Living with chronic disease: Three questions that still need answering We still lack knowledge on how best to help patients with chronic diseases. Ayo Wahlberg, who just completed a large-scale study on the everyday lives of people living with chronic disease, calls for new initiatives.
Viral Loads Viral Loads illustrates how the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses to it, lay bare and load onto people’s lived realities in countries around the world.
Viral Loads Viral Loads illustrates how the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses to it, lay bare and load onto people’s lived realities in countries around the world.
A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data machines? Researchers and students at anthropology have just published a joint paper in the journal Big Data & Society. The paper is online first, and will eventually become part of a special issue on "Machine Anthropology",…
Heritagizing Asian cities: space, memory and vernacular heritage practices Edited by Oscar Salemink and Marina Svensson, theme issue of International Journal of Heritage Studies 27(8), 2021
Heritagizing Asian cities: space, memory and vernacular heritage practices The IJHS is the main outlet for what is called “critical heritage studies” and has under the editorship of Professor Laurajane Smith become one of the most prestigious journals in heritage studies.
Sacred but not holy: Awe, spectacle, and the heritage gaze in Danish religious heritage contexts Professor Oscar Salemink, PhD fellow Rasmus Rask Poulsen and PhD fellow Sofie Isager Ahl published an open access article titled “Sacred but not holy: Awe, spectacle, and the heritage gaze in Danish religious heritage…
The Face of ‘The Other’: Biometric Facial Recognition The Face of ‘The Other’: Biometric Facial Recognition, Imposters, and the Art of Outplaying Them Associate Professor Kristina Grünenberg has contributed to the book The Imposter as Social Theory - Thinking with…
Climate Change Never Travels Alone: Oceanian Stories Cecilie Rubow contributing with the chapter 'Climate Change Never Travels Alone: Ocenian Stories' in the book 'Understanding Climate Change through Religious Lifeworlds'
Spectral kinship: Understanding how Vietnamese women endure domestic distress Professor Tine Gammeltoft has contributed to the Journal of the American Ethnological Society 'American Ethnologist' with the article ‘Spectral kinship: Understanding how Vietnamese women endure domestic distress’.…
We need to rethink the healthcare sector The conference on chronic conditions at the UCPH revealed a growing interest in the everyday lives of chronic patients. The job is now to make improved quality of life a matter of priority, says Ayo Wahlberg, one of the…
The University of Copenhagen gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions With close to 500 participants, the Chronic Living conference on 4-6 March will be one of the largest medical anthropological events on record.
Biotech company funds research project on diversity In collaboration with Genmab, a new anthropological postdoc project at the Department of Anthropology will now explore and help develop the company's efforts to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Project will create new narratives about open landscapes With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a major research project will address land use change in Danish agricultural sector by working with local narratives about the open landscape.
New diagnostic model to help speed up treatment of children with cancer Researchers at Rigshospitalet and the Department of Anthropology have developed a new diagnostic model that explains the often complex process of diagnosing children with cancer.
‘Anthro Walks’ will compensate for COVID-19 restrictions All students at the Department of Anthropology will get the opportunity to participate in weekly walks with informal academic conversations.
New study to examine lifestyle among Danes with increased cancer risk A collaboration between Hvidovre Hospital and the Department of Anthropology will uncover how people who are predisposed to hereditary bowel cancer relate to recommendations on cancer-preventive health behaviour.
New anthology on cashlessness: Who’s Cashing In? A new anthology on the cashless society examines the strategies adopted by different people when traditional coins and banknotes rapidly disappear from their daily economic exchanges.
Ayo Wahlberg to join Board of Society for Medical Anthropology Professor MSO Ayo Wahlberg has been elected to the Board of the American Anthropological Association’s Society for Medical Anthropology.
New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy Researchers at the Department of Anthropology have launched a new blog, which discusses the transition to a cashless economy and the impact on the cash-reliant and indebted urban poor.
The Covid-19 lockdown caused young people to strengthen close relationships Young students have not only learned to live with the lockdown during the corona epidemic. A new study shows that they have strengthened close relationships and found new, creative ways to be together online.
Researchers launch new blog on political anthropology A blog written by researchers at the Department of Anthropology aims to disseminate political anthropology to a broader audience. The first posts present snapshots of how the corona epidemic is being handled in India,…
Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis Many international students at the University of Copenhagen have struggled with isolation, loneliness and anxiety during lockdown in Denmark, a new study shows.
Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition? New grant: Researchers from Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) will investigate how the corona crisis affects the climate change debate on three major social media platforms in Scandinavia.