CRISTIN registrations for 2024: 39 posts; overview

I have just completed registrations in the Current Research Information System in Norway (CRISTIN) for 2024 (cf. my profile in CRISTIN). I registered 39 posts; all-time I have now registered 395 posts (since 2012, i.e. over 13 years, which means on average 30-31 posts per year). This is quite many posts though not quite as many as in 2019, when I registered 44 posts.

The activities I registered included 9 scientific publications, 7 of which should give "publication points" in the Norwegian system. This includes 2 book chapters I wrote by myself, 3 co-written book chapters in the book Mars and the Earthlings, and 2 full-length journal articles, one of which I wrote by myself and 1 I co-authored, as well as a short communication and a co-authored editorial for a special issue I was one of the guest editors of. 

Other activities included 4 festival appearances (on Wonderful world and Kåkånomics, both in Stavanger),  2 radio interviews, 3 interviews in Khrono, 5 scientific conference presentations (3 of which online, 2 in-person), 3 guest lectures (2 in Italy, 1 in Slovenia), and 1 co-authored consultative statement written for Norway´s Council for animal ethics.

Third and final Erasmus exchange Anthropocene lecture given at Alma Mater Europaea in Ljubljana

Yesterday, Tuesday May 14th, I gave the lecture “The Anthropocene: Alpha and omega?” in Ljubljana, at Instititum Studiorum Humanitatis, Alma Mater Europaea (AMEU–ISH). Some 10 people attended (physically and digitally in total). The lecture was facilitated and chaired by Luka Trebežnik.

Poster for my Ljubljana lecture May 14th

The poster below advertises my lecture in Ljubljana, titled «The Anthropocene: Alpha and omega?», which will be held tomorrow at Alma Mater Europaea, Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis.

Second lecture given in Trento - Erasmus exchange lectures with Anthropocene theme

Today I gave the lecture “The perspective of the Anthropocene and what it says about humans´ place in nature” at University of Trento´s Department of humanities. Some 10 people attended. The lecture was given related to Carlo Brentari´s Bachelor-level course in philosophical anthropology, and was also open to the public.

First lecture given in Trento - Erasmus exchange lectures with Anthropocene theme

Today I gave a guest lecture for ph.d. students at University of Trento´s Department of humanities, titled "Semiotic agency and the Anthropocene”. About 10 people followed the lecture physically or digitally.

Two forthcoming lectures in Trento, Italy May9th and 10th

As part of my upcoming Erasmus exchange to Italy and Slovenia I will be giving two lectures at University of Trento, in Trento. 

On Thursday May 9th at 4-6 p.m., I will give a lecture for ph.d. students titled ”Semiotic agency and the Anthropocene”.

On Friday May 10th (exact time not known) I will give a lecture for BA students on the perspective of the Anthropocene and what it says about humans´ place in nature, in a philosophical anthropology course.

To give lecture "The Anthropocene: Alpha and omega?" at AMEU–ISH in Ljubljana May 14th

My Erasmus exchange to Italy and Slovenia is approaching. On Tuesday May 14th, I will give a lecture at Instititum Studiorum Humanitatis, Alma mater Europaea (AMEU–ISH), in Ljubljana, titled “The Anthropocene: Alpha and omega?”. Abstract and bionote below.

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Title: The Anthropocene: Alpha and omega? 

Abstract: For about a generation, the perspective of the Anthropocene has been much discussed as a framing of our current socioecological predicament. Recently, the Anthropocene reportedly failed to become an official designation for the time we live in, after a majority of the members of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG), sorting under the International Commission on Stratigraphy´s Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, voted against it. But this is not the end of the Anthropocene, given how fruitful the concept and perspective has proven to be over the last several years. Key questions remain to be satisfactorily answered: What does the perspective of the Anthropocene say about humans´ place in nature, generally and currently? When did human impact start overwhelming ecosystems? When did humans start having a global impact? For how long is it likely – or desirable – that we humans, and the Earth, will remain in a predicament in which humans predominate environments globally? And how can the Anthropocene perspective be informative with regard to understanding how we should solve environmental problems, including the climate crisis?   

Bionote: Morten Tønnessen (born 1976) is a professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger, Norway. Tønnessen has been an Editor-in-Chief of Biosemiotics and is currently a member of its editorial board. He is a past president and the current secretary of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS), and a member of Norway´s Council for animal ethics. His writings on the Anthropocene include “The Global Species” (New formations: a journal of culture/theory/politics, 2010), Hvem er villest i landet her? Råskap mot dyr og natur i antropocen, menneskets tidsalder (co-editor, Scandinavian Academic Press 2013) and Thinking about animals in the age of the Anthropocene (co-editor, Lexington Books 2016). Academic (b)log: https://utopianrealism.blogspot.com. For an overview of publications see Tønnessen´s Google Scholar profile.

To present "If looks could kill" paper in Cognitive Semiotics seminar November 16th

On Thursday November 16th, at 3-5 p.m. I will give another presentation in Lund university´s Cognitive Semiotics Seminar: "If looks could kill: The human ecology of visible and overlooked worlds in the perspective of Umwelt phenomenology". Attendance is possible physically and digitally (I will take part remotely).

See abstract, description and Zoom link here. 

Guest lecture on livestock and ethics given for NMBU course

Today I have given a guest lecture for NMBU in their course HET203 "Husdyrvelferd" , titled "Husdyrproduksjon og etiske problemstillinger", via Teams. Some 10 students attended in a room at NMBU, Ås. 

3-hour guest lecture on semiotic agency given in ph.d. seminar at Universidade Positivo

Tonight I have given a guest lecture based on my own research and approach in the doctoral seminar "Tópicos Especiais em Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade" (“Theoretical Foundations of Environmental Management and Policies – interdisciplinary and sustainable approaches”) at Universidade Positivo (a private university based in Curitiba, Brazil). The talk, titled "Semiotic agency: How studies of agency go beyond mechanism and facilitate interdisciplinary science", lasted for some 3 hours including a break, and was delivered by Zoom. It was attended by some 10 ph.d. students and teachers.

A meeting, a lecture chaired, and a work lunch

Today I have chaired Rune Slagstad´s lecture "Populistisk elitisme: Universitet overalt", with discussion, which was attended by 50-60 people in person, and had lunch with Slagstad and a few others. I have also attended a scheduled meeting.

Two meetings, a guest lecture and a work lunch

Today I have had two meetings, and a work lunch related to our committee work on the ph.d. project on the topic of progress.

I also gave a guest lecture for Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), on the topic "Om etikk og bruk av dyr i husdyrproduksjonen" (on ethics and the use of animals in livestock production". Some 20 students attended the digital Zoom lecture, which was also recorded for later use. The lecture was given in the course "Dyrevelferd" (animal welfare, course code HET-203-1).

One and a half meeting and a guest lecture

Today I have attended the faculty leadership meeting at Faculty of social studies, attended the first half of the meeting of Norway´s Council for animal ethics, and given a guest lecture at Department of early education and sports science (IGIS), in a master course on KRLE. The topic of my guest lecture was "Miljøetikk" (environmental ethics - and more). Some 25 people attended.

All events were digital.

Adjusted time for guest lecture on environmental ethics at IKS

My guest lecture on environmental ethics at Department of cultural studies and languages (cf. previous post) has been moved to November 26th.

To give guest lecture on environmental ethics at IKS

On November 12th at 12.15-14 I will give a guest lecture on environmental ethics at Department of cultural studies and languages (IKS), Faculty of arts and education, in a Master course within teacher education.

Lecture by Øystein Olsen on monetary policy attended

I have just attended a guest lecture by Norway´s central bank governor Øystein Olsen on Norway´s monetary policy, arranged by the UiS Business School.

Guest-lecture on basic income organized

Yesterday I co-organized the guest lecture by Nanna Kildal (Rokkansenteret, Uni Research) on basic income at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, along with my colleague Eilef Meland. Some 100-150 people attended.

Basic income guest lecture announced

The guest lecture by Nanna Kildal on basic income I am co-organizing with Eilef Meland September 14th has been announced on the UiS internal webpage in a news story. It has also been informed about in an email to all staff at Faculty of social sciences.

Invited for guest lecture

I was recently invited to give a guest lecture at University of Agder, but unfortunately the indicated time collided with scheduled teaching at University of Stavanger.

Nanna Kilberg giving guest lecture on basic income at UiS

On Thursday September 14th at 12.15 to 14.00, Nanna Kildal (Uni research Rokkansenteret) will give an open guest lecture at University of Stavanger on basic income. Students in three courses at Department of social studies will follow the lecture, along with a general and academic audience. The guest lecture is organized by Eilef Meland and myself.