What does it mean to be a national, or to belong to a community? How do we determine and who determines membership within such communities? What is a community or a collective identity? And why should we care about membership: what role do they play in our lives, what does it entail in terms of rights or duties? How do we reconcile competing memberships?
Public debate and private conversations are full of such questions and our attempts to answer them. Our lecture series – Identity and Normativity – brings together a slate of world-class experts to help us think about these difficult questions. It is an interdisciplinary lecture series – we have specialists in history and psychology, law and philosophy, political science and sociology.
All are welcome to attend the public lectures. They are open events to all members of the University and the broader public. After a presentation from our guest speaker, there will be a question-and-answer session where we will give priority to undergraduate students. We encourage all to register in advance to reserve a seat and benefit from the free wine offered to those who have registered. Sign up for a glass of free wine here.
At the lectures several experts in their fields have been invited to talk about the broader subject of identity and group beloning from their scholarly perspective. Down below you will find the dates and tittles for each lecture.
The lectures will be given at the Small Law Auditorium (Lille juridisk auditorium) - (Building 1342, room 455) and begin at 17h00.