Master thesis grading - master in social studies

I have recently taken part in the grading of a master thesis in the University of Stavanger´s master in social studies.

Opening day of master in social studies attended; theory of science course presented

On Monday August 17th I attended part of the opening day for the University of Stavanger´s master in social studies (MSO), and briefly presented the course Theory of science (MSO120), for which I am course coordinator this Autumn semester.

Second Ex.phil. lecture

Today I have given the second lecture this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP) for bachelor and one-year students in psychology. The topic was epistemology and introduction to critical thinking.

#11

Today I have had a book writing day, with work done in relation to the page proofs of my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 11 including 6,5 book writing days.

#10

Today I have had half a book writing day, with work done in relation to the page proofs of my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism, which I received yesterday from Integra.

This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 10 including 5,5 book writing days.

"CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance" published, with two entries written by me

Today I was notified that the book CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance has now been published by Open Humanities Press. The book is for sale but also freely available for download (Open Access). I have written two of the entries. The starting point for the book are the terms the Trump administration tried to "ban". Each of those terms has an entry in this book.

References:

— Tønnessen, Morten 2026. Environmental quality. P 84–85 in CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance (eds. Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo). Open Humanities Press. ISBN: 978-1-78542-171-6.

— Tønnessen, Morten 2026. Pollution. P 163–164 in CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance (eds. Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo). Open Humanities Press. ISBN: 978-1-78542-171-6.

First Ex.phil. lecture this Autumn; responsibilities this Autumn semester

Today I have given the first lecture this semester in Ex.phil. at the University of Stavanger´s Department of psychology (SVEXPHIL-IP). The topic, besides course information, was epistemology. Some 60-70 students attended.

My work in Ex.phil. this Autumn is partly on my regular work plan (at Department of social studies) and partly overtime work. I am responsible for half the teaching, half the grading, and all assessment of a compulsory assignment, in addition to being course coordinator.