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The RVS Fall course 2026 will be hosted by University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, with University of Agder as co-host. 

The RVS fall course invites participants to reflect critically about decolonization as theory and practice. As a collective, we are tasked with knowledge-making. But, from where and for whom do we produce knowledge? Decolonization calls us to task. The course will offer PhD-candidates theoretical perspectives and methods that enrich critical thinking about knowledge and knowledge-making and their implications for social justice. Central concepts: Intersectionality, methodology and epistemology.

Host

The course is hosted by University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology. Co-hosted by Univeristy of Agder. Venue: Oslo. 

Planning committee: Marianne Bjelland Kartzow (TF), Nina Gacic (TF, PhD student representative), Nina Hoel (TF), Ida Marie Høeg (UiA), Jens-Ole Köhrsen (TF), Fredrik Saxegaard (RVS). 

Keynotes

Elaine Nogueira-Godsey, Drew University, U.S.

Karin Jarnkvist, Mittuniversitetet, Sweden.

What to know before you register for the RVS fall course 2026  

More information for RVS members: See course module in the RVS Canvas

For non-members who consider registering for the course, we have published more information, and link to the registration form here: https://rvs.mf.no/courses/fall-courses 

• The course is open also for PhD students/candidates who are not RVS members. If we receive more registrations than there are places, RVS members will be prioritized. We will confirm your registration immediately after the deadline August 15.  
• Participants must be present for the whole course. 
• Participants must hand in a short paper before the course (see short paper module). Handing in a FULL paper after the course is not mandatory, but necessary if you want to obtain ECTS for the course. 
• Course fee: Please read our price politics below.