Activities Fall 2016

The schedule is continually updated and subject to change. Last updated 2016-12-15. Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us.

August

Tue 16/8, 12.15: Thesis Spikning. Morten Feldtfos Thomsen nails his PhD dissertation to the board by the main entrance/university library, and at the department.

Wed 31/8, 13.15-15, Minerva: KuFo. "Lost in Space: Mapping the Cartographic Uncanny 'After' Postmodernism." Guest lecture by Karen S. Jacobs, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder.

September

Thu 1/9, 13-15, 12A138: Thesis defense. Morten Feldtfos Thomsen defends his PhD dissertation, entitled Scenes of Writing, Scenes of Looking: Don DeLillo, Claus Beck-Nielsen, and the Politics of the Novel. Opponent Karen S. Jacobs, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder.

Tue 20/9, 10.15-12, Minerva: PhD seminar. Sophia (Liu Fei)  presents a chapter on English education in China from her dissertation work in progress, discussant Andreas Nyström.

Tue 27/9, 10.15-12, 11B252: PhD seminar. Kari Løvaas presents dissertation work in progress, discussant Fredrik Svensson.

Tue 27/9, 13.15-15, 3A340: Midway seminar. Djamila Fatheddine defends her dissertation in progress. Opponent Professor Johan Elmfeldt, Malmö Högskola. 

Wed 28/9, 13.15-15.00, Minerva: KuFo. "Borders, Boundaries, Bare Life: States of Exception in/and Contemporary American Culture". Seminar with Birgit Spengler, Interim Professor of American Studies, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt. See the content note in the margin to the right.

October

Tue 4/10, 9-17, Minerva: KuFo workshop. KuFo's senior researchers present and discuss ongoing research projects. Participants should submit their texts to Maria no later than 12 noon on Fri 23/9.

Tue 11/10, 10.15-12, 11B252: PhD seminar. Alexander Kofod-Jensen presents his dissertation project proposal, discussant Peter Wikström.

Tue 11/10, 13.15-16.00, 3A340: Mock defense. Marinette Grimbeek defends a preliminary draft of her full PhD dissertation, provisionally entitled Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Beyond in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy. Opponent Erik van Ooijen, guest researcher, Karlstad University.

Wed 12/10, 14.00-15.00, 3A340: KuFo meeting. Nadja Neumann and Inga-Lill Nilsson from the university library visit KuFo to talk about effective use of DiVa and strategies for Kulturvetenskapliga skriftserien.

Tue 25/10, 10.15-12, 3B425: PhD seminar. Fredrik Svensson presents dissertation work in progress, discussant Kari Løvaas.

Tue 25/10, 13.15-15, 12B545: PhD seminar. Peter Wikström presents a draft article, "Say it with a .gif: Twitter's affordances for animation of reported speech", discussant Sophia (Liu Fei).

November

Wed 16/11, 9-17, Gunnerud: KuFo workshop. KuFo's senior researchers present and discuss ongoing research projects. Participants should submit their texts to Maria no later than 12 noon on Mon 7/11.

Tue 29/11, 10.15-12, 3A340: PhD seminar. Andreas Nyström presents dissertation work in progress, discussant Alexander Kofod-Jensen.

December

Wed 7/12, 9-17, 11B252: KuFo workshop. KuFo's senior researchers present and discuss ongoing research projects. Participants should submit their texts to Maria no later than 12 noon on Mon 28/11.

Thu 8/12, 13.15-15, 12B545: English linguistics. Brainstorming session. We discuss plans and ideas for Sebastian Malinowski's new PhD project in English linguistics.

Mon 12/12, 15.15-17, 1B306: KuFo open lecture. KuFo's guest professor Malte Hagener presents a talk entitled "Splitscreen as a Symbolic Form". More information.

January

Thu 12/1, 13.00-16.00, 12B545: KuFo workshop. Extra RJ application workshop. Participants should submit their texts to Maria no later than 12 noon on Mon 9/1.

Tue 24/1, 13.15-15, 3A340: PhD seminar. Theory seminar on a text chosen by Kari Løvaas. No assigned reader.

Wed 25/1, 13.15-15, Minerva (12C608): Geomedia open lecture. KuFo guest professor Malte Hagener presents a talk entitled "Kubrick, Expo, the Beatles. The Intersection of Nation State and Avant-garde at the World Exposition in Montréal 1967".

Thu 26/1, 13.00-15, 12B545: English linguistics. Peter Wikström presents a draft article on "Twitter's affordances for animation of reported speech", a case study from his dissertation project.