Onora O'Neill: The 2017 Holberg Conversation
In this interview, 2017 Holberg Laureate Onora O’Neill discusses a variety of topics, including Immanuel Kant and public reason, human rights and duties, the ethics for communication and the dilemmas ...
15 Jan 202159min
Stephen Greenblatt: The 2016 Holberg Conversation
Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor at Harvard University, is the 2016 Holberg Laureate. In this interview Greenblatt shares his thoughts on the role of New Historicism in literary stu...
8 Jan 20211h 2min
Marina Warner: The 2015 Holberg Conversation
Marina Warner received the Holberg Prize in 2015 for her work on the analysis of stories and myths and how they reflect their time and place. Professor Dame Marina Warner, FBA, is Professor of English...
1 Jan 202145min
Manuel Castells: "Social Movements in the Internet Age" (2014)
This lecture by Manuel Castells was held at the University of Nordland in Bodø, 15 May, 2014 as part of a series of Holberg Lectures celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the Holberg Prize. The Ho...
21 Dec 20201h 28min
George Galloway: The 2018 Holberg Debate "Politics and Affects: The Dynamics of Social Mobilization"
Fifty years after the 1968 revolt, how important are affects in influencing the behavior of voters, activists and policy makers? Achille Mbembe, Kathleen Cleaver and George Galloway met in Bergen on 1...
21 Dec 202023min
Achille Mbembe: The 2018 Holberg Debate "Politics and Affects: The Dynamics of Social Mobilization"
Fifty years after the 1968 revolt, how important are affects in influencing the behavior of voters, activists and policy makers? Achille Mbembe, Kathleen Cleaver and George Galloway met in Bergen on ...
18 Dec 202025min
Frederik Poulsen: The 2020 Nils Klim Conversation
The Danish theologian Frederik Poulsen was awarded the 2020 Nils Klim Prize for his outstanding contributions to Old Testament Studies. His work is characterised by an innovative combination of histor...
17 Dec 20201h 17min
The 2016 Holberg Debate with Timothy Garton Ash: "Free Speech in an Age of Diversity and Conflict"
Professor Timothy Garton Ash of the University of Oxford is the keynote speaker of the first Holberg Debate in 2016. He was invited to elaborate on the central themes of his book "Free Speech: Ten Pri...
15 Dec 20201h 53min
