Spring 2011
17 January, 7:15 p.m. Concert
Talking with the Past
Anders Hillborg: Kongsgaard Variations (The Arietta Quartet) performed by the stenhammar quartet:
peter olofsson (violin), per öman (violin), tony bauer (viola), mats olofsson (cello).
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 performed by staffan scheja (piano).
Introduction and comments by anders hillborg, Composer in Residence, scas
By invitation only
1 February, 3:15 p.m.
michel wieviorka, Professor, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (ehess), Paris.
Head, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (fmsh), Paris.
Former President, International Sociological Association (isa)
Evil: A Sociological Perspective
16 February, 2:15 p.m.
kapil raj, Directeur d’études, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (ehess), Paris
Settling Differences, Managing Difference: The Intellectual and Urban Dynamics of Calcutta, 1690-1820
In collaboration with Uppsala Interdisciplinary Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies
22 February, 4:15 p.m.
taneli kukkonen, Holder of a Research Fellowship in Honour of Erik Allardt.
Professor of Classics, University of Jyväskylä
The Prophetic Miracle: Al-Ghazâlî on Moral Psychology and the Qur’ân
8 March, 5:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
Responses to Crimes Against Humanity
nanci adler, iain cameron, knud haakonssen, leila n. sadat, marie tuma, and others
In collaboration with Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Hugo Valentin Centre, Uppsala University
15 March, 4:15 p.m.
ash amin, Professor of Geography, Durham University.
Executive Director, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University
On the Politics of Apocalyptic Thinking
23 March, 2:15 p.m.
ere nokkala, Holder of a Research Fellowship in Honour of Erik Allardt.
Researcher, Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in Political Thought and Conceptual Change, University of Jyväskylä
Swedish Theory of Republicanism in a European Context: A Study of Heinrich Ludwig von Hess, 1719-1784
In collaboration with Uppsala Interdisciplinary Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies
24 March, 4:15 p.m.
kapil raj, Directeur d’études, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (ehess), Paris
and
h. otto sibum, Hans Rausing Professor of History of Science, Uppsala University.
Director, Office for History of Science, Uppsala University
Knowledge and Science in History
29 March, 4:15 p.m.
mari hatavara, Holder of a Research Fellowship in Honour of Erik Allardt.
Professor of Finnish Literature, University of Tampere
Poetics of Historical Fiction
7 April, 6:15 p.m. Lecture
antony littlewood, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, on
Gardens of Byzantium
In collaboration with Bysantinska sällskapet, Uppsala
8 April, 9:30 a.m. Symposium
Byzantine Gardens and Beyond
jørgen bakke, helena bodin, per-arne bodin, olof heilo, inger larsson, kjell lundquist, and others
In collaboration with Bysantinska sällskapet, Uppsala
4 May, 2:15 p.m.
karin hassan jansson, Senior Lecturer in History, Uppsala University
When Sweden was Filled with Idlers: Gender in Public Debates in Eighteenth-Century Sweden
In collaboration with Uppsala Interdisciplinary Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies
9 May, 7:15 p.m. Concert
An Evening of Baroque Music
uppsala university baroque ensemble
By invitation only
11 May, 4:15 p.m.
knud haakonssen, Professor of Intellectual History, University of Sussex, Brighton.
Director, Sussex Centre for Intellectual History, University of Sussex, Brighton.
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Boston University
Natural Law, Natural Rights: Historical Myths and Realities
17 May, 5:15 p.m. Symposium
Scientists Without Borders: The sesame Project
tord ekelöf, eliezer rabinovici, mukhles sowwan
In collaboration with Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
20-21 May. Symposium
Anders Sparrman i ny belysning
eva björn, rut boström, karl grandin, lena hansson, karin johannisson,
bengt jonsell, ann-mari jönsson, kenneth nyberg, eva nyström, daniel ogden,
nils sjöstrand, marie-christine skuncke, sverker sörlin, per wästberg
In Swedish. Please note that pre-registration is required. For further information please see www.linnaeus.se
In collaboration with The Swedish Linnaeus Society and Uppsala University
24 May, 4:15 p.m.
david pankenier, Holder of a Research Fellowship in Honour of Bernhard Karlgren.
Professor of Chinese, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, pa
Chinese Cultural Astronomy in the Age of Dragons
31 May, 6:15 p.m. Lecture
alberto martinelli, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of Milan.
Former President of the International Sociological Association (isa)
Alternative Scenarios of World Politics and the Decline of American Hegemony
16 June, 6:15 p.m. Lecture
göran malmqvist, Professor Emeritus of Sinology, Stockholm University. Member, Chair no. 5, the Swedish Academy
A Personal Portrait of Bernhard Karlgren
This is an event of the Bernhard Karlgren Programme Series of Symposia on
Chinese Social and Political Conceptual History in a Global Perspective
17-18 June. Symposium
The Construal of National Identity through the Concept of the State – in China and Elsewhere
marianne bastid, prasenjit duara, mark elvin, hans van ess, christoph harbsmeier,
joachim kurtz, michael lackner, michael j. puett, ivo spira, rudolf g. wagner
This is an event of the Bernhard Karlgren Programme Series of Symposia on
Chinese Social and Political Conceptual History in a Global Perspective
All seminars and other events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated
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