Conferences and seminars
CDN Equinox
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Come join us for the open-to-all CDN Equinox, the centre’s biannual research day.
Panels and presentations on gaming culture and gender, diverse bodies in digital narratives, games and AI, narrative theory for AI, algorithmic folklore, and research as a creative practice. Free lunch and welcome reception for registered guests.
The day will be organised around themed sessions featuring short talks followed by discussion with the audience, and plenty of breaks for networking, discussing work-in-progress and sharing ideas.
CDN Equinox Spring 2026 Program
- 09:30-10:00 – Arrival coffee or tea, morning snack, and open conversation (please register so we have enough for everyone)
- 10:00-10:15 – Welcome from Scott Rettberg, Director of CDN
- 10:15-11:00: Gaming culture and gender, Tom Legierse and Mikko Meriläinen
- 11:00-11:45: The wrong body: Diverse bodies in digital narratives, Hannah Ackermans, Ella Holi and Sérgio Galvão Roxo
- 11:45-12:45 – Lunch and informal discussion
- 12:45-13:30 – Games and AI, Haoyuan Tang and Dom Ford
- 13:30-14:15 – Narrative theory for AI, Hanna-Rikka Roine, Zahra Rizvi and Jubi C. John, moderated by Jill Walker Rettberg
- 14:15-14:45 – Refreshments and informal discussion
- 14:45-15:30 – the Algorithmic Folklore archive: short narratives to inspire further research, Gabriele de Seta, Marianne Gunderson, Yagmur Cisem Vik and Hanna Lauvli
- 15:30-16:15 – Research as a creative practice, panel discussion moderated by Jason Nelson. Panelists: Lina Harder, David (Jhave) Johnston, panelist #3, (tbc)
- 16:15-16:30 – Concluding remarks for the day, Scott Rettberg and the Head of Department (tbc)
- 17:00 - Reception at the CDN (everyone is welcome but please register). Showcasing of demos (tbc)
Speakers and moderators (by order of appearance)
- Scott Rettberg, Professor, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Tom Legierse, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, CDN, UiB
- Mikko Meriläine, Academy Research Fellow, Tampere University Research Centre for Communication Sciences (Finland) and Guest Researcher at CDN
- Hannah Ackermans, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Ella Holi, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Sérgio Galvão Roxo, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, CDN, UiB
- Haoyuan Tang, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Dom Ford, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Jill Walker Rettberg, CDN co-director, Professor, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, UiB
- Hanna-Rikka Roine, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, UiB
- Zahra Rizvi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Jubi C. John, Senior Research Fellow, Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia (India) and Guest Researcher at CDN
- Gabriele de Seta, Researcher, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Marianne Gunderson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Yagmur Cisem Vik, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Hanna Lauvli, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Jason Nelson, Professor, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- Lina Harder, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB
- David (Jhave) Johnston, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, CDN, UiB