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Wittgenstein on Practice - Back to the Rough Ground (30.10.2024)

The first volume devoted to the topic of Wittgenstein and practice. Contains essays from both internationally recognized and up-and-coming scholars. Directed at contemporary issues

12 million to the history of salmon farming, sustainability, and Norway’s role in Chile (28.10.2024)

Ernesto Semán at the University of Bergen has been awarded 12 million NOK from the Research Council of Norway for the project DARKLAX. Through an interdisiplinary approach DARKLAX will tell the history of salmon farming in Chile and the role Norway has played.

Book cover and the review text "This book is a lively affirmation of aesthetic expertise as robust, shared, and valued. - Eileen John, Warwick University

Aesthetic Expertise - An Exploration and Defense (24.10.2024)

In this first ever book-length study of aesthetic expertise, Ole Martin Skilleås outlines the nature and purpose of aesthetic expertise, with particular emphasis on the direction of attention, and examines how aesthetic expertise manifests across diverse roles within aesthetic practices.

Bildet viser ni av medlemmene i forskergruppen som møttes 1. oktober på NLA Høgskolen, campus Kalfaret.

Controversial Issues in Education: Organizing Teacher Seminar to Bridge Theory and Practice (16.10.2024)

This fall, the research group Research and Teaching on Controversial Issues is hosting a seminar for teachers to explore various approaches to teaching controversial issues in schools.

Teaching Students and Knowledge Integration (15.10.2024)

In these two videos, two teaching students present some of the challenges they encountered in practice, and how they worked to solve them using the knowledge they gained from various parts of teacher education program.