Programme for the 2022 Holberg Week
Join us in the celebration of this years' Holberg Prize Laureate, Nils Klim Prize Laureate and the Holberg Prize School Project winners. The 2022 Holberg Week takes place in Bergen and Oslo 7–10 June.
The Holberg Week takes place in the beginning of June as a celebration of the Holberg Prize Laureate, the Nils Klim Prize Laureate. During the week you can hear the laureates, as well as other prominent guests from Norway and abroad participate in a series of lectures, panel discussions and other academic events. More information and livestream links for the events can be found in our calendar and in the list below. The programme will be updated as the events are finalised. All times UTC +2 / CEST. Date: Tuesday 7 June What enabled or compelled women to move in the past? This seminar explores aspects of women’s travel in the Ancient Mediterranean. Academic seminar held in honour of the 2022 Nils Klim Laureate and her research. There will be an introduction of the topic by the Nils Klim Laureate, Elisa Uusimäki, followed by presentations by invited guests, a panel discussion and a Q&A session. SPEAKERS: Moderator is Jorunn Økland, Professor at the Centre for Gender Research and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo. Date: Tuesday 7 June Technologies are not merely tools for achieving necessary ends but a vehicle through which humans articulate and implement visions of the future. For the 2022 Holberg Week we are offering scholarships for five PhD candidates from the Nordic countries to participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Prize Laureate. Each participants will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to the theme chosen by the Holberg Laureate, Sheila Jasanoff. After the presentations there will be a panel discussion, moderated by the Laureate. Date: Tuesday 7 June This event will feature the Holberg Laureate Sheila Jasanoff and the Nils Klim Laureate Elisa Usimäki in conversation about their background, their research and their experiences from academia amongst other themes. Details to follow. Moderator: Professor Roger Strand, University of Bergen. Date: Wednesday 8 June Experts are usually seen as skilled in understanding and explaining how the world works, but they do not only represent the world: they help make it. Academic symposium held in honour of the 2022 Holberg Laureate, Sheila Jasanoff. There will be an introduction of the topic by the Laureate, followed by presentations by four invited guests, a panel discussion and in the end an open Q&A session. SPEAKERS: Date: Wednesday 8 June Science and Technology Studies allows us to rethink the position of the political subject in a mechanized, instrumentalized, yet indeterminate world. Lecture by Holberg Laureate Sheila Jasanoff. Date: Wednesday 8 June 20 upper secondary schools and around 700 students from all over Norway participate in the Holberg Prize School Project each year. The students are assisted by scholars as well as their teachers, and the projects are integrated into the students' regular curriculum. The Award Ceremony is open for anyone who is interested. Please note that most of the event will be conducted in Norwegian. Date: Thursday 9 June The Official Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize. The Award Ceremony will be followed by a short reception at Christie Café. This event is by invitation only, but will be live streamed. Date: Thursday 9 June Banquet in honour of the Holberg Laureate and Nils Klim Laureate, hosted by the Norwegian government. This event is by invitation only, and will not be live streamed. Date: Friday 10 June A roundtable discussion on young researchers’ careers in the Nordic countries with perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. SPEAKERS: Date: Friday, 10 June A conversation between 2022 Holberg Laureate Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University, and Professor Stephen Hilgartner, Cornell University. The event is a collaboration between the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) at the University of Bergen, and the Holberg Prize. Date: Friday 10 June Phenomena such as climate skepticism and vaccine refusal indicate a loss of trust in relations between experts and publics in modern democracies. Holberg Laureate Sheila Jasanoff joins Professor Cathrine Holst, Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, in conversation. Programme for the 2022 Holberg Week
The 2022 Nils Klim Seminar: Historical Perspectives on Women's Mobility
Time: 10 a.m.–12 a.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
LivestreamThe 2022 Holberg Masterclass: Technology and the Human Future
Time: 1 p.m.–3 p.m.
Venue: Media City Bergen
LivestreamAn Evening with the Holberg Prize
Time: 6 p.m.–7 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Bergen
LivestreamThe 2022 Holberg Symposium: Expertise and World-Making
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
LivestreamThe 2022 Holberg Lecture: Democracy in an Unknowable World
Time: 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Place: The University Aula in Bergen
LivestreamAward Ceremony for the Holberg Prize School Project
Time: 6 p.m.–7 p.m.
Venue: Kode 1Award Ceremony for the 2022 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize
Time: 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Venue: University Aula in Bergen
LivestreamThe Government Banquet in Haakons' Hall
Time: 6.15 p.m.–10.30 p.m.
Venue: Haakon's Hall, BergenSeminar: Young Researchers’ Careers in Nordic Countries
Time: 9.00 a.m.–12.00 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula, Bergen
LivestreamCCBIO Special Seminar: Can Science Make Sense of Life?
Time: 09:30 a.m.–10.15 a.m.
Venue: Main Auditorium, Sentralblokken, Haukeland University Hospital.The Holberg Laureate LIVE: Expertise, Democracy and the Politics of Trust
Time: 6 p.m.–7.15 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Oslo
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