18 Sept. 2025,
13:00-15:00
Understanding the human experience of transition
Transitions shape human history. Whether through urbanization, migration, or social transformation, societies are in a constant state of change. At TRANSITION, we investigate the profound impact of rural-urban transitions on individuals and communities.
The centre brings together historians, sociolinguists, and literary scholars to explore how people experience change and how these experiences shape everyday lives, languages and identities that influence contemporary perceptions of and tensions between rural and urban life.
Funding
TRANSITION is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation through a Center of Excellence Grant (Grant Number DNRF 194).
Director of centre: Pia Quist
Events
19 Sept. 2025,
13:00-15:00
Literature in Transition: On Reading, Research, and Method
9 Oct. 2025,
13:00-14:00
Nature at Work: Reinterpreting Danish Rural Literature in the Age of Ecological Crisis
11 Nov. 2025,
10:00-12:00
The place of women: Beyond the stereotypes of rural and insular speech communities
18 Nov. 2025,
11:00-12:00
Peter Seeberg and the National Museum of Denmark’s Studies of Industrial, Skilled and Unskilled Workers
2 Sept. - 5 Sept. 2026