Previous events

Nelson Goering (University of Oslo) will talk about different theories about Indo-European accent and ablaut shifts.

Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman (Independent University, Bangladesh) will present new research on the reception on Ibsen in Bangladesh.

Joey Pollock and Kim Pedersen Phillips will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.

In this final seminar, Marie Stilling will present the draft of her PhD thesis titled ¡°Cultivating weeds¡±.

Anniina F?rkkil?, MD PhD, is an Assistant professor in translational gynecologic oncology and a Specialist in gynecology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

The title of her talk is:"Unraveling the Determinants of Spatial Tumor Ecosystems in Ovarian Cancer: Insights into Immune Interactions and Therapeutic Opportunities".

Department seminar. Andreas Ravndal Kost?l is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, BI Norwegian Business School. He will present the paper "The Labor Supply Curve is Upward Sloping: The Labor Market Effects of Immigrant-Induced Demand Shocks¡± (written with Sigurd Galaasen, Joan Monras, and Jon Vogel).

The first meeting of the Nordic Network for Critical Theory will be taking place at the University of Oslo on 26-27 May 2025. 

John Hutchinson will present work from his PhD project at the University of Surrey.

We are pleased to welcome you to to the launch of Erik Skare's new book on Palestinian Islamism. Join us for a presentation of the book, which will be followed by a panel discussion with the author and guests Hilde Henriksen Waage and Jacob H?igilt

Department seminar. Magnus Irie is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. He will present the paper "Innovations in Entrepreneurial Finance and Top Wealth Inequality".

Critical theory has long argued that therapeutic culture, whether it is the wellness wave or alternative medicine, reinforces and channels capitalism¡¯s demands for human productivity. Suvi Salmenniemi thinks otherwise.

Vibeke Pihl (Roskilde University) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.

Eivind Moe Hammersmark will give a trial lecture entitled ¡°Geospatial Data¡± for the position of Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics.

The IKOS East Asia Group and the Center for Religion and Politics invite you to a joint reading seminar and lunch seminar. Our guests will be Dr. Levi McLaughlin from North Carolina State University and Dr. Erica Baffelli from University of Manchester.

In this talk, Pak Man Au presents his findings from his Master project on implicit bias in Norwegian educational spaces against foreign names.

Philosophical Seminar with Jens Timmermann

Department seminar. Nikhil Vellodi is an Assistant Professor at the Paris School of Economics. He will present the paper "A Theory of Self-Prospection" (written with Polina Borisova).

Peder Roberts (Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.

Patrick R. H. Steinmetz, deputy director at the Michael Sars Centre in Bergen, will present his work: "Win some, lose some: The cellular basis of food-dependent body plasticity in a sea anemone".

Department seminar. Aude Pommeret is a Professor at Universit¨¦ Savoie Mont Blanc and associate researcher at OFCE. She will present the paper "Fueling the energy transition with fossil (not quite) stranded assets" (written with Francesco Ricci).

By Geoffrey Hughes, University of Exeter

Department seminar. Joseph Altonji is a Professor of Economics at Yale University. He will present the paper "Decomposing Trends in the Gender Gap for Highly Educated Workers" (written with John Eric Humphries, Yagmur Yuksel and Ling Zhong).

Lecture by Professor Dr. Ilka Lensen-Saal (University of Erfurt) about American political theatre in the neoliberal age.

Margaretha Miles (IFIKK)