Upcoming events

If conspiracy theories are true, why should we participate in politics?

The entire elite is in the Epstein files! The state is forcibly removing children! Politicians are lying! These statements are currently rampant on social media and, if they are to be believed, you might get the impression that there is no point in participating in democracy and voting in parliamentary elections. In this presentation, Kasper Grotle Rasmussen, associate professor of American Studies and fellow at the Nordic Humanities Center, explores the connection between conspiracy theories and democracy and why political discussion is better than extreme actions.

Launch of the book series "Udfordringer" - "Challenges"

The humanities are crucial to our ability to understand and address society's grand challenges. The Nordic Humanities Centre is now launching a series of short, pithy and timely books that bring humanities knowledge into the public debate to nuance, strengthen and challenge the public conversation. The series is called Challenges - short and sweet.

Visual narratives from Kalaallit Nunaat/Greenland: About and around the photographic work of Inuuteq Storch

Nordic Humanities Center and Kunstmuseum Brandts invite you to an exciting conversation about Inuuteq Storch's photographic practice and its significance today. Storch, who exhibited his work at the Venice Biennale 2024, has emerged as a central voice in Greenlandic contemporary art. How can art create space for conversation in a time of polarisation?