In this seminar, Dr Sam Whiting (Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Australia) will explore preliminary findings from two months fieldwork in the United Kingdom and Europe researching alternative ownership and operating models for grassroots music venues as part of a Churchill Fellowship.These venues range from Community Interest Companies, cooperatives, and charity-owned spaces in the UK to publicly owned not-for-profits and community-run squats in central and northern Europe.The research presented will engage with a variety of peak bodies and advocacy organisations, such as the UK Music Venue Trust, Europe’s peak body for live music LiveDMA, Amsterdam’s OUice of Night Mayor, the Berlin Club Commission, several European and British universities, as well as dozens of innovative and alternative music venues.Time and place: Time: Wednesday 27th August 2025 from 12pm – 1pm,Place: Comenius Meeting Room (Ø10-212-1), SDU OdenseAll welcome, no booking required.

“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.

Are you interested in learning how to network with companies and explore opportunities?Then it's NOW! On the 17th of September, we will be hosting "Get ready for Job fair Esbjerg", where you will get good advice and tips on how to participate in a career fair and build relationships and contacts with the participating companies. You will get insights into what the companies can offer you as a student, and learn how to approach a conversation about collaborating with a company.Specifically, you will learn:✅How to network with companies.✅How to attend a career fair.✅How to initiate a dialogue with a company about a possible collaboration. Practical info:📍Location: Esbjerg Campus, SDU.📌The event will take place from 14.00-16.00.📌Regardless of what you are studying, you are welcome to attend the event.📌The event will be hosted by Cathrine Andreasen from SDU Student Job & Career, and Tobias Rask Albrecht from SDU University Library. We hope to see you there 🤩

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 🤞

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❓