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The Value of Forgeries for Historical Research
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)All objects provide us with insights into the historical contexts in which they appear. In this chapter, we argue that dichotomizing between the forgery on the one hand and the authentic on the other is troublesome. Putting ... -
Decolonizing imperial epistemologies in African environmental historiography : chemical violence, postcoloniality and new narratives of the toxic epidemic in Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)African history and environmental history have had negligible impact on each other. The field of environmental history has had limited traction in influencing the writing of African history and generating critical discourses ... -
From promise to practice: humanitarian digital identities in the forced migration context
(Master thesis, 2023)A panoply of different actors are turning to the promises of emerging and digital technologies to address global forced migration and identification (ID) challenges. At the forefront is the humanitarian field, a sector ... -
Moralsk ansvar for handlinger til autonome våpensystemer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Spørsmålet om hvem som bør holdes ansvarlig for handlingene til autonom teknologi er blitt aktualisert de siste tiårene. Utvikling innenfor kunstig intelligens har ført til mer kapable roboter som kan utføre kompliserte ... -
Humor og ytringsfrihet: Hvordan endringer i formelle- og uformelle normer skaper endring i humorens innhold, form og utførsel
(Master thesis, 2023)The thesis is a study within humor and freedom of speech, where my goal is to examine changes in formal and informal norms and how these changes shape the content, form and execution of norwegian humor. To adress the ... -
Enevoldsstatens verksby: Aktører og strukturer i dansketidens Kongsberg
(Master thesis, 2023)Abstract In the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of new urban communities emerged in Norway. Closely connected to The Silver Works, the most important mining industry in the absolutist kingdom of Denmark-Norway, Kongsberg ... -
Planetary Ethics: Rereading Seyla Benhabib in the Age of Climate Refugees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In the Anthropocene, humans are drastically impacting the Earth system. Though the numbers are disputed, millions of climate refugees might soon appear worldwide due to, for example, rising sea levels. To better tackle ... -
Innovasjon og digital transformasjon i offentlig sektor. En studie av stimulabprosjektet alvorlig sykt barn og et system av mottaksaktørers modenhet.
(Master thesis, 2023)I dette arbeidet har jeg sett på tematikken innovasjon og digital transformasjon i norsk offentlig sektor. Dette har jeg gjort gjennom å se på stimulabordningen og prosjektet alvorlig sykt barn. Jeg tar i arbeidet ... -
Modern religion as vestigial structure: An evolutionary account of secularisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article offers a new solution to a theoretical problem facing scholars attempting to interpret religion and secularisation in light of biological evolution. Some scholars argue that the diversity of religious beliefs ... -
Arendal 1650-1723 - en monopolby eller en konkurranseby?
(Chapter, 2022)The small town of Arendal, including the surrounding areas, became the second largest shipping region in Norway around 1700, due to the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a few families and social networks, ... -
Seeing Red: Menstrual Art and Political Portraiture in the Trump Era
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In the middle of the 2015 United States presidential election race, artist Sarah Levy made a portrait of candidate Donald Trump with her menstrual blood. The work referenced Trump’s comments about menstruation during a ... -
Rovdyr, gift, skudd og statistikk. En undersøkelse av lokale arkiver som kilde til problematisering av norsk skuddpremie- og rovdyrstatistikk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Artikkelen diskuterer norsk historisk rovdyrfellingsstatistikk med utgangspunkt i en rekke nasjonale og lokale arkiver fra det sydlige Norge. Den nasjonale statistikken har bygget på utbetalte og innrapporterte skuddpremier ... -
Om forpleiningen av «sindssyge» på Agder før åpningen av Eg-asyl i 1882
(Book chapter, 2023)This study, based on financial records, investigates the care of the «destitute insane» in the Lister and Mandal region (now Agder) between 1860 and 1882. In 1848 Norway’s first mental health act was passed, initiated by ... -
Alt på stell. En studie i hvordan bruk av kunstig intelligens kan hemme eller fremme Sparebanken Sør sine verdier
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 437, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This study investigates the impact of AI-technology on the immaterial values of Sparebanken Sør, a Norwegian financial institution that prides itself on its long historical tradition, its customer-oriented approach, and ... -
For or Against Equal Pay? A Study of Common Perceptions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The topic of equal pay usually sparks debates with diverse opinions ranging from those supporting equal pay to those that oppose equal pay. This study attempted to gather empirical data on how individuals perceive equal ... -
Bevissthet og spontanitet - En filosofisk undersøkelse av østlige meditasjonsteknikkers metafysiske grunnvilkår, og utforskning av alternative filosofiske rammeverk for hvorfor teknikkene tilsynelatende bare noen ganger virker.
(Master thesis, 2023)Mindfulness og meditasjonsteknikker fra Østlig filosofi, er hentet ut av sitt filosofiske rammeverk, når de benyttes innen eksempelvis klinisk psykologi og idrettspsykologi. I denne oppgaven vil jeg benytte en fenomenologisk ... -
No Body, No Crime? Vicariously Imagining Africa’s Arsenic Century: Bovines, Arsenic Poisoning and Multi-Species Toxic Histories in Southern Rhodesia (Colonial Zimbabwe), 1900–1940s
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)During the first half of the twentieth century, white settler farmers in colonial Zimbabwe raised incessant complaints and alarm over ‘mysterious’ and inexplicably frequent incidences of cattle mortalities. These mortalities ... -
Between holding institutions and repatriation: An idea analysis of guidelines related to human remains in the Schreiner collection and Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis is an investigation into underlying ethical guidelines for the handling of human remains in institutional settings. The topic is examined by analysing guidelines related to the repository the Schreiner ... -
Ideer og forestillinger i representasjoner av maskulinitet på sosiale medier – en kvantitativ og kvalitativ studie av YouTube-videoer
(Master thesis, 2023)Abstract The phenomenon the manosphere has been a subject of growing interest in academic research for the past five years. In its mention the manosphere is often associated with words such as misogyny and antifeminism. ... -
Fordeler og ulemper med ansiktsgjenkjenningsteknologien
(Master thesis, 2023)We live in an era where digital technologies constitute a large part of our daily life. This is also true for Facial Recognition Technologies (FRT). This Master thesis is divided into five parts: Introduction, methods, and ...