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Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction" (original Swedish: den som inom litteraturen har producerat det mest framstående verket i en idealisk riktning). Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly noteworthy, here "work" refers to an author's work as a whole. The Swedish Academy decides who, if anyone, will receive the prize in any given year. The academy announces the name of the chosen laureate in early October. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Nobel's choice of emphasis on idealism in his criteria for the Nobel Prize in Literature has led to recurrent controversy. In the original Swedish, the word idealisk translates as either "idealistic" or "ideal". In the early twentieth century, the Nobel Committee interpreted the intent of the will strictly. For this reason, they did not award certain world-renowned authors of the time such as James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, Henrik Ibsen, and Henry James. More recently, the wording has been more liberally interpreted. Thus, the prize is now awarded both for lasting literary merit and for evidence of consistent idealism on some significant level. In recent years, this means a kind of idealism championing human rights on a broad scale. Hence the award is now arguably more political.
A Nobel Committee is a working body responsible for most of the work involved in selecting Nobel Prize laureates. There are five Nobel Committees, one for each Nobel Prize.
Four of these committees (for prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and literature) are working bodies within their prize awarding institutions, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, and the Swedish Academy. These four Nobel Committees only propose laureates, while the final decision is taken in a larger assembly. This assembly is composed of the entire academies for the prizes in physics, chemistry, and literature, as well as the 50 members of the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for the prize in physiology or medicine.
The fifth Nobel Committee is the Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for the Nobel Peace Prize. This committee has a different status since it is both the working body and the deciding body for its prize.
After his death in 1896, the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prizes. Nobel's will specified that annual prizes are to be awarded for service to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. Similarly, the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded along with the Nobel Prizes. Since the first award in 1901, the prizes have occasionally engendered criticism and controversy.
Nobel sought to reward "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind". One prize, he stated, should be given "to the person who shall have made the most important 'discovery' or 'invention' within the field of physics". Awards committees have historically rewarded discoveries over inventions: 77% of Nobel Prizes in physics have been given to discoveries, compared with only 23% to inventions. In addition, the scientific prizes typically reward contributions over an entire career rather than a single year.

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-nobel-peace-prize-work-adeline-cuvelier-and-toril-rokseth Among the top prestigious awards in the world, the Nobel Peace Prize has honored some of the most celebrated and revered international figures and organizations in history. But how does the nomination process work? And who exactly is eligible? Adeline Cuvelier and Toril Rokseth detail the specifics of the Nobel Peace Prize. Lesson by Toril Rokseth and Adeline Cuvelier (of Nobel Peace Center), animation by Zedem Media.
"My great hope is that this will be the last time we must fight for the education of our children. Let us solve this once and for all." Join her movement to see #TheLast at http://malala.org Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the first Pakistani, and youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
It's one of the highest awards achievable on Earth, so the following people really are the best of the best! Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Nobel Prize Winners! Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo Instagram►►http://instagram.com/watchmojo Suggestion Tool►►http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►►http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo Special thanks to our users aldqbigsquare and christo for submitting the idea using our interactive suggestion tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Nobel+Prize+Winners Want a WatchMojo cup, mug, t-shirts, pen, sticker and even a water bo...
Chinese human rights prisoner Liu Xiaobo has died in a Chinese hospital after a high-profile battle with liver cancer. The 61-year-old writer and activist, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China,” remained a lightning rod for controversy even as he neared death. VOA's Natalie Liu has more from Washington. Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/3942587.html
The Chinese hospital treating Liu Xiaobo says the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate has respiratory failure and his condition is now life-threatening. Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read and share. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2EFFA5DB900C633F Money helps you learn how to spend and invest your money. Find advice and guidance you can count on from how to negotiate, how to save and everything in between. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGLpQQfhNKdqS_Wccs94rMHiajrRr4W Find out more about the latest developments in science and technology as TIME’s access brings you to the ideas and people changing our world. https...
Aung San Suu Kyi held her Nobel Lecture on 16 June, 2012, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway. See the entire lecture at http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1809
Malala Yousafzai, a teenage advocate for children's education, said she was proud to represent her country of Pakistan as the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch an excerpt of her speech on Dec. 10, 2014. Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/malala-yousafzai-and-kailash-satyarthi-honor-forgotten-children/
Kygo featuring Maty Noyes performs the new single “Stay” at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, backed by the Symphony Orchestra; KORK. Kygo is considered to be one of the world’s biggest EDM artists. Kygo is also the first EDM artist to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Among the most popular songs are “Stole the Show”, “Firestone” and the remix of a-ha’s classic “Take on Me”. GIF of the famous drummer: https://twitter.com/Nobel_Concert/status/722121326559932416 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel Follow the Nobel Peace Prize Concert on: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nobel_concert FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NobelPeacePrizeConcert INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nobelpeaceprizeconcert #nobelpeaceprizeconcert #nppc #peaceisloud Directed by Kim Strømstad Copyright Warne...
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-nobel-peace-prize-work-adeline-cuvelier-and-toril-rokseth Among the top prestigious awards in the world, the Nobel Peace Prize has honored some of the most celebrated and revered international figures and organizations in history. But how does the nomination process work? And who exactly is eligible? Adeline Cuvelier and Toril Rokseth detail the specifics of the Nobel Peace Prize. Lesson by Toril Rokseth and Adeline Cuvelier (of Nobel Peace Center), animation by Zedem Media.
"My great hope is that this will be the last time we must fight for the education of our children. Let us solve this once and for all." Join her movement to see #TheLast at http://malala.org Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the first Pakistani, and youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
It's one of the highest awards achievable on Earth, so the following people really are the best of the best! Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Nobel Prize Winners! Subscribe►►http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Facebook►►http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Twitter►►http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo Instagram►►http://instagram.com/watchmojo Suggestion Tool►►http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►►http://www.youtube.com/watchmojo Special thanks to our users aldqbigsquare and christo for submitting the idea using our interactive suggestion tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Nobel+Prize+Winners Want a WatchMojo cup, mug, t-shirts, pen, sticker and even a water bo...
Chinese human rights prisoner Liu Xiaobo has died in a Chinese hospital after a high-profile battle with liver cancer. The 61-year-old writer and activist, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China,” remained a lightning rod for controversy even as he neared death. VOA's Natalie Liu has more from Washington. Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/3942587.html
The Chinese hospital treating Liu Xiaobo says the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate has respiratory failure and his condition is now life-threatening. Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read and share. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2EFFA5DB900C633F Money helps you learn how to spend and invest your money. Find advice and guidance you can count on from how to negotiate, how to save and everything in between. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGLpQQfhNKdqS_Wccs94rMHiajrRr4W Find out more about the latest developments in science and technology as TIME’s access brings you to the ideas and people changing our world. https...
Aung San Suu Kyi held her Nobel Lecture on 16 June, 2012, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway. See the entire lecture at http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1809
Malala Yousafzai, a teenage advocate for children's education, said she was proud to represent her country of Pakistan as the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch an excerpt of her speech on Dec. 10, 2014. Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/malala-yousafzai-and-kailash-satyarthi-honor-forgotten-children/
Kygo featuring Maty Noyes performs the new single “Stay” at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, backed by the Symphony Orchestra; KORK. Kygo is considered to be one of the world’s biggest EDM artists. Kygo is also the first EDM artist to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Among the most popular songs are “Stole the Show”, “Firestone” and the remix of a-ha’s classic “Take on Me”. GIF of the famous drummer: https://twitter.com/Nobel_Concert/status/722121326559932416 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel Follow the Nobel Peace Prize Concert on: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nobel_concert FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NobelPeacePrizeConcert INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nobelpeaceprizeconcert #nobelpeaceprizeconcert #nppc #peaceisloud Directed by Kim Strømstad Copyright Warne...
"My great hope is that this will be the last time we must fight for the education of our children. Let us solve this once and for all." Join her movement to see #TheLast at http://malala.org Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the first Pakistani, and youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2009 Credits: Norsk Rikskringkasting AS (production) Watch Barack H. Obama deliver his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 2009. For the complete Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony, please see: http://nobelprize.org/award_ceremonies/ceremony_oslo/video/2009/index.html
Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, gave a lecture on “Social Business and Microcredit for Women’s Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation" today in historic Gaston Hall.
Oct. 26, 1999 Former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace prize winner Nelson Mandela delivers his views on world affairs on the occasion of receiving the Enron Prize. President Mandela is introduced by His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America. http://bakerinstitute.org/events/shell-distinguished-lecture-series-nelson-mandela
From the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 2010, here is the presentation speech to Liu Xiaobo by Thorbjørn Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Oslo, 10 December 2010. Full the complete ceremony: http://nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1405
Ceremonies marking the 23rd anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize held at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, India, on December 10, 2012. (www.dalailama.com) This video includes simultaneous English translation of the Tibetan language speeches. To view the Tibetan language video please see http://youtu.be/WWTPXsRYqs0
"Today I met Malala. She was giving, utterly graceful, compelling and intelligent. That might sound obvious but I was struck by this even more in person. There are lots of NGOs out there in the world doing great things... But if there were one I would put my money on to succeed and make change on this planet, it would be hers. (The Malala Fund). Malala isn't messing around or mincing her words (one of the many reasons I love her). She has the strength of her convictions coupled with the kind of determination I rarely encounter... And it doesn't seem to have been diminished by the success she has already had. And lastly…She has a sense of zen/calm/peace (please insert your word here) around her. I leave this for last because it is perhaps the most important. Maybe as a result of what she ha...
Liu Xiaobo To know more about him go to the Nobel Peace Prize website to see his final statement. http://static.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2010/xiaobo-lecture.html
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe It has been described as the most prestigious award in the world - the Nobel Peace Prize, whose past winners include Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela. But this year's award to the European Union is adding to growing criticism over the choice of winners - and the politics behind the decisions. So, is the Nobel Peace Prize losing its prestige? And is the Nobel Peace Prize still contributing to world peace in the way Alfred Nobel envisioned? At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across th...




