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Public defence: Danelle du Plessis

Danelle du Plessis defends their doctoral thesis in the PhD-program Educational Sciences (UTVIT) at the University of Inland Norway on 18.02.2026.

Young woman with dark hair against a brown brick wall
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The title of the dissertation is: «Race-evasiveness and resistance in educational practice. Counter-narratives from racially minoritised teachers in Norwegian schools»

  • Location: Auditorium 3 at campus Hamar and digitally via Zoom: https://inn.zoom.us/j/62794021785?pwd=qU6ZyKE8C9e9taR381lLKxfa3ff5qr.1 (Webinar ID: 62794021785, Webinar passord/kode: 931849)
  • The trial lecture begins at 10:15 AM with the theme: «State-Sanctioned Exclusion? Racism and Educational Policy in Norwegian History»
  • The dissertation defense starts at 12:15 PM.

The evaluation committee consists of:

  • First opponent: Professor Paul Thomas (University of South-Eastern Norway)
  • Second opponent: Associate Professor Emma Arneback (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Committee chair: Associate Professor Tanvi Sirari (University of Inland Norway)

Dissertation chair: Vice-Dean for Research Susan Lee Nacey

Candidate's main supervisor: Professor Camilla Eline Andersen (University of Inland Norway)

Co-supervisor: Professor Prisca Bruno Massao (University of Inland Norway)

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Published Jan. 15, 2026 3:07 PM - Last modified Feb. 4, 2026 9:16 AM