Research groups at AHKR

The research at the department spans a wide area and are concentrated in thematic groups.

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The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion aims to maintain and strengthen its four established and related disciplines, as well as create a basis for innovative interdisciplinary research and teaching.

There are 11 cross-disciplinary research groups at the department, and all staff members are part of one or more research groups. The groups organise research seminars, student seminars, guest lectures and other activities within their thematic fields.

Research groups

Mosaikk av en romersk robåt. Fra Bardo musum, Tunisia

The Ancient World

The research group has as its overall objective to create a collaborative platform for research and teaching in antiquity and unite researchers from UiB and other universities.

Phrenological diagram from The Household Physician, 1905

Between expert knowledge and everyday knowledge

The aim of this research group is to explore expert knowledge and everyday knowledge, the interaction and the power struggle between them.

A dhow in front of the skyline of Doha, Qatar

Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

The research group brings together scholars from various departments and faculties at the University of Bergen who are interested in the study of Islam, the Middle East, and neighboring regions.

Environmental Humanities

The research group brings together an interdisciplinary group of research faculty and PhD students with an interest in environmental issues.

«Kyrkjehaugen» med bauta foran Stødle kirke i Etne.

Humans and materiality

This research group focuses on past human materiality to gain insight into, and develop knowledge about our past.

Medieval History – religion and everyday life

This research group is interested about the effects and the role of religion in the medieval society in a broad perspective.

Sarna worshippers following their religious rites

Minority Studies

The research group is dedicated to the study of minorities in the widest sense: ethnic, linguistic, religious, of gender, of sexuality, and of race.

Bildet viser norske seilere i Afrika, sannsynligvis Sør-Afrika tidlig 1900-tall.

Transnational History, 1750–present

The research group's main focus is on modern times, and includes historical and cultural processes from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

Use and reception of Classical history

The research group will examine political, social and religious aspects of the "ancient heritage".

20.02.2023