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Det tysk-norske studiesenter (DNSZ) feiret 40-årsjubileum 11. juni med en mottagelse og en kulturdag. Se bilder fra arrangementene her👇

Welcome to the book launch of Karin Kukkonen’s latest book, Creativity and Contingency in Literary Writing (Bloomsbury) at the University Library’s HumSam.

Time and place: June 16, 2026 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, Scene HumSam

Book launch: Creativity and Contingency in Literary Writing - University of Oslo Library Literary creativity is often surrounded by a veil of mystery. How do writers conceive, plan, and realise their works of fiction? Is it a matter of genius, or a matter of craft? In her recent book, Karin Kukkonen investigates, analyses and theorises the creative processes of literary writers.

Stories That Refuse to Disappear: Rememory, Feminist Writing, and Counter-Archives.

Join award-winning author and filmmaker Essmat Sophie and translator Gelayoul Salamelahi for a conversation on literature, memory, migration, identity, and feminist storytelling in contemporary multicultural contexts.

Time and place: June 11, 2026 2:00 PM–4:00 PM, Seminar Room 1, P. A. Munchs house

Stories That Refuse to Disappear: Rememory, Feminist Writing, and Counter-Archives - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages How can literature preserve histories that have been silenced, fragmented, or excluded from official archives?

I serien "Vil du jobbe hos oss?": Vi har nå lyst ut en toårig forskerstilling på ERC-prosjektet DESCENSURA. Søknadsfrist 10. august. 👇

Researcher (301395) | University of Oslo Job title: Researcher (301395), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, August 10, 2026

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Bli med på en samtale om Nobelprisvinneren Wisława Szymborska – en av Polens mest folkekjære poeter.

Samtalen mellom Szymborskas gjendikter Agnes Banach, professor i polsk litteratur Knut Andreas Grimstad og førsteamanuensis i litteraturformidling, nordisk litteratur Janicke Stensvaag Kaasa blir ledet av den prisvinnende oversetteren Julia Aagenæs Wiedlocha.

Tid og sted: 9. juni 2026 14:15–15:00, Scene HumSam

Å skrive seg fri – En samtale om Wisława Szymborska - Universitetsbiblioteket Nobelprisvinner i litteratur Wisława Szymborska, er en av Polens mest folkekjære poeter. Hvordan skrev hun seg fri gjennom dikt som spenner fra filosofi og historie til naturvitenskap, og hvorfor leses hun fortsatt som en av de mest originale stemmene i europeisk etterkrigslitteratur? Det er noe a...

Master Solomeia Bagautdinova will defend her thesis «Pseudo-imperatives in Russian: a proposal for a unifying approach» for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Time and place: May 29, 2026 1:15 PM, Sophus Bugges hus, Aud. 2

Public defence: Pseudo-imperatives in Russian: A proposal for a unifying approach - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages Master Solomeia Bagautdinova at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend her thesis Pseudo-imperatives in Russian: a proposal for a unifying approach for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Mari Wærner Wesenberg will defend her dissertation «Metalinguistic Feedback in Multilingual Education: A Multimethod Study on Teachers’ Practices and Students’ Comprehension» for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Time and place: June 3, 1:15 PM, Georg Sverdrups hus, Aud. 2

Public defence: Teachers’ feedback on students’ written texts - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages Master Mari Wærner Wesenberg at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend her dissertation Metalinguistic Feedback in Multilingual Education: A Multimethod Study on Teachers’ Practices and Students’ Comprehension for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Det tysk-norske studiesenter (DNSZ) feirer sitt 40års-jubileum i år! 🎉 I den anledning arrangeres en "Tysk-norsk kulturdag" med et variert program. 👇

Tid og sted: 11. juni, kl 10:00–15:00, Kunstnernes Hus, Wergelandsveien 17, Oslo.

DNSZ-Jubileumsfeiring: Tysk-norsk kulturdag - Institutt for litteratur, områdestudier og europeiske språk Det tysk-norske studiesenter (DNSZ) feirer sitt 40års-jubileum i år. I den anledning arrangerer vi en

Cand.philol. Christina Sandhaug will defend her dissertation «Supplied, Aplied, Digested, and written: Textual Representation of Spectacle in Printed Court Masques, 1603-1613» for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Time and place: May 15, 1:15 PM, Sophus Bugges Hus, auditorium 2

Public defence: From stage to page – and back again? - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages Cand.philol. Christina Sandhaug at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend her dissertation Supplied, Aplied, Digested, and written: Textual Representation of Spectacle in Printed Court Masques, 1603-1613 for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).