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Historians in conversation - Dr. Christine Smith-Simonsen

How do historians build their career, what motivates them and how they deal with professional and personal challenges? What shapes their professional path? Dr Michael Green from the Faculty of Philosophy and History welcomes you to his podcast, where he will be inviting interesting guests to explore their stories.

Dr. Christine Smith-Simonsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Archeology, History and Religion and Centre for Peace Studies, UiT Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. Coming from Oslo, she chose to study history in the most norther university in Norway and build her academic career there. With research interest spanninng from contemporary history of Africa, in particular Eirthrea and Ethiopia, to water conflcits in North America, she has been working at UiT for many years, serving as Director of the Centre for Peace Studies and recently as an interim head of Department for Archeology, History and Religion. In this podcast, we discuss her academic path and inspirations, as well as the ways in which one can apply historical knowledge also on the general job market. Check out her recent article: "SDG 16 – The Many Pieces of Peace", in Before the UN Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Martin Gutmann and Daniel Gorman, Oxford University Press, 2022. https://academic.oup.com/book/41441/chapter-abstract/352791421?redirectedFrom=fulltext 

Hello, my name is Michal Green and I welcome you to the sixth episode of my podcast Historians in Conversation, which is hosted by the University of Lodz in Poland. My guest today is Kristina Smyth-Simonsen from the Arctic University of Norway, which is located in Tromsø, beyond the polar circle. She is associate professor in history and is interested in global history and peace studies and in particular one of her research fields pertains to the study of Africa. Recently, Kristine serv...