Evelin's 2008 pictures

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These pictures are meant to document Evelin's efforts and whereabouts to the HumanDHS network. Many photos are made by accidental bypassers, kindly asked to take a picture.

Château de Chillon, Montreux-Veytaux, Sunday, October 26th, 2008. The picture on the left side is taken from http://www.myswitzerland.com/.
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The Château de Chillon was not always inhabitated, but visited from time to time. In the Middle Ages, there were no capitals or seats of government. Rulers were always on the move. The reason was that local communities, with their lords, based on agriculture, were rather sedentary and not yet connected otherwise. Anybody who wished to forge larger communities from smaller ones, who aimed at creating a higher level of unity, had to begin with bringing local units together by traveling to them. Today, global mobility and communication are much more advanced. However, still, global unity is lacking. By being globally mobile, I attempt to stimulate this global unity. Clearly, I have no power, and I am not a king of the Middle Ages. What I do, however, is taking the unifying task very seriously. I regard our HumanDHS network as a seed for an alternative global community. The other difference is that unification in former times was typically imposed from above, not just by traveling persuasion, but also by the sword. I wish to forge a new global identity and consciousness from the bottom up.



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The Swiss National Museum – Château de Prangins celebrates its 10th anniversary, on Saturday, October 4th, 2008, from 3 pm to 11:30 pm with Le Jardin des Lumières, a social sculpture orchestrated by Muma.
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The castle of Prangins on Lake Geneva or Lac Leman was once owned by
Katharine Dexter McCormick, who almost single-handedly financed the development of the birth control pill.


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30th September 2008, "Dignity or Humiliation: The World at a Crossroad," Lecture at the Department of Psychology (part of PSYC3203 - Anvendt sosialpsykologi), 10.00-12.00.
Please see early versions of this introductory talk/paper here or at http://ssrn.com/abstract=668742 (this paper's SSRN ID is 668742); see a more recent version in the first issue of the Journal of HumanDignity and Humiliation Studies, March 2007.
These pictures are taken on 2nd October, upon departure from Oslo.
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The unspeakable Brunswick Monument in Geneva in September 2008.
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Katharine Dexter McCormick almost single-handedly financed the development of the birth control pill. She once owned the castle of Prangins on Lake Geneva or Lac Leman, see the picture from the http://www.myswitzerland.com/ website.
For exercise, I attempt to swim for 15 minutes in the early morning in front of her castle. (By the way, dear Zsuzsa, I don't need to dry my hair afterward swimming, because I put it up! See the picture above which I took for you!)
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Maja Neff & Eric Van Grasdorff get married on 16th August 2008. The celebration lasted throughout 15-17th August in the Beaujolais region of France. These pictures are taken on the 17th. Please read also our congratulations from the HumanDHS network.
From left: Maja, Eric, Becca, Birgit.
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3rd August 2008, visting Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi in Yverdon, Switzerland.
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24th July 2008, Varda Mühlbauer & her husband Arik visit Hameln.
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16th-17th July 2008, with Color Line (MS Color Fantasy), from Norway (Oslo) to Continental Europe (Kiel), a journey of 20 hours, arrival next morning. The journey begins with waiting in Oslo (before driving onboard), then MS Color Fantasy leaves the harbour of Oslo, and arrival is next morning in Kiel, when everybody drives off the ship again.
MS Fantasy is a veritable cruise ship and these picture document this. I am used to its predecessor MS Prinsesse Ragnhild, a much more modest ship, where I always got an inexpensive cabin under the car deck and shared it with several people (later with one person). Through sharing a cabin I met many very interesting people on these ship journeys since 1994, and I regret that this option is no longer available on MS Fantasy and MS Magic (which replaced MS Kronsprins Harald).
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23rd June -1st July 2008, 11th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) in Norway as part of the Wergeland Year for Human Dignity


These are the pictures dear Svanibor Pettan made. Please see Lasanthi Manaranjanie, Svanibor, and Kjell Skyllstad on the pictures above.
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Please see also videos by Svanibor:
1. Midsummer Eve Party, 23rd June
2. Midsummer Eve Party, 23rd June
3. Trio Mediaeval members Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Anna Maria Friman singing for us, 25th June.

These are the pictures dear Brian Lynch selected from the collection of photos he created of our conference (see Brian on the picture to the right), see also http://www.kodakgallery.com/.
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Please see also the videos from our conference by Brian Lynch.

Here (and further down), you see the pictures from Evelin's camera, for each day separately - here you see the photos of Monday, 23rd June 2008: Midsummer Eve Party on Bygdøy.
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Tuesday, 24th June 2008, at the Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo.
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Wednesday, 25th June 2008, at the Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo.
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Thursday, 26th June 2008, at the Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo.
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Friday, 27th June 2008, at the Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo.
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28th June 2008, Norway in a Nutshell - Oslo-Myrdal-Flåm-Gudvangen-Stalheim-Voss-Bergen.
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Sunday, 29th June 2008
1. Bergen Art Musuem (Bergen Kunstmuseum):
•  Left: Kinetic Art by Argentine Julio Le Parc - "Multiple" (1968, a motor propels polished metal bands, which reflect and rotate the painted background strips, thus creating novel perspectives - this could be a suitable metaphor for our HumanDHS work: taking core ideas and creating something new), see here the pictures taken by Svanibor Pettan
•  Middle: Arne Ekeland - "Sisters of Liberty" (1938)
•  Right: two pictures of humiliation - Reidar Aulie "The Brothel" (1933), and Christian Krohg - "The Fight for Survival" (1890)
2. Fløyen, see here the pictures taken by Svanibor Pettan
3. Bryggen
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Monday, 30th June 2008, on Hurtigruten, MS Finnmarken - celebrating one birthday and two wedding anniversaries.
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Tuesday, 1st July 2008, Trondheim - Nidaros Dome and Restaurant "Grenaderen." Oeyvind Eikrem joined us, Vegar Jordanger, Hildegunn Nordtug, Kjell Oversand (founder of the Trondheim World Music Ensemble), Kjell's second sister came, with her niece Sissel.
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Wednesday, 2nd July 2008, Oslo, with Linda Hartling, Rick Slaven, and Finn Tschudi:
From left:
1. Frognerseter (in front of a picture of Arne Næss, who participated in our 2nd Annual Conference in Paris, France, in 2003)
2. The Norwegian Nobel Institute (Det Norske Nobelinstitutt), with Alfred Nobel guarding the entrance
3. The Castle (Slottet), then we paid Norsk Design, and Juhls' Silvergallery in Kautokeino a visit
4. City Hall (Rådhuset)
5. Meeting with Finn Tschudi
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Thursday, 3rd July 2008, Oslo, with Linda Hartling, and Rick Slaven
From left:
1. University in Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo), Blindern campus, which is situated about 5 kms from downtown Oslo; here you see the University Library (also known as Georg Sverdrup's house);
2. Department of Psychology (Psykologisk institutt);
3. The Munch Museum (Munch museet), Scream (Skrik);
4. Some traditional Norwegian food: ekte geitost with flatbrød, nøkkelost, multe berries, pølse with lompe...
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Friday, 4th July 2008, Oslo, with Linda Hartling, and Rick Slaven
From left:
1. Henie Onstad Art Centre (Sonia Henie Kunstsenter);
2. Aker Brygge, celebrating our conference;
3. Aker Brygge, with Akershus Castle (Akershus Festning) in the background, which houses the Norwegian Resistance Museum.
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Stephanie Heuer's pictures, 26th and 27th June 2008.
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With Eva Christine Hyge in Oslo on 11th July 2008.
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With Ragnhild S. Nilsen in Oslo Ekeberg, 15th July 2008.
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Saying good bye and thanking Maria Rosvoll on 16th July 2008 at the Holocaust Centre.
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15th-16th June 2008, with Color Line (MS Color Fantasy), from Continental Europe (Kiel) to Norway (Oslo), a journey of 20 hours, arrival next morning. The journey begins with waiting in Kiel (before driving onboard), then MS Color Fantasy leaves the harbour of Kiel, and arrival is next morning in Oslo, when everybody drives off the ship again.
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18th May 2008, Choral / Classique, Musique ancienne TRIO MEDIAEVAL de Norvège, Abbaye de Bonmont
Trio Mediaeval: Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Anna Maria Friman, Torunn Østrem Ossum.
The pictures on the right show Bonmont church (12th May 2008).
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11th May 2008, Yvoire, Lac Leman.
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26th April 2008, the castle of Nyon:
"Having conquered Gaul, Julius Caesar decided to establish a colony on the shores of Lake Geneva, the Colonia Iulia Equestris. Its urban centre, Noviodunum ('new fortress' in the Gallic language) was built on the same spot as the modern town centre of Nyon, which owes its modern name to the colony. Imposing public monuments were constructed there from the early years AD. The town prospered during the first two centuries AD."
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21st April 2008, meeting with Alain d'Iribarne, Senior Fellow, CNRS, Administrator Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.
April 2008, walking through my beloved Paris: Centre Pompidou; Pont Neuf with Eiffel Tower in the background; Saint Michel, la Seine, Louvre; Sacré Cœur (from afar), the amazing new (since 2007) public bicycle fleet.
Each minute, while walking through Paris, I am happy that Hitler's order to burn the city was disobeyed. Likewise, I am so glad that Corbusier was not permitted to replace the city's wonderful buildings with his "living machines."
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15th April 2008, with Jean-Damascène Gasanabo in Geneva.
Damas presents his chapter in the book "Comprendre les Génocides."
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16th March 2008, Geneva Motor Show.
Lifecar: "A 'zero-emission' sports car with a top speed of nearly 100mph is set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The hydrogen-powered Lifecar, based on the design of the Morgan Aero-8 roadster, produces little noise and only water vapour from its exhaust..." by Jonathan Fildes, Science and technology reporter, BBC News, please read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/7265267.stm.
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Budapest, Hungary, NATO Advanced Research Workshop 'Indigenous Terrorism: Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Radicalisation among Groups with an Immigrant Heritage in Europe,' 7-9th March, 2008.
From left:
1. 9th March: Group photo!
2. 9th March: Zsuzsa and Evelin
3. Danubius Hotel Gellert, photos taken from the hotel's own photo gallery
4. 6th March: National Gallery in the Buda Castle Royal Palace
5. 6th March: Walk along the Danube, being sad about the sight of the Sofitel, Intercontinental, and Marriott hotels (with respect to their architecture and design)
8th March: Evelin's talk: 'The Relevance of Humiliation Studies for the Prevention of Terrorism' (long first draft)
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17th February 2008, Paris, Opera Garnier. Paris makes palpable how elite culture rises (to be copied around the world), and how it may be destroyed when elitism is despised (the French Revolution's motto of egalité). Hierarchical societies, on their way to more egalitarian structures, may move from imitation to destruction of elite culture, to finally admiring the mere artistic achievements of elite culture in publicly accessible monuments and museums (see also my comments to Versailles further down).
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27th January 2008, Lausanne, Beau-Rivage Palace: This place is an interesting case-study of how globalisation and tourism were (and still are) connected, and how an elite trend (tourism) can grow more mainstream over time.
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20th January 2008, Chamonix, France.
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13th January 2008, revisiting Versailles.
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Relevance: Please see Making Enemies: Humiliation and International Conflict, p. 67: "Globalization as love story: My experience is that the coming into being of the global village is a love story that carries the risk of all love stories – it can turn into hatred when betrayed and can be destroyed by rash reactions that may later be regretted. Elites are typically admired, loved, and envied, and the rich West is not excluded from this phenomenon. What the French court was to Europe, the West is to the global village. Copies of the castle of Versailles can be found everywhere in Europe and copies of the Western style of life over the entire earth's surface..."


14th January 2008, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, with Hinnerk Bruhns, Directeur de Recherche.
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Please see our 2003 and 2004 HumanDHS conferences at the MSH!


14th January 2008, Hotel Lutetia, a place that is profoundly inscribed into painful European history.
The text of the sign outside of the hotel reads:
D'AVRIL A AOUT 1945 EN CET HOTEL ALORS TRANSFORME EN CENTRE D'ACCEUIL FUT RECUE UNE GRANDE PARTIE DES RESCAPES DES CAMPS DE CONCENTRATION NAZIS HEUREUX DE RETROUVER LA LIBERTE ET LES ETRES CHERS AUXQUELS ILS AVAIENT ETE ARRACHES. LEUR JOIE NE POUVAIT EFFACER L'ANGOISSE ET LA PEINE DES FAMILLES DE DISPARUS QUI ATTENDIRENT VAINEMENT LES LEURS EN CES LIEUX. 40EE ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA LIBERATION ES CAMPS - 21 MAI 1985.
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