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PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict

The PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict is devoted to the study of relations between culture and violent conflict.

Online Exhibition

Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)

When facing war or oppression, what motivates people to take action for social justice? How do small but brave acts of resistance inspire larger transformations and what is the role of storytelling in this? You will find answers in our online exhibition.

Event

Wednesday, 07 Dec 2022 18:30-20:45

Film Screening: Women at the Frontline - 'As I Want'

Welcome to the screening of the film 'As I Want' by director Samaher Alqadi, where she explores the chains of her childhood and shows the power of women in a revolutionary struggle against the odds, through the words left unsaid to her dead mother. This event is part of the Oslo Peace Days 2022 and hosted by PRIO and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Norway.

Time: 07 Dec 2022 18:30-20:45

Place: VEGA SCENE Hausmanns gate 28

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Event Recording

Thursday, 15 Sep 2022 18:30-20:00

01:29:08

Food as a Catalyst for Change

A talk by Sean Sherman, "the Sioux Chef", followed by a discussion about how food can be a catalyst for change.

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Monday, 5 Sep 2022

INSPIRE - Open Space Geneva

Exploring inspiration, motivation and artistic creation of artists engaged with themes of war, conflict, displacement and social (in)justice.

Event Recording

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2022 12:00-13:00

01:16:58

INSPIRE Seminar Series: Identity, Alienation and Exclusion – a Conversation with Ibrahim Mursal

We invite you to the last INSPIRE seminar this spring with filmmaker Ibrahim Mursal.

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Wednesday, 4 May 2022

NORM Project Kick-Off Meeting

The NORM project ('Shaping the Digital World Order: Norms and Agency along the Digital Silk Road in Southeast Asia') was officially launched with a kick-off meeting on 4 May.

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Monday, 21 Mar 2022

Tone Sommerfelt On Her Father’s Unique Anthropological Work

The journal History and Anthropology has dedicated a special section to Norwegian anthropologist Axel Sommerfelt and his previously unpublished paper on ethnic groups and boundaries. The section has been put together by PRIO researcher Tone Sommerfelt – Axel Sommerfelt's daughter – Marek Jakoubek and Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

Event Recording

Thursday, 15 Sep 2022 14:00-15:30

01:33:04

Inspiring Myanmar: Chuu Wai - An Artist with Baggage (INSPIRE Seminar Series)

Please be invited to first INSPIRE seminar this autumn with Burmese artist and activist Chuu Wai, in conversation with PRIO researcher Marte Nilsen.

News

Thursday, 23 Jun 2022

Residency on Creative Practice and Activism in the Context of Conflict and Oppression

On 15 August, PRIO, PRAKSIS and artist Motaz Habbash will kick off a month-long residency with ten artists whose creative practices respond to lived experiences of conflict and oppression.

Event Recording

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 12:00-13:00

54:20

INSPIRE Seminar Series: The Use of an Art-Based Approach in the Exploration of Trauma and Resilience

We invite you to the third INSPIRE seminar this spring, with artist and social anthropologist Cecilia G. Salinas.

Event Recording

Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022 15:00-16:00

01:02:31

INSPIRE Seminar Series: Research and Creation in Sites of Ethical Demand - Models of Conduct and Practice

Please be invited to second INSPIRE seminar this spring with artist, writer and researcher Lois Klassen.

News

Monday, 29 Nov 2021

Oslo Peace Days 2021

PRIO is proud to be a part of Oslo Peace Days, an annual celebration since 2018. The City of Oslo, the Nobel Peace Center, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and the University of Oslo work with peace and human rights issues in various ways.