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The Holberg Prize
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International research prize awarded for outstanding research in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology. Administered by the University of Bergen, Norway. Funded by the Norwegian Government.
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · 4d
"Eg brukar å seie til studentane mine i USA at Gud ikkje skreiv på engelsk."

Under Holberguken i juni foretok Prosa et intervju med årets Holbergprisvinner Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Intervjuet kan leses her:

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Intervju med Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Det var ei omsetjing som gav Gayatri Spivak det akademiske gjennombrotet som førte til at ho mange år seinare vart tildelt Holbergprisen.
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · 24d
The programme will announced soon. In the meantime, let us know whom you would like to see in a future debate. On the link below, you can see previous installments of the Holberg Debate and suggest future topics and panellists.

What would be your "dream debate"?

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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · 24d
Yes—there will be a Holberg Debate this year! Get ready for a compelling debate at the University Aula in Bergen, on 9th December. Save the date.

Are you excited to know the topic and the lineup? (Of course you are!)
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 4
Our friends at @holbergprize.bsky.social are holding an event at the British Academy featuring Paul Gilroy,
Griselda Pollock. Gurminder Bhambra and Ann Phoenix. Thursday 23rd Oct. All welcome but you must register
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Global Polycrisis and the Powers of Narrative: The Role of Academia, Art, and Public Intellectuals
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Aug 29
Video from the event as well as the manuscripts from four of the presentations are avilable here:
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Aug 29
The 4th June Holberg Masterclass, featuring Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, was entitled "The Practice of Learning". Here, five PhD candidates spoke on their research, (from the left): Sabina Ivenäs, Sadie Hale, Johannes Sartou, Telma Velez, Jillian Loise Melchor

Photo: Eivind Senneset.
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 12
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THE 2026 HOLBERG PRIZE AND NILS KLIM PRIZE. Deadline: 15 June 2025.

The Holberg Prize is an international award for outstanding research in humanities, social sciences, law, or theology. The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to scholars under 40 from/in the Nordic countries.
The nomination process
We welcome nominations for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize by 15 June. Both prizes are awarded annually for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 10
A wonderful Holberg Week was concluded on 6th June. We wish to thank the Laureates, as well as everyone who contributed or attended. Please see our Flickr page for photos and our events page for video links.

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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 7
Dag og Tid intervjuet Holbergprisvinner Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak under Holberguken. Les intervjuet her. (Betalingsmur.)

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(+) Vestleg globalist med historisk medvit
Årets holbergprisvinnar er ikkje lett å fange i ord. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak har skrive om mykje og meint om endå meir.
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 6
The Holberg Week's last event, "The Holberg Laureate LIVE, 'Learning From Below'", starts at 18:00, CEST, at the House of Literature in Oslo. It features Holberg Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Associate Professor Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay in conversation.

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The Holberg Laureate LIVE: ‘Learning From Below’
The largest sectors of the electorate in most ‘democracies’ often suffer from a race/class-caste/gender apartheid in education, according to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. The day after receiving the…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 5
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 5
Today, the 2025 Nils Klim Prize was conferred upon Assistant Professor Daniela Alaattinoğlu. Read or listen to her Acceptance Speech here:

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Daniela Alaattinoğlu’s Acceptance Speech
On 5th June, 2025, the Nils Klim Prize was conferred upon Daniela Alaattinoğlu. Her acceptance speech is published here in full. Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, Minister of Research and…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 5
Today, the 2025 Holberg Prize was conferred upon Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Read or listen to her Acceptance Speech here:

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s Acceptance Speech
The Holberg Prize was conferred upon Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak on 5th June. Her acceptance speech is published here in full. In 1957, 10 years after Indian Independence, a group of us adolescents…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 5
Today, H.R.H Crown Prince Haakon of Norway conferred the Holberg Prize upon Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.

Assistant Professor Daniela Alaattinoğlu received the Nils Klim Prize.

We congratulate the Laureates!

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The Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize Conferred
Today, HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway conferred the Holberg Prize upon Indian Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. At a prestigious award ceremony today in the University Aula in Bergen…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 5
The 2025 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Award Ceremony will begin at 14:00, CEST / 08:00 AM, EDT.

Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak will receive the Holberg Prize, and Assistant Professor Daniela Alaattinoğlu will receive the Nils Klim Prize. Livestream link below.
Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize, 2025
The official Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize. The 2025 Holberg Prize is awarded to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak for her groundbreaking research in literary criticism and…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 4
The Holberg Lecture, by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, is about to start.

"An imperative is an urgent command, generally brought about by external circumstances. Today, natural violence creates an imperative to develop a planetary view of the future."

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The 2025 Holberg Lecture: ‘Imperatives to Re-imagine the Future’
Lecture by the 2025 Holberg Laureate, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. An imperative is an urgent command, generally brought about by external circumstances. Today, natural violence creates an imperative…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 4
Get to know the Nils Klim Laureate and her research better! We are delighted to share this interview with Daniela Alaattinoğlu. The interview is conducted and produced by the University of Turku.

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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 4
Welcome to the 2nd day of the Holberg Week. The Holberg Masterclass with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak will start shortly. More information and livestream link below.

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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 3
A conversation at the House of Literature in Bergen, between the two Laureates, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Daniela Alaattinoğlu, provided a wonderful ending to the first day of the Holberg Week. Join us tomorrow for more events.

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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 3
More great discussions on this first day of the Holberg Week, here at the Nils Klim Symposium.

Group photo, from the left: Vibeke Blaker Strand, Daniela Alaattinoğlu, Maya Unnithan, and Reetta Toivanen.

Watch the video here: youtube.com/live/ZUloCw2...
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 3
The last event of the day is An Evening with the Holberg Prize, featuring Holberg Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Nils Klim Laureate Daniela Alaattinoğlu in conversation. The event starts now. Livesream link below.

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An Evening with the Holberg Prize
The Holberg Prize Laureate and the Nils Klim Prize Laureate in conversation. This event will feature the Holberg Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the Nils Klim Laureate Daniela Alaattinoğlu in…
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The Holberg Prize @holbergprize.bsky.social · Jun 3
The 2025 Holberg Week kicks off with the Holberg Symposium, "The Power of the Humanities", in honour of Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. The event will start shortly. Watch the livestream here:

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