Ethnographic Discourses on Women and Islam in Turkey. A Critical Reading This book by Petek Onur provides a meta-reading of how ethnographic discourses on women and Islam in Turkey have changed since their emergence in 1983.
Ottoman Nationalism in Transition from Empire to Republic, 1908–1931 This book by Abdullah Simsek deals with the complex process of national identity formation in the late Ottoman Empire and early Turkish Republic.
The use of AI in primary school - New book in the CIP series School students use translation tools in their French classes. They have little information from their teachers about how best to use them in the classroom.
DISTRACT Talk next Friday, May 3rd, with Rie Kristensen & Signe Vangkilde Next Friday, May 3rd 11.00-12.00, DISTRACT will host a talk with PhD fellow Rie Kristensen & Professor Signe Vangkilde, Department of Psychology (UCPH). In the talk Rie Kristensen and Signe Vangkilde will explore core…
Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes Med øget fokus på uformel omsorg er det muligt at forbedre diabetespatienters liv markant. Det viser forskningsprojektet VALID, der netop har afsluttet sin første fase i Vietnam og kan få betydning andre steder.
Urban Transformations and Urban Histories Conference at Malmö University funded in part by the Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES).
New research: Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments Parental values and family activities have a strong influence on children's learning. Based on data from 44 Danish families, researchers have identified four types of family learning environments.
New Publication on the Writings of Christian Protten, 1715-1769 ITSS team members have contributed to a new volume about the life of this West African missionary.
CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2024 CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2024
Danish scribes and German Bibles Biblical paraphrases in the local language were popular in the late Middle Ages. In 1482 a Danish scribe completed a Low German paraphrase of Old Testament books.
FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso Associate Professor Helle Samuelsen has recently published the monograph FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso. The book is published as a part of the series Epistemologies of Healing.
After stroke: Marina Abramović to receive the Sonning Prize In 2023, the award of the Sonning Prize was cancelled at the last minute as the recipient, Marina Abramović, was rushed to hospital. Now, she will visit the University of Copenhagen to receive the prize.
Angry times: What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world? With a European grant of €2.5 million, a new project headed by Atreyee Sen from the Department of Anthropology will explore how politically motivated anger is amplified and legitimised today.
Technologies of Ecological Mediation Associate Professor Birgit Bräuchler has published the article 'Technologies of Ecological Mediation: Ethical Conflicts over Environment and Imagined Future in Bali'. The article will be published in the journal Science…
Images of torture: ‘affective solidarity’ and the search for ransom in the global Somali community Associate Professor Anja Simonsen has co-written an article with Mohamed s. Tarabi for the Journal of Eastern African Studies on ‘affective solidarity’ and the search for ransom in the global Somali community. Recent…
Regional Workshop on Changing ID Systems in East Africa In January 2024 CERTIZENS convened an East Africa Regional Workshop in Kampala with the title Changing ID Systems in East Africa: Histories, Policies and Practices and the Reshaping of States and Citizens. Mostly…
New visiting professor - Dr. Dexnell Peters From 24th April to 6th May 2024, IN THE SAME SEA will be hosting historian Dr. Dexnell Peters (University of the West Indies) as a visiting professor in Copenhagen. Read more here!
Interview with Dr. Pernille Røge In December 2023, ITSS PhD fellow Gabriëlle La Croix sat down with Dr. Pernille Røge to talk about Dr. Røge’s work at the University of Pittsburgh and about her thoughts on Atlantic history and trans-imperial research.
CERTIZENS first MA graduate, Moses Muluba, researched birth registration in Eastern Uganda Moses Muluba (CERTIZENS Uganda) shares insights from his MA thesis on ‘Unfolding diverse citizen response to birth registration in Iganga district, Uganda (1904-2021)'. He was the first to graduate in December 2023 out…
CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2024 CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2024
Crown Princess Mary Center changes name In connection with the succession of the throne the Crown Princess Mary Center at the University of Copenhagen will change name.
International Workshop Develops New Network in Caribbean Archaeology Find out what attendees achieved at 'The Future of Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology' workshop between 11th and 14th March 2024.
New student assistant - Mikkel Bjerrum-Bohr ITSS has a new student assistant who brings us expertise in the Spanish language! Read about his role in the project here.
New CPH Tech Policy Brief by DISTRACT researchers DISTRACT researchers Malene Hornstrup Jespersen, Kristoffer Albris, and Helene Willadsen recently published a CPH Tech Policy Brief that dives into the concept of screen time and explores how people feel about engaging…