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Statement on scientific and cultural collaboration in times of war

Statement on scientific and cultural collaboration in times of war

Nordic Summer University (NSU) aims to support scholars at risk and have worked for years to do so by fostering scholarly and artistic networks engaged in multidisciplinary enquiries, and to provide a space for conversations and exchange of ideas between diverse members of society.  NSU was created in the 1950s to promote peace through scientific and democratic collaboration and that is what we continue to do. Over the years our members have built strong and lasting networks with scholars and…

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War in Ukraine: Crisis in Ukrainian Cities and the Global Aftermath

War in Ukraine: Crisis in Ukrainian Cities and the Global Aftermath

In the light of the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Nordic Summer University Circle 1 is dedicating their upcoming NSU session on March 18th to reflect on the current events. Everyone is welcomed to join. Tomorrow for our adapted NSU session ““War in Ukraine: Crisis in Ukrainian Cities and the Global Aftermath” we will be joined by the political scientist and urbanist Oleksandr Anisimov to share an opening statement based on his manifesto on post-war urbanism. Further conversation…

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Sommaruniversitet bjuder in till vetenskapliga samtal

Sommaruniversitet bjuder in till vetenskapliga samtal

Under mer än 70 år har Nordiskt Sommaruniversitet erbjudit ett forum för vetenskapliga samtal för alla som är intresserade. – NSU har lyckats bevara det kollegiala styret och har haft stor betydelse för framväxten av nya ämnesområden, säger Johan Söderberg. Continue reading here: https://www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/2022/03/08/de-bjuder-in-till-vetenskapliga-samtal/?#

Volunteers wanted for 2022 Summer Session Oslo

Volunteers wanted for 2022 Summer Session Oslo

Nordic Summer University is looking for some more volunteers to team up to prepare an in-person (!!!) summer session, where all eleven (!) study circles will host a symposium during one week in Oslo, Norway. Expenses paid, fun guaranteed. Interested? Email: arrkom@nsuweb.org

Save the Date!

Save the Date!

This summer… we will meet again in person! (Unless Covid-restrictions forbid us…) So please save the date… the NSU Summer Session will take place from 28 July – 4 August 2022. (Arrival day is 28 July, departure day is 4 August 2022.) We will stay at Rønningen Folkehøgskole, just outside of Oslo, Norway.

Keynote Silvia Frederici now online

Keynote Silvia Frederici now online

During the October Session 2021, many were present to listen to the keynote by Prof. Silvia Frederici. But for those who missed it, the full keynote can now be viewed online: Silvia Federici is an Italian and American scholar, teacher, and activist from the radical autonomist feminist Marxist and anarchist tradition. The keynote was invited by circle 4 on ‘Narrative and Violence’, which investigates narrativisations of violence within social, political, cultural, and scientific discourses. In so doing, they aim to…

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Newsletter out now

Newsletter out now

Dear NSU community, In case you have not received the newest newsletters, please read it here. And don’t forget to sign up for the NSU newsletter: https://www.nsuweb.org/newsletter/ This newsletter contains the following information: Information on a special opportunity to apply for three one-year study programs (2 symposia) – deadline 5 January 2022 Good news on successful grant applications for NSU Information Call for Study Circle proposals 2023-2025 Join in the work of NSU! Join a working group News from the…

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Happy Funding News!

Happy Funding News!

We are happy to convey the fantastic news that NSU has received yet another grant, this time from the Swedish Kungliga Vitterhetsakademien! This makes it possible for NSU to add further ad hoc circles and continue offering traveling grants and scholarships. It will also make it possible for us to continue developing on ideas for new funding strategies, as well as hopefully reaching new NSU members. In addition, it feels great to know that there are funders who are willing…

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Grant from Swedish Academy

Grant from Swedish Academy

Today we received some great news. The Swedish Academy (Svenska akademin) has confirmed they offer the Nordic Summer University (NSU) a grant for the year 2022. This grant will cover some of the costs towards the activities of the Nordic Summer University: the winter symposia and the summer session that combines several symposia. It will mostly go to the grant and scholarship program that is a core element of NSU: to realize our goal of making sure people with less…

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Nordic Feminism Reconsidered – paper published about NSU by Valgerður Pálmadóttir & Johanna Sjöstedt

Nordic Feminism Reconsidered – paper published about NSU by Valgerður Pálmadóttir & Johanna Sjöstedt

The Nordic Summer University started in 1950, as a place where people from different backgrounds could meet to explore new fields of interest. Valgerður Pálmadóttir & Johanna Sjöstedt, two coordinators of the NSU study circle on Feminist Philosophy; Time, history and the Transformation of Thought (that ran from 2017 to 2019), have researched the platform NSU provided for the development of women’s research. Nordic Feminism Reconsidered: Activism, Scholarly Endeavours and Women’s Research Networks at the Nordic Summer University 1971–1990 Abstract:In…

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