2023

OBS: New time: 12.45! Welcome to the book launch for Lucia Carminati's new book Seeking Bread and Fortune in Port Said, which probes migrant labor's role in shaping the history of the Suez Canal and modern Egypt.

Make Black Friday green, and spend the afternoon making free Christmas ornaments and gifts at the library!

Sex is lovely. And scary. And profoundly social. Social media, while much less lovely, but equally scary, has unequivocally become a prevalent arena of sociality. Yet, the the relationship between the two is fraught. Welcome to a lecture about social media and sex, with Professor Katrin Tiidenberg.

We present and celebrate our exhibition "Art of Climate/Change". Artist and scholar Emma Arnold gives a talk about her work featured in the exhibition and will be joined by professor Karen O'Brien.

Do you have wool and knitted clothes that need a little tinkering and love? Come to our repair workshop and get help repairing your garments! 

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. 

Welcome to an hour of Halloween fun mixed with some horror! Listen to a lightning talk about Irish Halloween, watch a (scary) silent movie, and enjoy dim lighting and scary snacks!

Why is it becoming increasingly difficult – even dangerous - to ask critical questions, study, and research freely? Welcome to a conversation on the global decline in academic freedom.

On the occasion of celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Oslo Digital Humanities Research Network, the University of Oslo Library, together with the new National Network for Digital Humanities and Culture Organization (DHKO), will arrange a conference to discuss the status quo of Digital Humanities in Norway critically and determine the role cultural heritage organizations play in shaping its future.

Can novels help us make sense of climate change? Climate fiction does by helping us imagine new worlds and futures and showing us how our lives might change with the changing climate. Find out more by joining our Climate Fiction Book Club event where we read and discuss the novel Moon of the Crusted Snow!

Welcome to Knit Off for our new knitting nook, and an autumn filled with knitting and crafting!

Welcome to an open talk with PhD candidate Tamta Gelashvili on Georgian and Ukrainian far-right movements.

Learn how some of the European university alliances are working to develop opportunities for students and staff. Perhaps you will be inspired to contribute with offers to our own alliance, Circle U.?

Imposter syndrome probably affects most of us, and can seriously affect our mental health, confidence, and happiness. This talk by Hugo de Boer aims to analyse and relativise imposter syndrome, as well as provide insights to mitigate its effects.

How can Circle U. students, academics, and leaders collaborate on interdisciplinary education and find ways to prepare students for coping with wicked problems?