Guest lectures and seminars
Upcoming 5 days
In this lecture, Dr. Lara Momesso will discuss the contradictions and tensions that have emerged in Taiwan between the ambitions to adhere to international norms and the challenges that this would pose to the country.
Kodwo Eshun (Goldsmiths, University of London) will give a guest lecture at St. John’s, University of Oxford, 2. April 2025. The lecture will take place in the Auditorium at St. John’s College at 5.30 pm. Musicologist Adam Harper (University of Oxford) will introduce the lecture. The lecture will be open. All are welcome to attend!
Department seminar. Jonathon Hazell is an Assistant Professor at London School of Economics. He will present the paper "How Does Monetary Policy Affect Consumption? The Indebted Demand Channel" (written with Angus Foulis, Atif Mian and Belinda Tracey).
By Atacan Atakan (Sabanci University)
Aspasia, Socrates’ lover and teacher, and Clodia, Catullus’s lover and Muse
Armand D'Angour (Univ. of Oxford)
Further upcoming events
Department seminar. Sophie Cottet is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Stavanger, a CESifo Affiliate and a research affiliate at the Institut des Politiques Publiques. She will present the paper "Payroll Tax Reductions for Minimum Wage Workers: Relative Labor Cost or Cash Windfall Effects?".
Does gender make a difference in translations of ancient texts by women? The question is raised in the open lecture by Teaching Associate Professor Mette Christiansen, University of Copenhagen. She visits STK 8th of April.
In this lecture, Professor Henning Kl?ter will discuss visible language in official and unofficial use in Taiwan. While the former reflects more standard language norms, the latter is more varied and playful.
Jon Kyllingstad (Kulturhistorisk museum) holder foredraget "Nasjonalistisk internasjonalisme 1914-1940: Instituttet for Sammenlignende kulturforsking, Norge som frednasjon og framveksten av agrarhistorie som norsk paradedisiplin" i Forum for vitenskapsteori.
Department seminar. Sebastián Otero is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). He will present the paper "The Effects of Widespread Online Education on Market Structure and Enrollment" (written with Nano Barahoba, Cauê Dobbin and Joaquín Fuenzalida).