News about Culture

Tris Hedges receives fellowship from Carlsberg Foundation

Huge congratulations to Tris Hedges, who, one week after the PhD defence, has obtained a 3-year Internationalisation fellowship from the Carlsberg Foundation. Read more.

Bastian Felter Vaucanson has been appointed as the new research leader of the PRIVACY theme BELIEF

Bastian is an Assistant Professor in Church History and has been part of the PRIVACY team since 2018, when he began his PhD studies on intimacy in private spiritual letter writing in early modern France. With Bastian…

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AnthroStory by Adrienne Mannov

Media, Careers and Professional Identities

Short report of the research seminar Media, Careers and Professional Identities

Fælleshed eller Fællesskab? – DISTRACT presentation at Folkemødet

On the 13th of June the DISTRACT researchers Morten Axel Pedersen, Emilie Munch Gregersen, Magnus Nørtoft, and Karoline Husbond Andersen will give a presentation at Folkemødet, based on interactive insights from the…

New blog post by Asta Mønsted on private belongings in historic Greenland

In her newly published blog post, PRIVACY-scholar Asta Mønsted reflects on private spaces and personal belongings in historic Greenlandic Inuit cultures. Taking five different layers of property into account, Asta…

New Commentary on Development and Culture by Karen Lauterbach

When one takes a broad view across the African cultural scenes, there is little sense of a deep longing to better understand Danish or European values. On the contrary.

The USE Center seeks visionary leader to transform university science teaching

The USE Center is looking for an experienced discipline-based education researcher to lead the mission of strengthening science education.

Trine Mygind Korsby presents her research at City University of New York (CUNY)

Earlier this month, CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby presented her research at CUNY Graduate Center in New York at a workshop on doing research with people you don’t (necessarily) like. You can read more about the…

Still here: age and generational time

Professor Susan Reynolds Whyte contributed ‘Still here: age and generational time’ to a Special Issue of the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute on Ageing Time Beings.

Anja Simonsen is a panelist at KU Festival

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen takes part in the panel “Decolonising Knowledge” at the KU Festival, organised by the School of Global Health. Moderated by Kavishya Umendri Kulatunga and Fernando Racimo, the panel explores…

Anja Simonsen presents new research project at network meeting in Uppsala

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen participates in a network meeting organised by Keep the City Ticking in Uppsala, Sweden, which brings together scholars from across Europe under the theme Infrastructures of Migration and…

Anja Simonsen publishes new article on how EU governance shapes migrant journeys in the Mediterranean

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has contributed the article "Risk, Improvisation, and Emergency Governance on the Mediterranean Sea" to a special issue of the journal Migration and Society edited by Tricia Redeker Hepner…

Anja Simonsen to speak at UN event on migration across the Mediterranean

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen will be among the panelists when UN City Copenhagen hosts an evening event on June 3 focusing on migration and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. The event centers around the documentary…

New Head of Department at FOOD

Dr. Colin Ray will assume the position of Head of the Department of Food Science (FOOD) as of 1 July 2025.

Risk, Improvisation, and Emergency Governance on the Mediterranean Sea

Associate Professor Anja Simonsen has contributed the article "Risk, Improvisation, and Emergency Governance on the Mediterranean Sea" to a special issue of the journal Migration and Society edited by Tricia Redeker…

A Fond Farewell: Celebrating Pete Westbrook's 16 Years at CIP

As Pete Westbrook is retiring at the end of June 2025, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable contribution he has made to CIP.

New book, co-edited by Nete Nørgaard Kristensen

New book, co-edited by Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, highlights Europeans' cultural viewpoints and practices amid societal transformations The newly published volume Engagement with Culture in Transformative Times, co-edite…

Section of Film studies and creative media industries welcomes visiting scholar Dr. Katja Driesel-Lange

Section of Film studies and creative media industries welcomes visiting scholar Dr. Katja Driesel-Lange, Universität Münster, Germany

Flax, weights and swords: Recreating weaving with the warp weighted loom

The TRiVAL project has begun an exciting new subproject.

The Common Thread is shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize

We are very happy to announce that The Common Thread: Collected Essays in Honour of Eva Andersson Strand has been shortlisted for the European Association of Archaeologists' annual awards - the EAA Book Prize.

PRIVACY scholar Nuno Grancho appointed as Wüstenrot Fellow 2025

We are pleased to announce that Nuno Grancho, affiliated scholar at PRIVACY, has been selected as one of the iaas Wüstenrot Fellows for 2025 at the südwestdeutsches Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau (saai), hoste…

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in April 2025

CEMES funds public lecture and discussion with Dr. Michael Rupp

CEMES provides funding for an event featuring Dr. Michael Rupp, an EU official (European Commission, DG ENEST- Eastern Partnership, Principal Administrator) and an expert on European Union enlargement.