With a starting point in the Bandim Health Project, a SDU-Guinean field station in Guinea-Bissau, the seminar will unite researchers from DIAS, SDU and beyond, to map global inequality in the microcosm of Guinea-Bissau. We warmly welcome everyone with an interest in knowing more about global inequality and interdisciplinary approaches to solve such “wicked problems”.Hosted by The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) and the Bandim Health Project.→ SIGN UP FOR IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION HEREVenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus Odense
“Philosophizing,” argued the existential philosopher, Karl Jaspers (1932) “starts with our situation”. This lecture introduces key concepts, frameworks and figurations in existential media studies by setting out from a moment of interrelated crises in which advanced technologies such as “AI” (artificial intelligence) are hailed as the inevitable solution to all of humanity’s problems. In the digital limit situation (Lagerkvist 2020, 2022)—as the technology is entrusted to be salvaging us or feared to outperform and render us extinct—“the self” is simultaneously encroached from all sides. In a curious way, new “subjects” are meanwhile envisioned to be born inside the models. This raises a series of pressing questions: What conceptions of the self are actually being forged within this powerful socio-technical imaginary? What norms for being human in the world do advanced technologies bring about, challenge or reactivate? And how can we envision selves and technologies relationally as well as within limits, for promoting an existentially sustainable future with machines? About Amanda LagerkvistAmanda Lagerkvist is Professor of media and communication studies, PI of the Uppsala Hub for Digital Existence and guest researcher at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS) at Uppsala University. She has been appointed Core Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Study, The University of Helsinki, for the academic year of 2025-2026. As Wallenberg Academy Fellow (2014-2018) she founded the young field of existential media studies. Her work has spanned the existential dimensions of digital memories, death online and lifeworlds of biometrics. She currently explores intersections of datafication, disability and selfhood; and the ambivalent AI imaginary and its relationship to both futures and endings (with funding from the Bank of Sweden and WASP-HS). In her monograph Existential Media: A Media Theory of the Limit Situation (OUP, 2022) she introduces Karl Jaspers’ existential philosophy of limit situations for media theory. She is the co-editor of Relational Technologies: In Search of the Self Across Datafied Lifeworlds with Dr. Jacek Smolicki (Bloomsbury, Thinking/Media Series) and she is currently under contract for her new monograph Dismedia: Technologies of the Extraordinary Self with The University of Michigan Press.VenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus OdenseThis event is open for all. No registration needed.
Do you sometimes get lost in the process of applying for a job? 🤔At our event on the 18th of September, you will hear from two different companies about the impact of collaborating with a company during your studies. When you are looking to enter the Danish job market, collaborating with a company can help build your network and ease the process of landing that first job.Applying for student job and internships can be difficult, so here we have collected a few takeaways, which the event will be focusing on:✅What employers are looking for in international job applications.✅Broadening your horizon and expanding your network.✅Key points on the Danish Labour Market. Practical info📍Location: Sønderborg Campus, SDU📌Time: 10.30 – 12.30. The companies attending the event, will be revealed when the event date is closer.
Are you curious about what employers are looking for in your application and resume? 🤔On the 22nd of September, we are hosting a webinar called “How to write a great application and resume”, where you will learn about what employers are looking for in your application and resume. You will also learn how to target your application and resume, and furthermore learn how you make your application and resume enhance your experience and personality. At this webinar, you will get:✅Insight into what employers are looking for in your application and resume.✅Learn about the key elements of the application and resume.✅Help with how to set up a successful application and resume. Practical info:📍The webinar will start at 14.15, but you can log on at 14.00, when the join button turns blue.📌Registration is necessary to attend this webinar.📌Regardless of what you are studying, you are welcome to attend the webinar. We hope we have caught your interest 🤞
Hvilken fremtid venter Europa, når krigen i Ukraine en dag slutter – og hvordan vil Ruslands aggression og USA’s skiftende prioriteter forme den?Er det muligt at forsvare den sikkerhedsorden, som i næsten 80 år har dannet fundamentet for dansk og europæisk fred, stabilitet og velfærd?I takt med at krigen trækker ud, og både stormagter og småstater må gentænke deres sikkerhedspolitiske ståsted, inviterer DIAS, i samarbejde med Rasmussen Global og Center for War Studies, til en vigtig og aktuel debat om Europas sikkerhedspolitiske fremtid.Tre oplægsholdere med førstehåndsindsigt i både krigens dynamikker og den internationale respons sætter scenen: To af Syddansk Universitets skarpeste analytikere af krigen i Ukraine samt en højt specialiseret rådgiver fra Rasmussen Globals sikkerhedsteam:[list][*]Sten Rynning, professor og direktør for DIAS, Syddansk Universitet[*]Anne Ingemann Johansen, adjunkt ved Center for War Studies, Syddansk Universitet[*]Phillip Kjær Luscombe, direktør for forsvar i Rasmussen Global[/list]Kom og tag del i debatten – det handler om mere end Ukraine. Det handler om Europas fremtid.Vi glæder os til at byde dig velkommen til en eftermiddag med viden, indsigt og engageret debat!Tilmelding Der er begrænset antal pladser til arrangementet, og tilmelding er derfor nødvendig.Tilmedling foregår igennem dette link.Hvornår og hvorMandag d. 22. september 2025Kl. 15.30–17.30Karen Brahe Auditoriet i Odense Adelige JomfruklosterAlbani Torv 6, 5000 Odense COdense Adelige Jomfrukloster er placeret ca. 50 meter fra letbanestoppet ved Albani Torv
Hvilken fremtid venter Europa, når krigen i Ukraine en dag slutter – og hvordan vil Ruslands aggression og USA’s skiftende prioriteter forme den?Er det muligt at forsvare den sikkerhedsorden, som i næsten 80 år har dannet fundamentet for dansk og europæisk fred, stabilitet og velfærd?I takt med at krigen trækker ud, og både stormagter og småstater må gentænke deres sikkerhedspolitiske ståsted, inviterer DIAS, i samarbejde med Rasmussen Global og Center for War Studies, til en vigtig og aktuel debat om Europas sikkerhedspolitiske fremtid.Tre oplægsholdere med førstehåndsindsigt i både krigens dynamikker og den internationale respons sætter scenen: To af Syddansk Universitets skarpeste analytikere af krigen i Ukraine samt en højt specialiseret rådgiver fra Rasmussen Globals sikkerhedsteam:[list][*]Sten Rynning, professor og direktør for DIAS, Syddansk Universitet[*]Anne Ingemann Johansen, adjunkt ved Center for War Studies, Syddansk Universitet[*]Phillip Kjær Luscombe, direktør for forsvar i Rasmussen Global[/list]Kom og tag del i debatten – det handler om mere end Ukraine. Det handler om Europas fremtid.Vi glæder os til at byde dig velkommen til en eftermiddag med viden, indsigt og engageret debat!Tilmelding Der er begrænset antal pladser til arrangementet, og tilmelding er derfor nødvendig.Tilmedling foregår igennem dette link.Hvornår og hvorMandag d. 22. september 2025Kl. 15.30–17.30Karen Brahe Auditoriet i Odense Adelige JomfruklosterAlbani Torv 6, 5000 Odense COdense Adelige Jomfrukloster er placeret ca. 50 meter fra letbanestoppet ved Albani Torv
Hvad er din karrieredrøm? – lad dit specialeemne lede dig derhen 📜Er du ved at gøre dig klar til speciale og skal du vælge emne inden længe, men kan du ikke helt se, hvordan du gør dit speciale erhvervsrelevant? D. 7. oktober afholder vi en specialecafé, hvor du får indblik i, hvordan du gør valg af specialeemne nemmere med baggrund i dine karrieredrømme. Er du klar på at gøre specialet erhvervs-og karriererelevant?Til eventet får du:✅Tips og tricks på, hvordan du retter dit specialeemne mod en fremtidig karrieredrøm.✅En guidet fremgang til, hvordan du gør specialet relevant for din senere karriere.✅Muligheden for at sparre med andre specialestuderende og inspirere hinanden til emnevalg. Praktisk info:📍Odense campus, biblioteket.📌Eventet finder sted fra 10.00-12.00📌Medbring din computer, der vil være små øvelser i løbet af oplæggene. Vi håber vi har fanget din interesse❗
Moritz Simon Geist is a German artist and robotics engineer, well-known for his wildly viral videos like the "Popcorn Jazz Robot" and the giant drum robot "MR-808.”With a background in electrical engineering and a passion for hands-on sound creation, Geist's work is driven by a desire to interact physically with music. His robotic instruments are crafted using advanced technologies such as 3D printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting and have been shown all around the world.In this talk, Geist will give insight into his art practice, share how he stopped working with human musicians and started working with music robots, and explain why AI music robots will not replace human musicians (soon).About Moritz Simon GeistMoritz Simon Geist is a music producer and researcher working with sound, robotics and algorithms. Beginning his academic career in semiconductor sciences as a PhD student, Geist made a career shift to focus on art and music, where he now merges sound with robotics and algorithms.His approach to electronic music, which involves creating sound through mechanical robots, has earned him international recognition.In 2012, Geist's first work, the "Drum Robot MR-808," went viral, and he has since explored the sound making and producing of electronic music with robots and mechanics as well as releasing many influential and viral works.Want to know more? Click HereVenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus OdenseThis event is open for all. No registration needed
On Flying and Sonic Robots: Interacting Bodies and Sonic Atmospheres in Human-Robot InteractionThis talk examines human-robot interaction through a sociological lens, drawing on preliminary find-ings from a research project on the use of (autoomous) drones in the performing arts. It investigates what unfolds when drones become co-performers, turning the stage into a site of technoscientific ex-perimentation. The work of Moritz Geist with sonic robots offers a parallel exploration of robotic agency in musical contexts. Framed by the material turn in the humanities and social sciences, the talk addresses questions of (non)human agency. The presentation investigates how heterogeneous bodies—human and robotic—co-create space, sound, and experience in the performing arts and considers how artistic practices become laboratories for rethinking everyday encounters with autonomous systems.Matthias Wieser is Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Trained in Sociology and Cultural Studies.Cyborg Identities: Living Machines and OthernessLiving machines in art and design extend to other forms of intelligence by mimicking, employing, and drawing attention to neglected companions. They also embrace new materialism and feminist posthumanist theories. These machines embody cyborg identities, which, as Haraway (1991) explains, 'do not dream of communities on the model of the organic family but rather encourage a plasticity of identity to highlight the socially imposed limitations'. They therefore contribute to the development of a posthuman coexistence.Fara Peluso is a bioartist, speculative designer and researcher. With a strong interest in Biology, she pursues a deep research on living organisms like microalgae, lichen and fungi, enquiring into their poetics and agency through a speculative design methodology.Entangled on Stage: The Robot as Performer, The Robot as PerformanceIn the intersection of art and technology, performing with robots presents a unique fascination, as the role of the performer is distributed between human and machine. This shared authorship and agency reflect a deeper, more intricate relationship—one that mirrors the evolving entanglements between humans and robots, humans and AI, and other life-simulating technologies in everyday life. Centering on the robot’s corporeality and the concept of techno-parenthood, the research explores the layered dynamics of these relationships and the collaborative artistic agency embedded in robotic media art performance, specifically highlighting impactful soft robotic performance.Andrea Tesanovic is a PhD researcher whose work emerges at the nexus of robotics, science fiction literature, media art and performance, and the sociology of life-like technologies. The Sounds of Softness: Robot Materialities, Imaginaries, and SoundIn this short talk, I will discuss elements of our work on the robot SONŌ. SONŌ began its life as a re-search prototype created to explore the potential of adding sound to soft robotics (robotics technolo-gies constructed from pliable and elastic materials). The work started from a simple and open ques-tion - what does a soft robot sound like? It branched off to involve a diverse set of activities including studying cultural sonic imaginaries, conducting empirical human-robot interaction studies, and developing an exhibited robotic artwork.Jonas Jørgensen is Associate Professor at the SDU Biorobotics (University of Southern Denmark) and co-director of the SDU Soft Robotics research laboratory www.jonasjoergensen.org.When and where:8 October 2025 from 13:00-16:00DIAS Seminar Room, SDU Odense
Are you an international student in search of tips on your CV?😯At our webinar on the 9th of October, Akademikernes A-kasse will take you through the fundamentals of working with AI in your job search, and how you should be using it to your advantage. The webinar will specifically focus on how international students can use AI for writing and enhancing their CV when applying for jobs in Denmark, and what benefits working with AI-machines such as ChatGPT, might bring you. At this webinar you will:✅Learn how to create and enhance your CV through the eyes of AI.✅Learn about the effects of using AI in your job search.✅Experience the impact of AI, when balancing the work of applying for multiple jobs. Practical info:📌The webinar will take place from 15.15 – 16.45, and you can log on when the join button turns blue.📌Registration is necessary to attend this event. Does working with AI through your job search sound like something for you?
Are you curious about what employers are looking for in your application and resume? 🤔On the 21st of October, we are hosting a webinar called “How to write a great application and resume”, where you will learn about what employers are looking for in an application and resume. You will also learn how to target your application and resume, and furthermore learn how you make your application and resume enhance your experience and personality. At this webinar, you will get:✅Insight into what employers are looking for in your application and resume.✅Learn about the key elements of the application and resume.✅Help with how to set up a successful application and resume. Practical info:📍The webinar will start at 14.15, but you log on at 14.00, when the join button turns blue.📌Regardless of what you are studying, you are welcome to join.📌Registration is necessary to attend this webinar. We hope we have caught your interest 🤞
Are you waiting for the right time to use LinkedIn during your studies? 😯Guess what, there´s never going to be a right time. During your studies, you have the possibility to create a network between both your future colleagues but also make connections with future employers. On the 23rd of October, we are hosting a webinar called “How to use LinkedIn as a student”, where you will learn about the advantages of getting started with LinkedIn during your studies and how you use it. At the webinar, you will learn:✅How to optimize your LinkedIn profile.✅How to make interactions with your network.✅How your LinkedIn account can play a part in your job search. Practical info:📍The webinar will start at 14.15, but you can log on from 14.00, when the join button turns blue.📌The webinar requires registration before participation.📌Regardless of what you are studying, you are welcome to attend. Did we catch your attention? 😀
Har du styr på den gode ansøgning og det gode CV? 🤔Hvad kigger arbejdsgiverne egentlig efter, når de kigger ansøgninger og CV igennem? D. 30. oktober afholder vi et webinar, hvor du får svar på, hvad en god ansøgning og et godt CV bør indeholde, men også hvordan du bruger de værktøjer vi giver dig, til at personliggøre og målrette din ansøgning. Til webinaret får du:✅Indsigt i, hvad arbejdsgiverne kigger efter i ansøgning og CV.✅Tips og tricks til, hvordan du målretter din ansøgning mod drømmejobbet.✅Eksempler på, hvad der fungerer godt og mindre godt – og hvordan du fikser det. Praktiske informationer:📍Webinaret starter kl. 14.15, men du kan tilgå det kl. 14.00, når ”deltag” knappen bliver blå.📌Registrering er nødvendig for at kunne deltage i dette webinar. Er du klar på at lære mere om den gode ansøgning og det gode CV 🤩
Har du styr på den gode ansøgning og det gode CV? 🤔Hvad kigger arbejdsgiverne egentlig efter, når de kigger ansøgninger og CV igennem? D. 30. oktober afholder vi et webinar, hvor du får svar på, hvad en god ansøgning og et godt CV bør indeholde, men også hvordan du bruger de værktøjer vi giver dig, til at personliggøre og målrette din ansøgning. Til webinaret får du:✅Indsigt i, hvad arbejdsgiverne kigger efter i ansøgning og CV.✅Tips og tricks til, hvordan du målretter din ansøgning mod drømmejobbet.✅Eksempler på, hvad der fungerer godt og mindre godt – og hvordan du fikser det. Praktiske informationer:📍Webinaret starter kl. 14.15, men du kan tilgå det kl. 14.00, når ”deltag” knappen bliver blå.📌Registrering er nødvendig for at kunne deltage i dette webinar. Er du klar på at lære mere om den gode ansøgning og det gode CV 🤩
Kan man bruge LinkedIn som studerende? 📚🧑🎓JA! Selvom du som studerende er ny i din branche, kan du aldrig starte for tidligt med at netværke! 🛜D. 6. november afholder vi et webinar, som vi kalder ”Lær at bruge LinkedIn som studerende”, hvor du netop får redskaberne til at springe ud i LinkedIn eventyret som studerende. Herunder vil du lære at bygge en profil og skabe kontakter på tværs af dit netværk.Til dette webinar får du:✅Viden om, hvordan du bruger LinkedIn som studerende.✅Viden om, hvordan du kommer i gang med LinkedIn.✅Viden om, hvordan du bruger LinkedIn til at bygge dit netværk. Praktisk info:📌Webinaret begynder kl. 14.15, men du kan logge på fra kl. 14.00, når ”deltag” knappen bliver blå.📌Registrering er nødvendig for at kunne deltage i dette webinar. Er du klar til at connecte? 🔗
Are you going to your very first job interview – and feeling a bit nervous? 😨Then this workshop is for you! IDA will go through what to expect during an interview, how to prepare effectively, and how to present your strengths – even if you don't have much experience yet. You'll get practical tips, advice and answers to all your questions. Join the webinar and get ready to make a great first impression! At this webinar you will:✅Get tips and tricks as a first-time job applicant.✅Learn how to present yourself as an asset to employers.✅Get answers to your unanswered questions. Practical info:📌The webinar will start at 14.15, but you can join the event at 14.00, when the join button turns blue.📌Registration is necessary to attend this webinar. Does this sound like something for you❓
