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Research and teaching on controversial issues
Program Overview

Activities

The research group is very active, and aims to develop teaching materials, disseminate knowledge about research and teaching on controversial issues, and contribute with research in the area.

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Spring 2024

  • 24 January, 09:00-13:00 (Bergen Media City)
    «Exploratory teaching about controversial topics», workshop with Læringslaben (Cecilie Boge and Kari Bjørgo Johnsen).
  • 22 February, 10:15-12:00 (Campus, UiB) 
    «Israel-Palestine in schools», with Solveig Moldrheim & Kjersti Gravelsæter Berg.
  • 6.-7. March (Solstrand Hotel & Bad)
    «Exploratory teaching about controversial topics in school and teacher training», 2-day workshop at Solstrand.
  • 7.-8. May (Campus, UiB)
    «Controversial topics and mediatization», 2-day workshop with Mia Lövheim and Ida Vikøren Andersen.
  • 25 June (OsloMet)
    «Teaching in controversial topics», international conference with the Erasmus project ConCitizen.
  • September (Håheim Gård)
    «Teaching about controversial topics in school and higher education», 2-day seminar.
  • November (Campus, UiB)
    «Controversial topics and innovative learning activities», conference.

Fall 2023

  • September 7th, from 10:15 to 12:00 (Campus, UiB)
    «Systematish literature review in the thesis (on controversial topics): about learning a craft, making choices, and doubting» (Mari Lund Eide, UiB).
  • September 18-19 (Store Ringheim Hotel, Voss)
    «Anthology workshop», Voss.
  • October 12th, from 10:15 to 12:00 (Campus, UiB)
    «I wouldn't go to jail for that, you know». Exploratory teaching on civil disobedience. (Mari Lund Eide, Hild Hoff, Christian Lomsdalen, Ida Vikør, Marie von der Lippe).
  • November 9th, from 13:00 to 17:00 (Zoom)
    «Research and teaching on controversial issues – international perspectives». Digital workshop with the Erasmus project ConCitizen.
  • December 7th, from 10:15 to 12:00 (Campus, UiB)
    «Workshop – planning activities for spring 2024». Focus: Exploratory teaching and development of project applications (HK-dir) for spring 2024.

Spring 2023

  • January 18th, from 10:15 to 12:00 (Campus, UiB)
    «Writing retreat as a method», by John-Wilhelm Flattun (University Library, UiB)
  • February 9th, from 10:15 to 14:00 (Campus, UiB)
    «Writing retreat: Working on a project outline for a joint anthology on controversial issues».
  • April 13th, from 09:00 to 15:00 (UB-HF)
    Workshop: «Literature review», by Kathrine Coehn (University Library, UiB).
  • May 31st - June 1st
    Workshop: «Contextualizing and theorizing controversial issues – from the ethnographic field to the classroom», by Amanda Lucia (University of California-Riverside) and Emil Sætra (MF).

Fall 2022

  • September 2, from 10:00 to 12:00: Brainstorming ideas for a joint anthology.
  • September 23: Contribution to «Forskningsdagene Ung» (exploratory teaching about «civil disobedience» with students at VG3), by Christian Lomsdalen, Mari Lund Eide, Ida Vikøren Andersen, Hild Hoff, Marie von der Lippe.
  • October 17, from 12:00 to 14:00: Presentation of PhD projects, by Christian Lomsdalen and Mari Lund Eide.
  • October 7, from 12:00 to 14:00: Brainstorming for a program for our research group in 2023.
  • October 31, from 12:00 to 14:00: Planning meeting (application to faculty for 2023-2025).
  • November 22, from 10:00 to 13:00: Research on controversial topics. Use of focus group interviews, by Claudia Lenz, MF, and HL-senteret.
  • October 29-30: Two-day workshop at Håheim Gård (future plans for the research group).
  • December 12, from 12:00 to 14:00: Presentation of PhD projects, by Henriette Hanky and Kristoffer Økland.
22.02.2024