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Dendrokronologisk undersøgelse af prøver udtaget fra bygning, Merdø 98, Merdø, Arendal kommune, Agder fylke, Norge
Get PDFDendrokronologisk undersøgelse af prøver udtaget fra skibsvrag fundet ved Karlskrona, Blekinge Län, Sverige.
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Comedic Comparisons:Absurd Juxtapositions and the Value of Digressive Truths
No full textThis chapter explores the comic properties of ethnographic comparisons. It highlights the value of ‘digressive truths’ – provisional but forceful insights, emerging from the absurdity of superficial ethnographic juxtapositions. We draw on our recent experiences with hosting a science radio show for Danish national radio, which had the somewhat ambitious objective of uncovering the ten basic truths about humanity. Each episode was structured around unlikely comparisons between seemingly disparate phenomena. We argue that every ‘insight’ gained emerged because the unlikely comparisons were processed through a comedic structure of set-up and punchline. The outcome was, however, an awkward and often comedic paradox by digressively juxtaposing phenomena, which, by their very nature, could not be meaningfully compared. The twisted perspectives that were brought forth allowed for a different kind of gaze on social life, the so-called digressive truths, which exist only for as long as the effects of the comedic juxtaposition endure in surprise and laughter
Livet på vrangen i 1800-tallets Helsingør:Christiane Amalie Finchers deroute
No full textArtiklen følger Christiane Amalie Fincher, der levede som mange andre på bunden af det danske samfund i starten af 1800-tallet, præget af udbredt fattigdom, social ulighed og mangel på et socialt sikkerhedsnet. Trods samfundets teknologiske og sociale fremskridt, forblev hendes muligheder begrænsede. Arbejdstvang og et hårdt retssystem gjorde det næsten umuligt for de fattige at undgå institutioner som fattiggårde og fængsler, som Christiane gentagne gange blev en del af. Hendes liv viser, hvordan de fattigste var fanget i et samfund, der manglede social retfærdighed og mobilitet, og som ofte fastholdt de mest udsatte i armod og kriminalisering
