Speakers - Global Week 2015
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Below is a complete list of this year's lecturers, speakers and panelists in alphabetical order (surname). Individuals marked with * are from within the university. You can find additional information about some of the speakers. (linked) This information is updated continuously.
- Elisabeth Abiri, Senior advisor at Emerga Research and Consulting
- Henry Ascher*, Senior lecturer at the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine and Consultant at Angered Hospital
- Zahra Bayati*, Senior lecturer, Department of Education, Communication and Learning
- Henric Benesch, architect, designer and researcher
- Robin Biddulph*, Researcher, Department of Economy and Society
- Jesper Bjarnesen, Senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute
- Klara Björk*, Lecturer, Valand Academy
- Andrea Castro*, Senior lecturer, the Department of Languages and Literatures
- Christian Catomeris, Correspondent, SVT (Swedish public service television company)
- Desiree Chalmers, Interpreter, No person illegal
- Thomas Erhag*, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law, Social Insurance Law, EU Law
- Maria Eriksson Baaz*, Senior lecturer, School of Global Studies and Associate Professor at the Nordic Africa Institute
- Thommy Eriksson*, Doctoral student, Department of Applied Information Technology
- Anna Forné*, Senior lecturer, the Department of Languages and Literatures
- Pam Fredman, Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg
- Malin Gemzell, The Swedish Council for Higher Education
- Leticia Gómez*, Doctoral student, the Department of Languages and Literatures
- Claes Haglund, Project manager, Crossroads Göteborg
- Ilse Hakvoort*, Senior lecturer, Department of Education and Special Education
- Khaled Harara*, Hip Hop artist, Academy of music and drama
- Oriana Haselwanter*, Lecturer, School of Design and Crafts (HDK)
- Ingrid Hedin Wahlberg, Doctoral student, Acedemy of Music and Drama
- Mónica Hernández Rejón, producer and film researcher, speaking at the event Future Migration Lab
Monday Nov 16, 14-15
Title: Speaking in plural: stereotypes, knowledge production and the colonial truth
15-16: Curated activity by Business & Design students
- Helena Holgersson*, Lecturer, Department of cultural sciences
- Lotta Huldén*, International administrative officer, Office of Faculty of Arts
- Ingrid Höjer*, Professor, Department of Social Work
- Ann Ighe* Lecturer, Department of Economic History
- Andreas Johnsson*, Researcher, Department of Earth Sciences
- Anja Karlsson Franck*, Senior lecturer at the School of Global Studies
- Linda Karlsson Hammarfelt*, Lecturer, Department of languages and literatures
- Lars-Olof Karlsson*, Communication officer at the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Ulrika Knutson*, Journalist and Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Arts
- Beniamin Knutsson*, Senior lecturer, Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional studies
- Martin Landin, Through My Own Eyes, Exhibition made by Master´s students at School of Global studies, GU
- Göran Larsson*, Professor, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion*
- Helena Lindholm Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg
- Ola Möller*, Lecturer, School of Design and Crafts (HDK)
- Afrah Nasser, journalist and blogger on Human Rights issues, speaking at the event Future Migration Lab Tuesday Nov 17, 14-15
Title: Migration & Media
15-16: Curated activity by Business & Design students
- Linda Nordin*, International administrative officer, the Faculty Office of Science
- Maria Nyström*, Professor, School of Design and Crafts (HDK)
- Fredrik Olsson*, Lecturer, the Department of Languages and Literatures
- Lisa Pelling, Chief Analyst at the think tank Arena Idé. Pelling is a former political advisor to the Swedish Minister for Migration
- Amanda Peterson, Marketing Manager, Pantrarna - För upprustning av förorten
- Edgar Platen*, Professor, Department of languages and literatures
- Pooneh Rohi, Author
- Joakim Ruist*, Postdoc researcher, Department of Economics
- Madelaine Seidlitz, Amnesty International, Senior legal advisor, Refugees, migrants and international law
- Linda Shamma, artist and lecturer, speaking at the event Future Migration Lab Wednesday Nov 18, 9-14: ongoing drop in lab /workshop curated by Business & Design students
Title: Migration - discovering inarticulate issues through art & design
15-16: Curated activity by Business & Design students with Linda and Henric Benesch
- Oksana Shmulyar Gréen*, Senior lecturer, Department of Sociology and Work Science
- Jonas Simonson*, Senior lecturer, Academy of music and drama
- Henrik Sjövall*, Professor and course leader for the complementary programme for doctors with qualifications from countries outside EU, Sahlgrenska Academy
- Sara Stendahl*, Senior lecturer, Department of Law and Rättspraktiken
- Linda Sternö*, Senior lecturer, Valand Academy
- Maria Sundin*, Senior lecturer, Department of Physics
- Gellert Tamas, Writer, journalist and documentary film maker
- Christer Torstensson, The Swedish Council for Higher Education
- Michele Valsecchi*, Postdoc researcher, Department of Economics
- Ingela Winter-Norberg, Programme Manager, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, Sida
- Karin Zelano*, Doctoral student, Department of Political Science
- Lotten Zettenström, former cultural educator, MuSEA in Gothenburg
- Klara Öberg*, PhD in anthropology, Faculty Office of Social Sciences
- Brännpunkt Europa
- Utrikespolitiska Föreningen, student association
- Business and Design Master students
- The University Library
- The Camera as Tool, Project members