How Did Ancient Maya Civilization Influence the Modern Maya Daily Life?
by We’ve all heard about the Mayan calendar and the sensational prediction that the world would end in 2012. The Maya civilization, however, is shrouded in …
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Maya Mathematics
In the expansive tapestry of world history, certain civilizations stand out for their remarkable contributions to the development of mathematics. Mathematics, often regarded as the …
The Silence of Africa: Exploring Africa’s Media Coverage in Denmark
In the diverse landscape of global news, Africa often finds itself relegated to the sidelines, especially within the Danish media. Even with its diverse range …
Hernan Rivera Letelier: The Storyteller From the Chilean Atacama Desert
The Atacama desert is the main character of all the stories, poems, and novels written by Hernan Rivera Letelier (b. 1950), a Chilean writer who …
Lone Scherfig: “I Wish And Hope That The People Who Have Lived This Life Feel That This Was The Best Film You Could Make Out Of This Book.”
A young girl goes to the movies every sunday in an impoverished Chilean saltpeter mining town in the Atacama Desert of the 1960s. Her love …
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Forskningens Døgn 2024: Fattige, udsatte, udstødte i Nord og Syd
by Torsdag den 25.april 2024, kl. 19.00-21.15, GRATIS ADGANG Sted: Maskinhallen, Sundholmsvej 28A, 2300 Kbh. S. Klik …
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Exploring the Junction between Colonialism and Climate Crisis in Caribbean Literature
A young Danish literature researcher is reading novels and poems from the Caribbean archipelago in order to understand the relationship between colonial history and environmental …
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Civil Society Defence against Red Tagging in the Philippines
On November 17, 2023, the Danish NGO Nunca Mas celebrates its 10-year jubilee. Having implemented a range of human rights projects with NGO partners in …
Transforming Migration Through the Arts
Artists are conducting art workshops with migrants in order to increase their self-esteem and well-being, but the whole event is basically research fieldwork. The workshops …
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We Have Different Knowledge Pools in South and North
Expertise in Middle Eastern development is getting more concentrated among researchers with roots and base in the Middle East itself. It makes good sense, but …