Research events - Page 3
"ENGLABS at the movies" presents: Harriet (2019), dir. Kasi Lemmons.
In this talk, Etienne Boisserie will discuss the historical narrative of the Czechoslovak nation and its implications
"ENGLABS at the movies" presents: First Cow (2019), dir. Kelly Reichardt.
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).
"ENGLABS at the movies" presents: Gunga Din (1939), dir. George Stevens.
“ENGLABS at the movies” presents: The New World (2005), dir. Terrence Malick.
In this talk, Professor Serhiy Kudelia (Baylor University, USA) will compare Russia’s covert intervention in 2014 with its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Master Anna Chebotarova at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend her dissertation Fading Ambivalence, Mounting Uncertainty: Societal Unity and Belonging in Wartime Ukraine, for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Which issues are addressed by area studies-scholars doing research on contemporary politics, and what characterises an area studies approach to politics?
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Text development seminar in literature organised by Professor Geir Uvsløkk at ILOS. The text development seminar is a compulsory component of the PhD programme.
Text development seminar in area studies organised by Professor Atle L. Wold at ILOS. The text development seminar is a compulsory component of the PhD programme.
Lecture by Professor Dr. Ilka Lensen-Saal (University of Erfurt) about American political theatre in the neoliberal age.
Rasmus Vangshardt presents his research on the literary culture of early modern Europe
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Master Damjan Božinović at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend his dissertation "Beyond Borders, Between Languages: Multilingual Post-Yugoslav Literature" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Kodwo Eshun (Goldsmiths, University of London) will give a guest lecture at St. John’s, University of Oxford, 2. April 2025. The lecture will take place in the Auditorium at St. John’s College at 5.30 pm. Musicologist Adam Harper (University of Oxford) will introduce the lecture. The lecture will be open. All are welcome to attend!
Master Niamh Anna O'Dowd at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend her dissertation "Investigating uses of metaphor and metonymy in environmental advocacy and activism discourse and their effects on audience engagement" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Tatiana Cojocari will examine the impact of EU’s “engagement without recognition” policy on the region’s foreign policy and its population.
How do we communicate with chatbots, and how does artificial intelligence influence democracy? Join us at the dScience Lunch Seminar at the Science Library for a discussion on these pressing questions. Linguists Ingrid Lossius Falkum and Nicholas Allott will explore how humans perceive and interact with AI-powered language models, while political scientist Rune Karlsen will present research from the KnowAI project, investigating AI’s role in shaping political knowledge, public opinion, and democratic processes.
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This methods course is aimed at doctoral researchers at the Faculty of Humanities, providing them with an introduction to statistical thinking and doing as it can be applied in the humanities, especially linguistics, and with pointers to further, more advanced-level statistical methods.
Text development seminar in literature organised by Professor Geir Uvsløkk at ILOS. The text development seminar is a compulsory component of the PhD programme.
Text development seminar in area studies organised by Professor Atle L. Wold at ILOS. The text development seminar is a compulsory component of the PhD programme.
"Word, Sound and Power" hosts a film screening of the British classic directed by Franco Rosso in Oslo
Text development seminar in literature organised by Associate Professor Geir Uvsløkk at ILOS. The text development seminar is a compulsory component of the PhD programme.
This advanced course in Theories of Knowledge addresses the role the construction of real and imagined geographical spaces plays for the knowledge we establish through research in (primarily) area studies and history. In an age of supposed globalisation, we invite PhD-candidates to reflect on the ways in which their own project is delineated geographically and the impact this has on their research.
This advanced course in theories of knowledge foregrounds the development of major debates within literary and cultural theory. The aim is to enable PhD Fellows to articulate and perhaps defend more persuasively the theoretical assumptions upon which their own PhD projects are based.