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Onsdag den 19. marts besøgte Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe Center for Tekstilforskning (CTR) på Saxo-instituttet. Besøget bød på præsentationer af aktuel forskning inden for tekstilstudier samt demonstrationer af…

Save the Date: How Women Shaped the Nordic Enlightenment

On 18-20 June Whence will host a conference on “How Women Shaped the Nordic Enlightenment”, bringing together scholars from different fields to illuminate and deepen our understanding of women’s contributions to the…

Keynote by Jens-Erik Mai at iConference 2025

Head of Department and Professor Jens-Erik Mai is attending iConference 2025: Living in an AI-gorithmic World. The iConference is one of the premier events in the international information science community, attracting…

“I am not a victim of anything”: minors identified as victims of human trafficking in Italy

Assistant Professor Trine Mygind Korsby has contributed the book chapter ‘“I am not a victim of anything”: minors identifiedas victims of human trafficking in Italy’ to the edited volume Sex Work and Language.

Fighting for visibility: online sex work and social media

Assistant Professor Trine Mygind Korsby has, together with Emma Nitz, published the article ‘Fighting for visibility: online sex work and social media’ in Tidsskriftet Antropologi (in Danish).

New Publication: Black Rangers in Grenada

IN THE SAME SEA Postdoc Heather Freund announces the publication of an article in Slavery & Abolition.

Trine Mygind Korsby and Henrik Vigh publish article on ‘Our other Others’

CGC researchers Trine Mygind Korsby and Henrik Vigh have published the article "Our other Others: on perpetration, morality, and ethnographic unease" in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. The article…

Trine Mygind Korsby participates in roundtable on the rights of sex workers

Last month CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby participated in a roundtable discussion on the improvement of the rights of sex workers, arranged by the Mayor of Employment and Integration of Copenhagen, Louise Theilade…

Trine Mygind Korsby publishes book chapter on fieldwork among transnational thieves in Romania

CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby has contributed the book chapter ‘Stealing and redacting: fieldwork among transnational thieves in Eastern Romania’ to the book Redacted: Writing in the Negative Space of the State,…

2025 marks two significant anniversaries for women’s rights in Denmark

In 2025, we mark two anniversaries for women’s rights in Denmark: the 110th anniversary of women’s voting rights and the 150th anniversary of women’s access to the University of Copenhagen. Keep track of the University…

Researchers share new knowledge about 'toddlers' with parents and professionals

With support from Nordea-fonden, psychologists at the UCPH will strengthen the social and emotional development of 1-2 year-olds through the project 'Understanding your toddler'.

Subordinance or Subversion: Creative Workshop on Women’s Embroidery as Gentle Protest

On 7 March – the day before "Kvindernes Kampdag" – a student-led workshop funded by Institut for Kommunikation takes place on South Campus. At this workshop, cultural historian Kirsten Rykind-Eriksen explores the histor…

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2025

Ethicists' commentary on balancing religious tolerance and animal welfare

Ethical question of the month, December 2024 As a veterinarian contemplating a position at a federal meat processing plant, I am extremely uncomfortable with the recent federal injunction to forgo the requirement to…

New Doctoral Thesis Explores Denmark’s Caribbean Colonial Legacy

Dr. Pardis Zahedi recently defended her thesis entitled 'Elements of Community: An Exploration of Postcolonial Heritage, Identity, and Memory in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands' at Aarhus University.

Invitation to the Opening of the Exhibition ”Ribbons/Bare Bånd”

On behalf of the Centre for Textile Research and Museum Amager, the Silk Ribbons project invite you to attend the opening of the exhibition ‘Ribbons/Bare Bånd’.

PI Gunvor Simonsen Visits Archives and Libraries in Martinique and Dominica

In this blog post, you can read about the working life of a (Danish) historian studying Caribbean history.

New Website for Network Supporting Caribbean and Early Career Scholars

The Coalition for Caribbean Archaeological Heritage (CoCAH) provides points of contact on issues relating to Caribbean archaeology and archaeological ethics.

Selfhood is a precondition for true community

In his new book Being We, Professor Dan Zahavi shares the results of five years of research into communal experience. He argues that being part of a we requires an experiential anchoring; an identification with the grou…

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2025

Digital Sociality across Public and Private Spheres

Professor Karen Waltorp and Professor Tom Bratrud from the University of Bergen are the editors of a special issue of the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures (Volume 33, Issue 2)

Living a Cancer Surveillance Life

Professor Ayo Wahlberg has together with Julie I. P. Gislinge, Anna Byrjalsen, Klara V. Naver, Helle V. Clausen, Pernille Ravn, Kresten R. Petersen and Karin Wadt co-written the article 'Living a Cancer Surveillance…

New book by Dan Zahavi

Phenomenology: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to one of the important philosophical movements of the twentieth century. The book provides an introduction to the core ideas of phenomenology and the…

Ayo Wahlberg appointed to the Danish Council on Ethics

Professor Ayo Wahlberg has been appointed as a new member of the Danish Council on Ethics. With ethical issues arising from cheaper and more advanced genetic technologies, there is plenty to discuss.