2018-2019
Lectures by visiting Northern Scholars Hallgrímur Helgason, Peder Gammeltoft, Andrew Newby, Felix Riede, Jens Peter Schjødt and - as part of Migration, Mobility and Momentum in the North - Anne Ring Petersen, Cristine Sarrimo and Moritz Schramm.
May 30 2019
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The Northern Scholars Lectures: Peder Gammeltoft
'Where did Scotland’s Viking-Age Scandinavian settlers come from? Suggestions from the study of place-names'. A free public lecture by visiting Northern Scholar Dr Peder Gammeltoft (University of Bergen).
Mar 06 2019
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The Northern Scholars Lectures: Andrew Newby
'Remembering the Great Finnish Famine of the 1860s: Comparative reflections from Ireland and the Scottish Highlands'. A free public lecture by visiting Northern Scholar Dr Andrew Newby (Tampere Institute for Advanced Social Research, Finland).
Jan 23 2019
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The Northern Scholars Lectures: Felix Riede
'Moments of crisis – volcanic eruptions, environmental impacts and past societal change in the northern past'. A free public lecture by visiting Northern Scholar Professor Felix Riede (Aarhus University, Denmark).
Nov 10 2018
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The Northern Scholars Lectures: Jens Peter Schjødt
'How to deal with mythological and religious boundaries in oral societies – where does Old Norse mythology end?'. A free public lecture by visiting Northern Scholar Professor Jens Peter Schjødt.