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.
Programme for the 2022 Holberg Week
Date: Tuesday 7 June
Time: 10 a.m.–12 a.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
What enabled or compelled women to move in the past? This seminar explores aspects of women’s travel in the Ancient Mediterranean.
SPEAKERS:
- Elisa Uusimäki, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism in the School of Culture and Society at Aarhus University
- Jessica van't Westeinde, Research Fellow, Department of Ancient History, University of Bern
- Troels Myrup Kristensen, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University
- Lien Foubert, Associate Professor, Department of History, Radboud University Nijmegen
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.
Date: Tuesday 7 June
Time: 1 p.m.–3 p.m.
Venue: Media City Bergen
Livestream
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
Time: 6 p.m.–7 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Bergen
Livestream
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
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
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:
- Silke Beck, Deputy Head of the Department of Environmental Politics, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
- J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Assistant Professor of Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
- Andrew Lang, Professor of International Law and Global Governance, University of Edinburgh
- Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities, Northwestern University
Date: Wednesday 8 June
Time: 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Place: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
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
Time: 6 p.m.–7 p.m.
Venue: Kode 1
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
Time: 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Venue: University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
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.
The Government Banquet in Haakons' Hall
Date: Thursday 9 June
Time: 6.15 p.m.–10.30 p.m.
Venue: Haakon's Hall, Bergen
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
Time: 9.00 a.m.–12.30 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula, Bergen
A roundtable discussion with perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. Details to follow.
Date: Friday, 10 June
Time: 09:30 a.m.–10.15 a.m.
Venue: Main Auditorium, Sentralblokken, Haukeland University Hospital.
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
Time: 6 p.m.–7.15 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Oslo
Livestream
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.
