Culture

Centre Website

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.

News

Thursday, 23 Jun 2022

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

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

News
Blog posts
Recordings

News

Thursday, 23 Jun 2022

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

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

News

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.

News

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History and Anthropology has dedicated a special section to Norwegian anthropologist Axel Sommerfelt and his previously unpublished paper on ethnic groups and boundaries.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.

News

Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021

INSPIRE Seminar Series Autumn 2021

Please be invited and save the dates for the INSPIRE seminar series autumn 2021! The seminars will take place monthly, on Wednesdays from 12:00-13:00 CET, online, with invited researchers and artists.

Event Recording

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

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.

Event Recording

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

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.

Event Recording

Wednesday, 16 Mar 2022 12:00-13:00

INSPIRE Seminar Series: reCLAIM - Digital Curatorial Practices as Ethnographic Intervention

Please be invited to the first INSPIRE seminar this spring with Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann and Simone Pfeifer.

Event Recording

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

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

Thursday, 24 Mar 2022 17:00-19:00

Identity and Cultural Authenticity – A Conversation and Concerts with Harpreet Bansal and Sankung Jobarteh

The PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict (CCC) invites you to a conversation on identity and cultural authenticity, followed by a double concert with violinist and composer Harpreet Bansal and guitarist, kora-player and vocalist Sankung Jobarteh.

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.

People

Øystein H. Rolandsen

Øystein H. Rolandsen

Research Professor

Kaja Borchgrevink

Kaja Borchgrevink

Senior Researcher

Cindy Horst

Cindy Horst

Research Professor

Åshild Kolås

Åshild Kolås

Research Professor

Pinar Tank

Pinar Tank

Senior Researcher

Nicholas Marsh

Nicholas Marsh

Senior Researcher

Kristoffer Lidén

Kristoffer Lidén

Senior Researcher

Jørgen Jensehaugen

Jørgen Jensehaugen

Senior Researcher

Nicole M. Hartwell

Nicole M. Hartwell

Associate Researcher

Marte Nilsen

Marte Nilsen

Senior Researcher

Katarzyna Grabska

Katarzyna Grabska

Senior Researcher

Júlia Palik

Júlia Palik

Senior Researcher

Trude Stapnes

Trude Stapnes

Doctoral Researcher

Ilaria Carrozza

Ilaria Carrozza

Senior Researcher

Sara Christophersen

Sara Christophersen

Research Assistant

Giacomo Bruni

Giacomo Bruni

Doctoral Researcher

Projects

PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict

Led by

May 2017 – Jul 2022

Societal Transformation in Conflict Contexts (TRANSFORM)

Led by Cindy Horst

Jan 2020 – Dec 2023

Inspirational Creative Practice: The Work of Artists after War and Violent Conflict (INSPIRE)

Led by Katarzyna Grabska

Jan 2020 –

Inspirational Creative Practice: Art and Activism in Myanmar

Led by Trude Stapnes

Apr 2021 – Mar 2025

Pop Culture, Art, and Indigenous Ideas of Legitimacy in Struggles over Democratization and Peace (POPAGANDA)

Led by Marte Nilsen

Jan 2022 –

Use of Ancient Belief System for Legitimacy and Struggle for Democracy during the Authoritarian Regime in Myanmar (1990-2010)

Led by Amara Thiha

An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙