Holberg Prize Talks
The Holberg Prize
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually to a scholar who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology. The Prize amounts to NOK 6 000 000.
The Holberg Prize also awards the Nils Klim Prize (NOK 500 000) to young Nordic scholars in the same academic fields.
In this channel we publish interviews and lectures with the Laureates, Holberg Week Guests and other events.
The Holberg Prize also awards the Nils Klim Prize (NOK 500 000) to young Nordic scholars in the same academic fields.
In this channel we publish interviews and lectures with the Laureates, Holberg Week Guests and other events.
Episodes
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Nov 4, 2015 • 1h 30min
The Holberg Inteview with Marina Warner: From Vogue To University And Why I Quit
The 2015 Holberg Prize goes to the distinguished and praised mythographer and author Marina Warner (b. 1946).
In this special episode of Udannet Knut talks with Warner about her upbringing and her way into the academics. Warner also elaborates on her approach to fairytales, myth, history and gender. At the end of the episode, Warner talks about the significance of getting the Prize and why she quit her position at the University of Essex.
This episode was produced in collaboration between The Holberg Prize 2015 and the podcast U-dannet, http://u-dan.net/ .
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Prize amounts to 4.5 million NOK (app. 538.000 EUR / 735.000 USD).
Aug 12, 2015 • 46min
Marina Warner: "Losing Home, Finding Words: Transformations of Story"
Losing Home, Finding Words: Transformations of Story. The Holberg Lecture 2015 by Marina Warner, Fellow of All Souls and Professor of English and Creative Writing, Birkbeck College, University of London
