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Explainer on language history from videnskab.dk

Danish popular science site videnskab.dk has published an explainer (in Danish) on language history featuring Thomas Olander and Guus Kroonen: “This is how Danish sounded 6,000 years ago”. “Sådan lød dansk for 6.000 år…

New paper: "BROAD DATA: Ethnographic methods in the age of interdisciplinary collaboration"

On the 17th of June the DISTRACT researchers Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard, Emilie Munch Gregersen, Clara Rosa Sandbye and Morten Axel Pedersen published a new paper entitled “BROAD DATA: Ethnographic methods in the age of…

Thomas Olander appointed professor of Indo-European Studies

After three years in the promotion programme, Thomas Olander has been appointed professor of Indo-European Studies at Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen. The inaugural lecture will…

Julie Nygaard Solvang shares insights on green criminology in panel discussion

CGC researcher and PhD fellow Julie Nygaard Solvang recently participated as a panelist in a debate on anthropological perspectives on waste at Moesgård Campus.

Spontaneous Talk at Folkemødet for German Democracy Advocates

During this year’s Folkemøde, Morten Axel Pedersen was spontaneously invited to give a talk to a visiting group of German democracy advocates. During the talk, he shared his research outcomes on democracy festivals with…

DISTRACT at Folkemødet 2025

On Friday the 13th, DISTRACT researchers Morten Axel Pedersen, Emilie Munch Gregersen, Karoline Husbond Andersen and Magnus Nørtoft presented findings from studying the Danish People’s Meeting (Folkemødet) in 2021 and…

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…