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Research events

Ongoing

Time and place: , Project room, Gamle Munch

Welcome to the photo exhibition Women in exile, which explores Kurdish women's experiences of daily life during and after conflict. 

Upcoming

Time and place: , Gamle Munch

We are thrilled to announce an upcoming event featuring the acclaimed novel "Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins" by Essmat Sophie. This event promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on the themes of identity, intersectional oppression, exile, politics, history, and the marginalized Kurdish community in Iran.

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Time and place: , Tøyen Hovedgård [Tøyen Manor House]

Welcome to this two-day conference, organized by STK and Fafo, as an outcome of ALCITfem project. The event will explore how gender plays a role in activism and citizenship in communities that have been minoritized and sidelined in national, international, and post-colonial contexts.

Time and place: , Domus Bibliotheca

On International Women’s Day 2024, the Centre for Gender Research will look at the gendered aspects of war and conflict, focusing on women’s experiences.

Time and place: , Room 420, Gaustadalleen 30D

How can research shed light on the pandemic of violence against women, and bring it out of the shadows? How can academia contribute to improved sexual rights globally?

Time and place: , Nedjma, Litteraturhuset

Hva skjer når et teoretisk begrep blir mainstream? Amund Rake Hoffarts nye bok analyserer diskusjoner rundt begrepet «interseksjonalitet» i feministisk teori. 

Time and place: , The Education Centre, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet

The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, the Department of Musicology and the Center for Gender Research at the University of Oslo invite you to an interdisciplinary half-day seminar related to the triple bill Bluebeard's Castle, staged by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Edward Gardner.

Time and place: , Vega Scene

Join PRIO and STK for a screening of the film Children of the Enemy and a panel discussion about the needs and rights of children born of war. 

Time and place: , P.A. Munchs hus Seminar room 10

How can research shed light on the pandemic of violence against women, and bring it out of the shadows? How can academia contribute to improved sexual rights globally?

Time and place: , The Institute for Social Research, Munthes gate 31

Women's representation in political institutions has significantly increased in many countries in recent years, but their growing involvement and visibility have also brought about an increasing trend of women in politics being subjected to attacks, threats, and harassment.

Time and place: , Scene HumSam

On mainstream social media platforms, far-right women make extremism relatable. Eviane Leidig offers an in-depth look into the world of far-right women influencers, exploring the digital lives they cultivate as they seek new recruits for white nationalism. 

Time and place: , "Glassburet" (room 418), IMK, Oslo Science Park (Forskningsparken)

The fifth event in the seminar series "Perspectives on Thinking" will focus on objective hermeneutics. The guest speaker will be Katarina Busch (Sigmund-Freud-Institute). 

Time and place: , Zoom
Time and place: , P.A. Munchs hus Seminarrom 5

This seminar considers the current status of gender equality in Poland, and the effects of what some call the "anti-gender movement". 

Time and place: , P.A. Munchs hus Seminarrom 5/Zoom

Research and public discourse about reproductive technologies tend to emphasize the experiences and practices of women. This seminar explores how men are implicated as users of emergent reproductive technologies.

Time and place: , Emory University

This conference brings together an international team of scholars in a collaborative effort to investigate historical bodies in relations of comparisons and negotiations, to engage in dialogue beyond disciplinary boundaries.

Time and place: , University of Oslo

The NORA Conference 2022 will be taking place in Oslo on June 20th-22nd, with the theme "Tensions and Potentials in Nordic Feminist and Gender Research". Visit the conference website for more information. 

Time and place: , Store møtesal, Gaustadalleen 30C (basement)

On April 28, the Centre for Gender Research (STK) will hold a joint academic lunch event together with C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism.

Time and place: , Fafo

Over the last decade, the Kurdish areas in the Middle East have seen several violent conflicts. Hundreds of thousands of Kurds have been uprooted from their homes and areas of origin. This adds a new chapter to an already long history of displacement and migration. In this seminar, we will investigate some of the gendered aspects of these recent migration flows. The seminar will be held in English.

Time and place: , Zoom

The Centre for Gender Research and the FRONT project are hosting the first event in the seminar series Gender Inequality and Precarity in Academia in the European Context. In this webinar, Sevil Sümer will discuss the concept of gendered academic citizenship, focusing particularly on problems experienced by early-career academics, or “transitional” academic citizens.

Time and place: , Zoom

On April 26, Kjersti Fjørtoft (UiT) will give a presentation titled "Martha Nussbaum: Is Justice a Matter of Love?". This is the fifth event in our digital lecture series Perspectives on Love, in which we explore different understandings of the concept of love.

Time and place: , Zoom

On April 19, Monica Roland (OsloMet) will give a presentation titled "Love as Seeing: Iris Murdoch and David Velleman on the Nature of Love and Loving". This is the fourth event in our digital lecture series Perspectives on Love, in which we explore different understandings of the concept of love.

Time and place: , Zoom

On April 12, guest researcher at STK Kaja Jenssen Rathe will give a presentation titled "Between Erotic Perception and Lived Openness: Merleau-Ponty’s Perspective". This is the third event in our digital lecture series Perspectives on Love, in which we explore different understandings of the concept of love.