| source Universitetet i Oslo (X) |
level Advanced course at bachelor's level (X) |
department |
The course provides a general understanding of lithic (stone) technology and seeks to place the manufacture and use of lithic artefacts in relation to the social contexts of hunters and gatherers. In close combination with knowledge obtained from the ethnographic record and from ethnoarchaeological accounts from various parts of the world, you will learn how lithic specimens were manufactured, how they were used and why we find such an abundance of certain categories of artefacts on Stone Age sites. You will learn to identify humanly struck material, recognize the main stages of lithic production and identify the various types of raw material types used in the manufacture of stone tools. Instruction regarding the essential attributes of flakes, blades, knapping debris, cores and various tool types will be emphasized.
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Today, as East Asia gradually recovers its erstwhile traditional position as the economical centre of the world, the understanding of the established regional paradigms in politics, social and religious life becomes a more important task than ever before. The aim of this course is to give a primary source-based understanding of East Asia’s regional traditions, with an added emphasis upon their concrete socio-political modes of functioning and their mutual interactions. Students will be given a thorough survey of the socio-political conditions of the Zhou and pre-Qin times, and be assigned reading of the main materials of the Confucian tradition as well as the Moist, Legalist and Taoist traditions, formed at that period and which have since continuously influenced the region up to the present day. Then, the regional Buddhist traditions will be studied through comprehending both the basic devotional and philosophical texts and the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese commentaries to them. In the same way, the course will include both the main Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian and Ming Dynasty Wang Yangming school texts. All source reading will be provided in English.
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The course presents and discusses statistical methods for analysing single equation econometric models. Regression theory will therefore have a central place both in lectures and seminars. The various tests and estimation methods are illustrated by using real data collected from economics. In order to analyse cross section and time-series data properly the course will also show how to test for and to estimate regression parameters in regressions equations when the random disturbances are allowed to be heteroskedastic or auto-correlated.
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The course is an introduction to modern theories of justice in the distribution of income and other economic goods. The subject of social justice, being a normative one, was for many years not considered suitable for academic research. The appearance in 1971 of John Rawls: A Theory of Justice in 1971 changed the prevailing academic climate. Since then, a steady stream of papers and books have appeared. The course will make the student acquainted with the most important modern schools of thought. We will discuss, in particular, the foundation and consequences of modern utilitarianism and economic welfare theory; John Rawls's theory of the social contract; Amartya Sen's capability approach ; libertarianism as propounded by Robert Nozick. We will also attempt to analyse, and give content to, notions like equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, economic rewards according to deserts.
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The course gives and elementary but concise introduction to dynamic models and dynamic analysis in macroeconomics. The method of dynamic analysis is applied to wage-and price formation and inflation, and to fiscal policy and monetary policy analysis in an open economy context. The course also contains an introduction to the real business cycle model. At the beginning of the course we explain why a dynamic approach is required to understand and predict how an economy realistically reacts to shocks or a policy change. The course gives a step-by-step introduction to the key theoretical concepts relating to statics and dynamic analysis and to the corresponding model types. The supply side of the open economy, is one main area of application of dynamic analysis, and the course shows how competing models of wage and price setting can be formulated within one and the same dynamic framework, and how the different models lead to different predictions about how the economy react to shocks and policy changes. In the analysis we are also able to integrate the market for foreign exchange and the choice of monetary policy regime (instruments and targets) and to show that the dynamic response of the macro economy is regime-dependent. Since the emphasis is on dynamics analysis for the ‘policy horizon’ the models are formulated in discrete (calendar) time.
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The course covers the years from 1790 to 1830, a period characterised by radical ideas and rebellion against tradition and convention, both in politics and in literature. The syllabus contains a broad selection of texts by the most prominent poets, novelists, and thinkers of the time.
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The course focuses on American literature during a very exciting time of transition, the period between 1950 and 1970. This was a breakthrough period for important minority groups in American society, both in terms of politics and in the field of literature. At the same time, the prevalence of social criticism in fiction, poetry, and drama was made even more visible by the anti-communist hysteria (McCarthyism), the flowering of the counterculture (especially represented by the members of the Beat Generation), and the growing protest against the Vietnam War. Many of the novels on our reading list (like Catch-22 and On the Road) have later become cult classics.
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This course is an introduction to early 20th century American and British literature loosely described as “modernist.” We will discuss what the term “modernism” means; in what ways modernist literature is related to other forms of artistic production such as film, photography, and painting; what role modernism played in early 20th century American and British culture; and the legacy of modernism in contemporary letters.
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This course will give an historical introduction to the forming of different and competing national identities in the British Isles from 1500 to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the emergence of a British identity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and on how this has developed since in competition with the older national identities: English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish. The course will take into account the different interpretations of Britishness that have been devised since the beginning of the seventeenth century, and look at how British identity has been affected by the emergence of a multicultural society in Britain since 1945.
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In this course, the political, economic, and social aspects of contemporary British society will be studied in the light of developments since 1945. Britain’s relations with Europe and the rest of the world before, during and after the Thatcher period will be examined and discussed, with a particular focus on the question of Britain’s role in the world, post-Empire. Emphasis will also be placed on the political and constitutional changes that have taken place since the first ‘New’ Labour government took office in 1997
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A central but as yet unanswered question is why some countries are rich while others are poor. Today, a growing number of scholars address this question by looking to history. Answers are sought by adopting a global perspective, by comparing the development paths of countries and regions across the world, and by analysing the inter-connections between them. This course focuses on some of the key results and unresolved questions this research effort has produced, particularly with regard to the period prior to and during early western European industrialisation and with a focus on Britain and China.
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The course deals with state formation in pre-colonial India/South Asia, focusing on the nature of political ideology and structures of administration. We will examine the relationship between developments in religious institutions and modes of worship and processes of state formation.
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Topics such as Bezier curves and surfaces, geometric continuity, curvature, subdivision, curve and surface fitting, barcentric coordinate methods
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The course will deal with various aspects of church interiors in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages. Issues that will be covered are: the spatial organization of the church room as a setting for the liturgy, as exemplified in the various types of churches that were raised during the Middle Ages; the history of decoration of the church interior – materials and motives from the 12th to the 15th century; iconographical case studies, focusing on the multiple dimensions of meaning of medieval church art. An underlying perspective will consist of a historiographical survey of the development of art historical scholarship on the art of the Scandinavian Middle Ages and a consideration of its theoretical and methodological foundations.
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The topic is the Norse colonization and settlement of the North Atlantic isles during the Viking and Middle Ages. The subject is cross-disciplinary, but with a heavy emphasis on historical archaeology. The archaeological sources will be presented and examined, together with some written sources that have been regarded central to the interpretation of the archaeological material. The settlement history of the Norse in the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland and Canada will be examined, and seen in context with Viking and Medieval history of Scandinavia and Europe. Central subject will be the transformation of religion, church history, terrestrial and marine economies economy, climate and politics.
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The course deals with the topic of Vínland, and consists of three main topics: The first part addresses the term and myth about Insula Fortunate (The Fortunate Isles). This is a myth about a Paradise on Earth, located at some islands west of the ocean. The myth has roots in Antiquity, but is revived in an early Christian context, especially after AD 600. This concept is the origins of the Vinland myth. The second part addresses the search for, and discovery of, the Norse settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland by Anne Stine and Helge Ingstad. The third part adresses the historiography, as well as popular and moderen myth-making concerning what is often called The Viking Discovery of America.
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This course gives an introduction to Old Norse script and its development from c. 1100 to 1550. Students will study manuscripts with various content and types of script. The course will also offer a brief introduction to manuscript production in the Middle Ages, the compilation of manuscripts and the scientific description of manuscripts in catalogues. Finally, the manuscript culture, which is one of the characteristics of this period, will be treated from the perspective of European cultural history. The course will be an integral part of the master’s programme in Nordic Viking and Medieval Culture and the master’s programme in Old Norse Philology.
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The main aim of these seminars is to give students an opportunity, through reading, writing, and participation in discussions, to acquire new insight into the complex and multi-faceted North American societies. Although there are no special formal language requirements or evaluations in this course, it is still an important goal of the teaching to improve the students’ ability to handle written and spoken (American) English. This purpose is also served by the writing of a semester essay, where the student’s first draft will get extensive feedback from the teacher before it is finally submitted.
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This is a broad introduction to what may be called the American national ideology—or “Americanism,” the prevailing national value system—which unifies a culturally very heterogeneous mix of peoples into one, single nation.
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This course gives an understanding of the history of race and racism in the United States, both as a set of ideas and an institutional system. We will focus on how definitions of race have changed over time, as well as contemporary discussions of race as ethnic identity, and the political results of each.
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This course presents women’s history with the United States from the earliest history until the present. A special focus will be given to women’s understanding throughout history of race and class differences, as well as ethnic differences. Various historical interpretations will be studied.
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This course focuses on how legal aspects and considerations have put their stamp on American society. It discusses the basic principles of American society and how they are reflected in everyday American life and politics; in short, how law, legalistic thinking, and the legal system are integral parts of life in modern America.
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