2023

This workshop, organized by the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, will address the role of historians in debating and taking part in contested memorialization processes. The workshop includes a plenary lecture and a panel debate, as well as group work on marginalized groups in memorialization processes and the role of historians in confronting “contested pasts”. Participanting and completion of this workshop grants 1 ECTS. 

The autumn 2023 Advanced Research Courses offered by the Norwegian Research School in History focus on conflicting and contested pasts, memory wars, and transnational history between states and regions in various parts of the globe, from Oceania and Eurasia to Europe and the USA. The course will take place on Zoom.

How to write a high-quality PhD dissertation in history? In small groups, students present and discuss their own PhD writing with peers and faculty. This workshop is held in conjunction with the Norwegian History Days 2023.

What is a high-quality peer review in a historical journal? How do we write one, and how do we work with peer review reports when improving our article manuscripts? This PhD workshop will be held digitally on Zoom. Course credits: 1 ECTS

What is a high-quality book review in history, and how do we write one? Professional historians are expected to assess books and write book reviews for historical journals, periodicals and press. This workshop explores some of the key issues in writing god book reviews. It offers hands-on training, feedback and discussions. All participants will produce a book review after the standards of historical journals. 1 ECTS digital workshop.

Research ethics and methods are intimately connected. The Norwegian Research School in History (NRSH) invites supervisors at our member institutions to a two-day workshop in Oslo in March 2023. Research in history shall take place in accordance with legal rules and ethical norms. This responsibility lies with the early career researcher, their supervisors and the institutions that employ them. What lies in the supervisor’s responsibility and how do we deal with ethical dilemmas when supervising master students and PhD fellows in history?

What does the digital shift mean for historians? This workshop explores some of the key methodological questions historians encounter when we start using digital tools to answer historical questions. It will also provide training in using digital source materials.

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.