The English language support service is open to all students at Karlstad University. Our aim is to help you improve your English language skills and become more confident about using English for academic purposes.
Individual Help
We offer 45-minute tutorials to individuals looking to improve their writing skills.
Welcome to CTF and seminar! Seminar 1: Value, and theories thereof with Per Skålén and Markus FellessonThis is the first of three seminars.Service research and/in capitalism - a seminar series on the practice, ethics and politics of service research and/in capitalism. This seminar series is initiated by Petter Falk. Please note that this is a face to face seminar and you will not be able to attend via Zoom.(The seminar will be held in English).For more information, please co
Welcome to CTF and seminar! Seminar 2: Sustainability and social responsibility with Helén Williams, Fredrik WikströmThis is the second of three seminars.Service research and/in capitalism - a seminar series on the practice, ethics and politics of service research and/in capitalism. This seminar series is initiated by Petter Falk. Please note that this is a face to face seminar and you will not be able to attend via Zoom.(The seminar will be held in English).For more informa
Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us.
Our seminars and other events are open to anyone who is interested!
JANUARY
Thu 20/1, 13.00–17.00, Zoom: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers, with a focus on RJ applications.
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Sustainability fikaWe welcome all researchers with an interest in sustainability and Agenda 2030 to digital fika. The sustainability fika brings together researchers with an interest in environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The point of departure is an inclusive understanding of sustainability with a critical approach.
Make your Canvas course more accessibleAs a governmental organization, we are obliged to write and communicate in accordance with the European Accessibility Act. In this workshop, we will give you hands-on tips and advice on how you can check accessibility while you work in Canvas, and aspects to consider for the documents that you upload to the Learning Management System (LMS).Led by Cecilia Hellekant, ICT educator UPEJoin the workshop via ZoomNo registration in advance is required.
Make your Canvas course more accessibleAs a governmental organization, we are obliged to write and communicate in accordance with the European Accessibility Act. In this workshop, we will give you hands-on tips and advice on how you can check accessibility while you work in Canvas, and aspects to consider for the documents that you upload to the Learning Management System (LMS).Led by Cecilia Hellekant, ICT educator UPEJoin the workshop via ZoomNo registration in advance is required.
What impact can Open Educational Resources (OER) have for you, as a teacher? And how can you use them when teaching?Librarian Inga-Lill Nilsson talks about the advantages of Open Educational Resources (OER) and how you, as a teacher, can create and use them when teaching. Where? ZoomWhen? Thursday March 5 kl. 14:00-14:30This open workshop is part of Open Education Week (OEWeek).
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Agnieszka Leszczynski
- Visual regimes of urban platformization: aesthetics, glitch, communication
Friday, 7 October, 14:00-15:30
Live on Campus or on Zoom (link will be sent out)
Abstract
In this talk, I engage with the visual regimes of urban platformization as an emergent and crystalizing logic in cities. Drawing on a range of empirical instances from North American cities, I situate and trace urban platform visualities in three registers: aesthetics, the glitch, and communication.
We are pleased to announce the Sociology group seminar with Dr Marina Yusupova (Edinburgh Napier University).Masculinity and EmpireDr Marina Yusupova, Edinburgh Napier UniversityWednesday 23 October, 2024, 13.15-15.00, 9D303Zoom-link: https://kau-se.zoom.us/j/61194674179 Historical world empires were built and sustained through masculine ideals that valorize strength, dominance, control, capitalist entrepreneurship, and t
Geomedia
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Seeing and Seafaring: How the Scopic Regime of Computation Was Mobilised
Taking a cue from Carl Schmitt’s suggestion in Land and Sea that each of the four elements lends its own distinct perspective on the world, this talk examines the role of water—and more specifically, the sea, the ocean, maritime navigation—in the emergence of modern computational graphics.
Our research seminars feature visits from external guests as well as presentations of in-house research that is conducted in the subject.
2024
January 24, 13.00-14.30 - Sherwin Chua - a recently graduated PhD student, Gothenburg University.
Room: 12C350
January 31, 13.00 – 14.30 - Ann Werner, senior lecturer in Musicology at Uppsala University and associate professor in Gender Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden
Room: 12A424
Seminar: Music st
Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us.
Our seminars and other events are open to anyone who is interested!
SEPTEMBER
Tue 13/9, 13.15–16.00, 12A225 Humlan, ISLI PhD student seminar. Double seminar: Sofia Oldin Cederwall presents work from her dissertation project (readers Liliann Byman Frisén & Jessica Sundin, senior reader Sofia Wijkmark).
What strategies does Karlstad University and Sweden have for Open Educational Resources and Open Education and how do they match the recommendations made by UNESCO.Library director Jörg Pareigis talks about the progress being made at Karlstad University and in Sweden to contribute to the national guideslines for Open Science, determined by the National Library of Sweden.Where? The Learning lab, Karlstad University Library (floor 3) and ZoomWhen? Monday March 3 kl.
Creative Commons licenses are a possibility for you, as a creator of an original work, to define the copyright of your work, making it more shareable. In this workshop librarians Sandra Nelson och Mas Karin Gustafsson explain the licensing elements and how it is possible to combine them. They will also guide you through how you might be able to use Creative Commons licenses for your work.Where? The Learning lab, Karlstad University Library (floor 3) and ZoomWhen? Tuesday March 4 kl.
The entrance exams in piano for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following repertoire requirements:
A piece in baroque style
A freely chosen virtuoso etude
A freely chosen piece
SHORT FILM ABOUT YOUR INTENDED ARTISTIC/ INDEPENDENT WORK
The Master's program includes a written independent artistic work where you research a topic of your
The entrance exams in guitar for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
Submission of videos
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos:
• Three freely chosen pieces or part of a larger work with different character and from different epochs.
Short film about your intended artistic/independent work
The Master's program includes a written independent artistic work where you research a topic of your own choosing.
The University Library, offering support and resources in various parts of the research process, will continue the seminar series "Science skills to go" for researchers and doctoral students during the autumn semester, with a series of workshops.
The aim of the series is to highlight topics that may be important for you as a researcher to know and find a concept that does not take too much time from your research.
Impact and the utilisation of research (4.5 credits) is a doctoral course that deals with how knowledge from your research can be useful for society, business and academia.
The findings, experiences, and ideas that emerge from research have traditionally been utilised through academic publication and teaching programmes. However, academic impact alone is no longer enough for a successful research career.
The entrance exams in violin for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following repertoire requirements:
W. A. Mozart: A first movement and cadenza from a violin concerto in G, D or A major
Paganini: One of 24 caprices
A freely chosen piece
We would prefer that you play with an accompanist.
The entrance exams in viola for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following repertoire requirements:
A first movement with cadenza of a viola concerto in D-major by C. Stamitz or A. Hoffmeister.
An etude or caprice by Dont or Rode.
A freely chosen piece
We would prefer that you play with an accompanist.
The entrance exams in cello for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following repertoire requirements:
J. Haydn: first movement and cadenza of Cello concerto in D major
A freely chosen virtuoso etude or caprice
A freely chosen piece
We would prefer that you play with an accompanist.
The entrance exams in Double bass for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following repertoire requirements:
D. Dittersdorf or J.B. Vanhal double bass concerto: first movement without cadenza
A freely chosen romantic piece
Orchestra excerpts:
Mozart Symphony No. 40: movement 1, bar 114-138
Beethoven Symphony No.
The entrance exams in voice for the Master's program (KMM) consist of handing in work samples recorded on video.
SUBMISSION OF VIDEOS
You are asked to record and upload 3 videos according to the following specific repertoire requirements for voice:
Obligatory piece: J. Brahms: "Schön war, das ich dir weihte", op.
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Once you have decided to study, distance is not an obstacle. A number of programmes and courses can be taken from home. Please note that most programmes and courses have some compulsory on-campus meetings at Karlstad University.
Distance courses and programmes typically start with a group introduction on campus. If your course or programme has compulsory on-campus meetings, these may last for one or several days.
