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Klasse- og eliteseminaret inviterer til seminar om egalitære verdier og sosial ulikhet i Skandinavia, med innlegg fra Maria Törnqvist (Uppsala Universitet).

Basert på hennes feltarbeid ved en videregående skole i Stockholm innleder Törnqvist med "The Making of an Egalitarian Elite: School Ethos and the Production of Privilege"

Welcome to another public lecture hosted by the Classes and Elites Research Seminar.

In this public lecture, Dr. Sam Friedman will explore how taste in comedy function as a expression of cultural capital. The ability to appreciate the "right" kinds of comedy, but also, crucially, to be able to appreciate comedy in the right way, is a shown to be a powerful distinction - also expressed in disdain for those who do not "get it".

China’s urban population could top 1 billion people in the next two decades. Can China successfully navigate through this uncharted water, and realize its urban dream?

Professor will give a talk and take part in a conversation about drivers of urbanization, spatial and temporal dynamics in urban systems, and city´s role in sustainability transitions. There will be a special focus on urban areas in China. We welcome students and colleagues to join this seminar! Bring your lunch and we will provide coffee, tea and water.

In this lecture, based on his acclaimed book, Shamus Khan exposes the production of elites.

The seminar will explore a broad conception of citizenship as a common frame for geographical research on topics such as democratization struggles, transnationalism, labour mobilization and media representations.

The seminar will start with an introduction by Professor Karen O’Brien at Department of Sociology and Human Geography, UiO and then there will be a talk by Dr. Ananka Loubser a Philosopher at North-West University in South Africa. A discussion will follow.

Er vi i dagens refleksive eller flytende modernitet friere og mer refleksive enn våre foreldre og besteforeldre? Betyr klasse noe for valgene vi tar om utdanning, jobb, karriere og politikk?  Dr. Will Atkinson (University of Bristol) innleder.

Klasse- og eliteseminaret inviterer til seminar om nye måter å måle klasse på. Seminaret innledes av Dr. Will Atkinson (University of Bristol).