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Link to Aarhus University's websiteThis is a list of all the materials published by academics at Aarhus University in the order they were published, starting with the most recent first. 

The colonialism of Denmark-Norway and its legacies

A large black statue of a woman holding two objects.
- Niels Brimnes

Overshadowed by British and French Imperialism, the small-scale colonialism of some of the Nordic countries can all too easily be downplayed. From the…

Racism in classic pieces of Nordic children's literature

Chess board with a single black piece in the middle of all the white pieces.
- Vibeke Sofie Sandager Rønnedal

Racial prejudice in many Nordic children’s classics can be overt or more subtly embedded. The republishing of some of these controversial books in…

The Nordic Model at Risk?: Conversations on Regulation

A black and white smashed window.
- Anne Ilsøe

Uses of Nordic history

A fountain pen and a notebook saying "What Happened?"
- Niels Kayser Nielsen

The 'use of history' is the term used to denote a combination of selecting, emphasising and overlooking people, events and epochs taken from history.…

Christian IV and the use of history

- Nation building

Christian IV (1577-1648), who ruled Denmark and its possessions from 1588-1648, is probably the most famous - and infamous - king in the history of…

Global Audiences of Danish TV Drama

Black and white photo of two female academics sitting on a sofa discussing.
- Pia Majbritt Jensen

Why does Danish TV drama travel around the world? Pia Majbritt Jensen and Ushma Chauhan Jacobsen from Aarhus University discuss the reasons given by…

Vanishing Scandinavian "socialism" in the 2020 US election

The front of the New York Times with Biden with a face mask on.
- Byron Zachary Rom-Jensen

Scandinavian “socialism” has been oddly absent from the final stages of the recent US election. It is possible to trace the arguments for and against…

Christian II's legacy in Sweden and Denmark

Painting of Christian II
- Martin Alm

Christian II (1481-1559) ruled Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523 as well as Sweden for some of that time, from 1520 to 1521. In Sweden he has been…

European Community law in Denmark, 1973-1993

An open book
- Jonas Langeland Pedersen

When Denmark became a member of the European Community in 1973, European law was not high on its domestic agenda. It was first and foremost the…

Film: ’What is the Nordic Model?’ with Professor Mary Hilson

Lady speaking and standing in front of a map of the Nordics
- Mary Hilson

The Nordic Model is used in all sorts of contexts, ranging from the disposal of nuclear waste to the management of prostitution. In 2013 The Economist…

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