Jacob Tom´s ph.d. defence completed; attended

Today I attended the trial lecture and ph.d. defence of Jacob Lee Tom at University of Stavanger. The theme of the trial lecture was “Travelling Concepts: A Methodological Challenge”, while Jacob´s ph.d. thesis is titled "Radical Moderation: Time and History in Twentieth-Century Norwegian Literature". Opponents were Sissel Furuseth (University of Oslo) and Zoltàn Boldizsàr Simon (Bielefeld University, Germany). I have co-supervised Jacob along with Dean Krouk from University of Wisconsin-Madison, while my UIS colleague Tyson Ashley Retz has been main supervisor.

Unfortunately I had to cancel my participation in the doctoral dinner due to a health emergency.

2 meetings, a work lunch and an oral exam

Today I have taken part in two meetings and a work lunch, with the latter involving my first physical meeting with Jacob Tom, a ph.d. student I will be co-supervising for the next 3 years (with Tyson Retz as main supervisor). I also acted as an external examiner at an oral master thesis exam, via Zoom, for University of Oslo.

To be co-supervisor on progress-themed ph.d. project at Department of Cultural Studies and Languages (IKS)

About a week ago I was informed that the ph.d. project "Progress and political action in an age of environmental crisis" has been allocated a ph.d. position by the Dean of University of Stavanger´s Faculty of Arts and Education. Tyson Ashley Retz will be main supervisor, with me as co-supervisor. The ph.d. scholar will be employed at Department of Cultural Studies and Languages (IKS). A call for applications will appear in late 2020, with start date August 1st 2021.