Speaking at the Holberg Prize Symposium Next Week, June 5

I’ll be speaking at this year’s Holberg International Memorial Prize Symposium in Bergen, Norway, on June 5.

This year, the prize of NOK 4.5 million (or EUR 570,000/USD 800,000) has been awarded to Manuel Castells for his outstanding work as the leading sociologist of the city and new information and media technologies. The prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. Congratulations to Manuel!

For more information about the 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize, click here.

For more information about the 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize Symposium programme, click here.

The Symposium is open to the public and there is a full programme of events over three days, some of which are organised as part of the Bergen International Festival. Several of the events are open to the public. Check the Holberg Prize website for details.

Update June 26, 2012: there is a Holberg Prize Flickr stream here.