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Casper Andersen

Professor School of Culture and Society - History of Ideas, subject
M
H 1465, 626
P +4587162893
P +4526391325

Areas of expertise

History of science and technology
colonialism and decolonisation
natural and cultural heritage
UNESCO
nuclear history and diplomacy

Agnes Arnorsdottir

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - History, subject
M
H 1461, 425
P +4587162183
P +4524255658

Keywords

canon law, marriage
Maskulinities in the Viking ages, religion and pow
Religion and donation, death culture
Memory Narration Identity
Historical writing during the Medieval age
Kinship system in Scandinavian during Medieval Age
Iceland
Icelandic Sagas
Law and legal culture

Phillip Stenmann Baun

PhD Student School of Culture and Society - Department of Global Studies
M
H 1461, 326

Areas of expertise

THE FAR-RIGHT / RIGHT-WING POPULISM
DIGITAL HUMANITIES
MEMORY STUDIES
NLP / MACHINE LEARNING
INTERNET CULTURE

Agnethe Brounbjerg Bennedsgaard

PhD Student School of Communication and Culture - Comparative Literature
M
H 1586, 319

Keywords

Sofie Budhoo Bjerregaard

PhD Student School of Culture and Society - Department of Anthropology
M

Areas of expertise

Anthropology
Human Security
International Criminal Justice
Sociolegality
Uganda

Thea Bladt

PhD Student School of Culture and Society - Department of History and Classical Studies
M

P +4587150019

Areas of expertise

Memory Studies
Colonialism and Decolonisation
Monuments and Memorials
Global History

Kristoffer Friis Bøegh

External VIP School of Communication and Culture - Scandinavian Studies
M

Areas of expertise

Language history
Sociolinguistics
Dialectology
Typology

Mads Daugbjerg

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - Department of Anthropology
M
H 4235, 238
P +4587162128

Areas of expertise

Anthropology
Heritage studies
Nationalism and national identity
Experience economy and tourism
Historical reenactment

Marie Evaldsen Christensen

PhD Student School of Culture and Society - Department of Anthropology
M

Rosanna Farbøl

Assistant Professor School of Culture and Society - History, subject
M
H 1463, 528
P +4587162308
P +4526503612

Areas of expertise

Contemporary history
Cold War history
Urban history
Memory studies and heritage
Material culture, architecture
Preparedness
Transnational history
Civil defence

Georg Fischer

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - Brazilian Studies, subject
M
H 1467, 324
P +4587162312
P +4587162312

Katja Gorbahn

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - German
M
H 1481, 542
P +4587162706

Gry Lind Merrild Hansen

PhD Student School of Communication and Culture - Art History
M
H 1586, 322

Keywords

David Charles Harvey

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - Department of Archeology and Heritage Studies
M
H 4215, 120
P +4587151397
P +4593521903

Areas of expertise

Heritage Theory
Geography and Heritage
Historical Geography
Landscape Heritage
Museums and Heritage

Silke Holmqvist

Postdoc School of Culture and Society - History, subject
M
H 1463, 621
P +4587150174

Areas of expertise

Mediahistory
Popular culture
Mainstream- and minority studies
History of emotions- and experience
Digital archives
Urban history

Stefan Iversen

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture
M
H 1586, 213
P +4540878570

Areas of expertise

Narrative and Narrative Theory
Rhetoric
Danish Literature
Digital Media
Johannes V. Jensen

Wulf Kansteiner

Professor School of Culture and Society - History, subject
M
H 1461, 521
P +4587162195

Areas of expertise

Cultural History
Memory Studies
Media History
Historical Theory
Genocide and Holocaust Studies

Tilde Mønsted Klein

PhD Student School of Communication and Culture - Department of Art History, Aesthetics & Culture and Museology
M

Keywords

Christoffer Leiding Kølvraa

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - European Studies
M
H 1461, 622
P +4587162374

Areas of expertise

Populism / Far-Right
Fascism / Neofascism
European Identity / EU discourse
Discourse Theory/Poststructuralism
CAQDAS / Text Mining

Kasper Bro Larsen

Professor School of Culture and Society - Biblical Studies, subject
M
H 1451, 324
P +4587169134
P +4528762414

Areas of expertise

New Testament
Jesus
Bible as Ancient Literature
Jewish and Greco-Roman Literature
Reception History of the Bible

Diana González Martin

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - Spanish
M
H 1481, 641
P +4587162621

Areas of expertise

applied research-creation
ecocriticism
Latin America
peacebuilding
fiction litterature

Sara Dybris McQuaid

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - English
M
H 1481, 440
P +4587162634

Keywords

Susana Ester Mellerup

Teaching Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - Spanish
M
H 1481, 646
P +4587162606

Keywords

Pernille Meyer

Research Assistant School of Communication and Culture - Scandinavian Studies
M
H 1485, 422

Keywords

Kasper Green Munk

Part-time Lecturer School of Communication and Culture - Comparative Literature
M
H 1580, 136
P +4531127374

Areas of expertise

Comparative Literature
Cultural memory
Creative writing
Literary translation
War studies

Alan O'Leary

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - Media Studies
M
H 5335, 241

Areas of expertise

Videographic Criticism
Video essays
Practice research
Film production teaching
Constraint-based creativity
Luxury scholarship

Mikkel-Theis Paulsen

PhD Student School of Communication and Culture - Comparative Literature
M
H 1586, 216
P +4587163125
P +4542260444

Areas of expertise

Literary History
Early Modern Culture
Imperialism
Political Theory
Travel Writing

Hagen Schulz-Forberg

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - International Studies, subject
M
H 1465, 426
P +4587162232

Nick Shepherd

Associate Professor School of Culture and Society - Department of Archeology and Heritage Studies
M
H 4215, 124
P +4587151402

Keywords

Science and Technology Studies (STS), Environmental Humanities, Critical Heritage Studies, Poscolonial Archaeology, Archaeological Theory, African Studies, Visual Studies, Decolonial Thinking

Karen-Margrethe Simonsen

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - Comparative Literature
M
H 1580, 313
P +4587163083

Keywords

Spanish/Latinamerican novels
Early modern literature
Law and literature
Historiography
World literature
human rights
Anatomical theater

Sally Thorhauge

Part-time Lecturer School of Communication and Culture - Museologi
M

P +4587161235
P +4540200055

Keywords

Alexander Ulrich Thygesen

Research Assistant School of Communication and Culture - Department of German and Romance Languages
M
H 1481, 643

Keywords

Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen

Associate Professor School of Communication and Culture - Scandinavian Studies
M
H 1485, 423
P +4522635477

Keywords

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Statues and Monuments

Thea Bladt

PhD Student
M

P +4587150019

Alexander Ulrich Thygesen

Research Assistant
M
H 1481, 643

Colonialism and Decolonisation

Casper Andersen

Professor
M
H 1465, 626
P +4587162893
P +4526391325

Thea Bladt

PhD Student
M

P +4587150019

Georg Fischer

Associate Professor
M
H 1467, 324
P +4587162312
P +4587162312

Gry Lind Merrild Hansen

PhD Student
M
H 1586, 322

Mikkel-Theis Paulsen

PhD Student
M
H 1586, 216
P +4587163125
P +4542260444

Nick Shepherd

Associate Professor
M
H 4215, 124
P +4587151402

The Far-Right, Populism and Nationalism

Phillip Stenmann Baun

PhD Student
M
H 1461, 326

Mads Daugbjerg

Associate Professor
M
H 4235, 238
P +4587162128

Katja Gorbahn

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 542
P +4587162706

Christoffer Leiding Kølvraa

Associate Professor
M
H 1461, 622
P +4587162374

Sara Dybris McQuaid

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 440
P +4587162634

Hagen Schulz-Forberg

Associate Professor
M
H 1465, 426
P +4587162232

Genocide, Human Rights and International Organisations

Casper Andersen

Professor
M
H 1465, 626
P +4587162893
P +4526391325

Sofie Budhoo Bjerregaard

PhD Student
M

Rosanna Farbøl

Assistant Professor
M
H 1463, 528
P +4587162308
P +4526503612

Wulf Kansteiner

Professor
M
H 1461, 521
P +4587162195

Diana González Martin

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 641
P +4587162621

Sara Dybris McQuaid

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 440
P +4587162634

Hagen Schulz-Forberg

Associate Professor
M
H 1465, 426
P +4587162232

Karen-Margrethe Simonsen

Associate Professor
M
H 1580, 313
P +4587163083

Anniversaries and Commemoration

Thea Bladt

PhD Student
M

P +4587150019

Wulf Kansteiner

Professor
M
H 1461, 521
P +4587162195

Sara Dybris McQuaid

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 440
P +4587162634

Alexander Ulrich Thygesen

Research Assistant
M
H 1481, 643

Migration and Minorities

Silke Holmqvist

Postdoc
M
H 1463, 621
P +4587150174

Diana González Martin

Associate Professor
M
H 1481, 641
P +4587162621

Heritage Conflicts and Sustainability

David Charles Harvey

Associate Professor
M
H 4215, 120
P +4587151397
P +4593521903

Nick Shepherd

Associate Professor
M
H 4215, 124
P +4587151402

Literature and Media

Agnes Arnorsdottir

Associate Professor
M
H 1461, 425
P +4587162183
P +4524255658

Stefan Iversen

Associate Professor
M
H 1586, 213
P +4540878570

Wulf Kansteiner

Professor
M
H 1461, 521
P +4587162195

Kasper Bro Larsen

Professor
M
H 1451, 324
P +4587169134
P +4528762414

Pernille Meyer

Research Assistant
M
H 1485, 422

Kasper Green Munk

Part-time Lecturer
M
H 1580, 136
P +4531127374

Alan O'Leary

Associate Professor
M
H 5335, 241

Karen-Margrethe Simonsen

Associate Professor
M
H 1580, 313
P +4587163083

Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen

Associate Professor
M
H 1485, 423
P +4522635477
Revised 13.02.2025