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Timothy Garton Ash confirmed for the Holberg Debate
Professor Timothy Garton Ash. Private photo.Timothy Garton Ash is confirmed as keynote speaker for the first Holberg Debate, which will concern dilemmas related to free speech and exchange of...
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The Holberg Debate 2016: Free Speech in an Age of Diversity and Conflict
How can we build a framework for ‘civilized conflict’ in multicultural societies where different world views determine which types of expression that are deemed unacceptable? Timothy Garton Ash, Kari...
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Shortlist ready for the Holberg Prize 2016
Heat map of Holberg Prize nominations. The shortlist for the Holberg Prize 2016 is now ready and the process to find next year’s laureate is one step closer to the announcement 11 March 2016.The...
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Nomination open for the 2017 Holberg Prize
The Holberg Prize election process.The Holberg Board opens the nomination period for the 2017 Holberg Prize today, 10 November 2015.The Holberg Prize is the largest annual prize awarded within the...
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Cuts May Cause Loss of a Generation of Scholars
Member of the Nils Klim Committee spoke about budget cuts at Finnish universities. Photo: Ole Andreas SandmoFollowing the Nils Klim Committee meeting in Helsinki on 29 January, there was an event at...
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Successful Nils Klim Event in Reykjavik
Panel discussion. From the left: Ellen Mortensen, Sigmund Grønmo, Frans Gregersen og Eirikur Smari Sigurdarson. Photo: Ole SandmoWhat can be done to obtain more Nils Klim nominations from Iceland? This...
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The Holberg Prize in Berlin – "The Power of Exempla"
Dr. Lorraine Daston during her lecture at the Pan Nordic Building, the Nordic Embassies in Berlin.On 11 February, an event was held at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Berlin, with a lecture on the...
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Who will be the Recipient of the Holberg Prize 2016?
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, garden entrance. Foto: Ole SandmoOn 11 February, the Holberg Committee convened in Berlin and put forward their recommendation for this year’s recipient of the Holberg...
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Nils Klim Conversation: Why Environmental Law Matters
Lecture by the 2016 Nils Klim Laureate Sanja Bogojević, Associate Professor of Environmental Law at Lund University.Date/time: Monday, June 6, 2016 - 09:00 to 11:00The environmental crisis is upon us....
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Masterclass with Stephen Greenblatt: Origin Stories
Five Nordic PhD candidates have been selected to partake in an exclusive Masterclass with Holberg Laureate Stephen Greenblatt.Date/time: Monday, June 6, 2016 - 14:00 to 16:00The topic of conversation...
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The Holberg Symposium: Art in Life / Life in Art
How does life enter into the formal structure of works of art and literature? How do those works enter into the life of their own and future times?Date/time: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 09:00 to 12:45All...
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Award Ceremony: the Holberg Prize 2016 and the Nils Klim Prize 2016
The official award ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize.Date/time: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:30In accordance with tradition, the ceremony is attended by members of the...
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Award Ceremony: the Holberg Prize School Project
Announcement and award ceremony of the Holberg Prize School Project Winners and the Teacher Prize.Date/time: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30Twelve upper secondary schools, and more than 400...
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Graduate opportunity: Masterclass with Stephen Greenblatt
Detail from painting in the Saint Basil's Cathedral, showing a scene from the Genesis. Credit: ColourboxThe Holberg Prize is now offering scholarships to five Nordic PhD students for the 2016...
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"Everyone dreams at night": Interview with Stephen Greenblatt
Photo: Stephanie MitchellWhat are the paths and life events that have led 2016 Holberg Laureate Professor Stephen Greenblatt to where he is today? Where will he go from here? How will the humanities...
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The Holberg Conversation (Oslo)
A conversation with the 2016 Holberg Laureate, Renaissance and Shakespeare Scholar, Stephen Greenblatt.Date/time: Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 17:00 to 18:00Meet this year’s Holberg Laureate, Stephen...
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Strong applications for Masterclass
Ellen Mortensen is the academic director of the Holberg Prize. Photo: Hilde Kristin Strand/På Høyden20 PhD candidated from all the five Nordic countries have applied to take part in the Masterclass...
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The Holberg Lecture: Shakespeare's Life-making
A reflection on Shakespeare’s uncanny ability–the ability of the Humanities more generally–to confer life upon the objects of imaginative attention.Date/time: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 13:30 to...
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The Nils Klim Seminar: Understanding emissions trading
“Understanding emissions trading through discourse analysis”Date/time: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 09:30 to 11:00Nils Klim Laureate Sanja Bogojević will present her research at an open seminar hosted by...
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The Holberg Evening
Join us in a celebration of this years’ Laureates.Date/time: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:15Erling Sandmo will guide us through an evening where we get to know this year’s prize winners and...
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