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The Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies is a diverse department. 

Our research activities and studies encompass a broad range of academic disiplines dealing with linguistics, literature, aesthetic forms of expression, classics and digital culture.

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News | Research
Jan Støren og Tom Lorenz

Rare discovery at a high school in Bergen caught the attention of UIB researchers

Remnants of medieval books were coincidentally discovered at Bergen Cathedral School - a high school located in the city center of Bergen. The findings will now be documented and analyzed by the international research project CODICUM.

Podcast
Podcaststudio med Kristopher Schau, Scott Rettberg og Jill Walker Rettberg

Center for Digital Narrative stars in Research Council podcast

"Curious Norway" visited the center to ask about us, our research and what digital narratives actually are.

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Jill Walker Rettberg

Jill Walker Rettberg inducted to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

UiB Professor among the now 933 esteemed members.

News | EU-funded research
CODICUM kick-off

CODICUM Project kicks off in Bergen: “Now the fun can begin”

The historic Håkonshallen in Bergen provided a fitting backdrop for the official launch of CODICUM, a six-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant. See the visual recap of the event at the top of the article.

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Jill Walker Rettberg

ERC wants to see what shapes the stories AI tells us

Professor Jill Walker Rettberg receives an ERC Advanced Grant to see how narrative archetypes influence the future of artificial intelligence.

Courses for exchange students

Courses for exchange students encompass amongst other studies in Linguistics, Digital Culture, Art History and Nordic language studies. You may find a complete list of courses for exchange students here.
 

Admission of exchange students

International students can apply as exchange students if they are nominated by their home universities for a period of study abroad (1 or 2 semesters). Please read more about admission of exchange students here.