Here you will find all the content related to the category 'minorities'.
Interview: Living history in the borderlands of Germany and Denmark: 1864
- Caroline Weber
In this short video, Caroline Elisabeth Weber (M.A.) provides an account of the rich histories in the border area between Germany and Denmark that…
Uncovering intra-Nordic queer migration in the 20th century
- Ásta Kristín Benediktsdóttir
The view of the Nordic countries today as a place where LGBTIQ individuals and communities can enjoy equality overlooks intra-Nordic variation as well…
Interview: "we won't be silenced" - Sámi language and literature
- Lill Tove Fredriksen
In this short video, Lill Tove Fredriksen, Associate Professor in Sámi Literature at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, discusses the Sámi language…
Bengt Olof Lennart Lindqvist (1936-2016)
- Anna Derksen
Bengt Lindqvist was a Swedish politician and an active member of Swedish and international disability organizations. He became deputy minister for…
Danish immigration policy, 1970-1992
- Astrid Elkjær Sørensen
In 1973, the Social Democrat government introduced an immediate stop to labour immigration because of growing unemployment. Immigration was, however,…
A brief history of Sámi literature
- Lill Tove Fredriksen
Sámi literature's history can be traced from the 1600s and the course of this history can be interpreted in the context of important Sámi, national…
Drawing the German-Danish border: the vote in Flensburg, 1920
- Film
Go to Flensborg, Germany, in 1920 and see firsthand what it was like during the plebiscite on 14th March. Would Flensborg and central Schleswig remain…
Drawing the German-Danish border: posters and propaganda from 1920
- Film
Go with Klaus Tolstrup Petersen, historian and director of the Schleswig Collection (Danish Central Library for South Schleswig), back to 1920 when a…
The German Minority in Southern Denmark
- Peter Thaler
The historical duchy of Schleswig was divided following two plebiscites in 1920. Ever since, South Schleswig has formed the northern section of the…
The European Convention on Human Rights: Copenhagen Declaration 2018
- Nicola Witcombe
The Copenhagen Declaration 2018 is a non-binding road map for the Council of Europe with respect to the European Convention on Human Rights. It was…