Three Carlsberg Grants for Humanities

Three researchers from Humanities have just been informed that they have received grants from the Carlsberg Foundation.

The Scandinavian Moment (SCANMOM): Digitizing Scandinavian Archives of the Crimean War

Professor Rasmus Glenthøj from the Department of Language and Culture has received funding under the instrument Digital Research Infrastructure. SCANMOM makes hidden sources on the Crimean War (1853–1856) accessible to researchers and the public. The project brings together Scandinavian, Russian, and European materials in an open database that provides unique insights into both great power politics and small-state strategies. The database opens new perspectives on nationalism, war, and security in the 19th century—while also pointing to thought-provoking parallels with today’s global challenges.

Colluthus: New Textual Edition and Commentary

Associate Professor Marcel Lysgaard Lech from the Department of Language and Culture has received funding under the instrument Monograph Fellowships. Colluthus’ poem The Abduction of Helen is a playful yet complex mini-epic written in Late Antiquity. The project will deliver a new critical edition of the Greek text, the first English translation in a century, and an in-depth commentary showing how this overlooked poem recreates the Trojan myth through allusion, intertextuality, and cultural transformation.

Feeling Functionalism: Literature and the Affective Experience of Scandinavian Design

Associate Professor Malene Breunig from the Department of Language and Culture has received funding under the instrument Monograph Fellowships. This monograph rethinks Scandinavian functionalism through literature. Beyond ideals of order and progress, it explores how literature reveals moods, atmospheres, and everyday experiences shaped by design. By tracing how functionalist spaces influence emotions, social life, and belonging, the study challenges design histories and offers a new understanding of design as lived culture.