ATTR is a research school that offers PhD students in the Humanities, Law, and Theology high-level reflection on theories and research methods related to textual scholarship, as well as interdisciplinary feedback on ongoing dissertation work.
The objective of ATTR is to create venue, where interpretive methodologies can be critically discussed, evaluated, and developed, in order to broaden the PhD candidates’ perspectives, strengthen their scholarly networks, heighten the quality of their analyses, and prepare them for life after the dissertation.
Learning from international experts
"The idea that ATTR embodies is outstanding and even essential" (Prof. H. Jefferson Powell, Duke University)
Upcoming seminars
This seminar focuses ongoing research on the roles of materialities, politics, and emotions in the never-ending transformation of influential texts through their reception.
The 2022 ATTR Summer Seminar will explore the critical and interpretative significance of collections, archives, and libraries and provide multidisciplinary perspectives on the institutional, spatial, cognitive and gendered aspects of ensembles of texts.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
ATTR aims to broaden the PhD candidates' scholarly perspectives, strengthen their networks, heighten the quality of their analyses, and help prepare for work inside and outside academia after the PhD degree has been obtained.
ATTR is a collaboration between the leading academic institutions in Norway and incorporates a broad international network of senior scholars and PhD students. It is funded by the Research Council of Norway.
News
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Intensives to ensure gender equality at ATTR seminars
Nov. 3, 2021 10:17 AM
ATTR is promoting the participation of breastfeeding members of our community.
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New Adminstrative Coordinator
May 5, 2021 11:30 AM
We welcome Ina Marie Ausland as the new administrative coordinator for ATTR
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ATTR seminar on Translation
Oct. 27, 2020 2:35 PM
From October 19 th -22 nd ATTR held our first hybrid seminar. We had both scholars and PhD students attending in real life and on Zoom.
Interdisciplinary and international networks
"The feedback I get here gives me other perspectives on my research." (Henriette Tøssebro, University of Oslo)
