THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE IN SCANDINAVIAN PUBLIC SPHERES 1970-2015
Congratulations to researcher John Magnus Ragnhildson Dahl on his doctoral thesis “Voices on the Border : Comedy and Immigration in the Scandinavian Public Spheres”! In the dissertation “Voices on the Border” Dahl explores how humor and comedy related to immigration has influenced the broader public debate about the subject in Scandinavia. By researching key events Read More …
In this last and busy year of the SCANPUB project, we have hired two new research assistants in order to cover more parts of the public sphere. We welcome Irmelin and Lars to the team! Irmelin Wihelmsen Nilsen At SCANPUB, Irmelin will be working with the cultural section of the public sphere, and her Read More …
In the article “Photo of a Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter is Fading Fast” SCANPUB’s team member Jens Kjeldsen asks the question: “Can images of suffering really stop war – or change immigration policy?”. The article features an analysis of the photo of two drowning migrants, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter. Kjeldsen gives Read More …