiy Kudelia (Baylor University, USA) will compare Russia’s covert intervention in 2014 with its full-scale invasion in 2022.

Lianna Torres (University of Washington) will talk about motherhood, grief, and transformation in Lille Eyolf and Anna-Liisa