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Impact in the Humanities

The SVT symposium is an annual public event where central topics in science and society are debated . At the symposium in 2018 we discussed the social impacts of the humanities in and beyond academia.

Titus at his reading desk. Rembrandt van Rijn (1655)
Titus at his reading desk. Rembrandt van Rijn (1655).
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Rembrandt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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What is the impact of the humanities beyondÌýacademia? Can humanistic research contribute to solving the social challenges of our time?Ìý

From the 2017Ìýgovernment white paper (""), via the following in (HUMEVAL), to (2018), the question of the Humanities,Ìýits role and mission, is at the centre of attention.

At the SVTÌýsymposium 2018 we ask:ÌýWhat is the problem that these efforts areÌýintended to solve? Whose problem is it? And lastly, what are the implications of the solution?

Program SVT Symposium 7 December 2018

ÌýÌýÌý0830ÌýÌýÌýDoors open. Coffee, tea, refreshments.

0900

Jørgen Sejersted

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Welcome

0915

Rasmus Slaattelid

SVT

Opening address

0930

OsloMet

The societal cycle of the humanities – historising impact

1000

Jan Reinert Karlsen

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Teaching for thoughtful action

1030

Coffee break

Ìý

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1045

AAU

Responsible impact assessment in social sciences and humanities

1115

Lunds Universitet

Impact and epistemic governance

1200

Lunch

Ìý

Ìý

1300

Jill Halstead

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Why Music Matters: ÌýImpact and the Value of the Arts

1330

NIFU

Understanding and evaluating normal societal impact in the humanities

1400

Anne Beate Maurseth

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Integrated humanities: from strategy to pratice at ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®

1445

All

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Panel debate

1600

End

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