Recap: Research in Culture and Pedagogy

This coming Monday 2 March, RECAP member Francis Borchardt will be holding a guest lecture at Yale University entitled “Masada and the Meaning of History.”

This is the latest entry in his ongoing project re-examining the historiography of ancient Judaism.

It pays special attention to how 19th century colonialism, 20th century Zionism, and Western academic interests come together to co-create both the archive of early Judaism and the stories we tell about it.

Yale Hebrew Bible Seminar hosts Francis Borchardt: "Masada and the Meaning of History" The Bible Seminar brings to Yale scholars from around the world working in the area of Hebrew Bible and related fields, from the ancient Near East to the reception of the Bible in the Second Temple period and beyond.

RECAP members Linnéa Jermstad and Francis Borchardt have taken the research group on tour! The past few days they’ve been at Harvard University to carry out research and meet with their colleagues in education and leadership (Linnéa) and ancient studies (Francis).

On 7 May, RECAP member Francis Borchardt will be presenting a special issue of Kirke og Kultur to which he contributed an article on Thor Heyerdahl’s use of “paradise” in his writings alongside a number of other contributors.

Save the date!

Tid: 7. mai. 2026 kl. 11:30 - 12:00

Sted: Auditorium 5

Velkommen til MF KOM-lunsj med Francis Borchardt og Kristin Joachimsen: Temanummerlansering av Kirke og Kultur nr. 1 2026: Det gamle testamentet i kultur og politikk.

MF KOM-lunsj med Francis Borchardt og Kristin Joachimsen | MF vitenskapelig høyskole Velkommen til MF KOM-lunsj med Francis Borchardt og Kristin Joachimsen: Temanummerlansering av Kirke og Kultur nr. 1 2026: Det gamle testamentet i kultur og politikk.

AI is moving fast and education needs both competence and ethics to keep up.
That’s why one of RECAP's externally funded projects, Smartstart, brings together partners from multiple European institutions to strengthen ethical, responsible AI and professional development in higher education and schools.
Excited to share what we learn along the way.

Vi presenterte nylig det norske bidraget i EU-prosjektet SmartStart ved Universitetet i Porto, om ansvarlig bruk av kunstig intelligens i utdanning. Veldig inspirerende å dele erfaringer med… | Linnéa K. Jermstad Vi presenterte nylig det norske bidraget i EU-prosjektet SmartStart ved Universitetet i Porto, om ansvarlig bruk av kunstig intelligens i utdanning. Veldig inspirerende å dele erfaringer med partnerne og få nye perspektiver på arbeidet videre. Takk for gode samtaler og faglig utbytte! 🤝

Today RECAP members Francis Borchardt and Matthew Monger presented their newest project at a digital humanities workshop hosted by MF School of Theology, Religion and Society.

The project, Re-Fragmenting Schøyen, uses AI to digitize, catalogue, and describe the Schøyen collection and the related document archive. It aims at using this information to investigate the provenance and provenience of the items in the collection.

Check out this upcoming digital humanities seminar in Oslo where Francis Borchardt, one of our members, will give a talk about the use of AI in philological research!

Date: 16 December
Time: 9:45-13:30
Place: MF School of Theology, Religion, and Society

Sign up by 7 December here:

Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities: New opportunities and Challenges | MF vitenskapelig høyskole for teologi, religion og samfunn A seminar exploring ethics, applications, and strategy for AI in humanistic research - Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities: New opportunities and Challenges