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En Kanon samtale Med Mattias Tesfaye, Rasmus Storm, Tony Andersen & Anne-Marie MaiI foråret 2025 nedsatte Børne- og Undervisningsminister Mattias Tesfaye et kanonudvalg med det formål at revidere den eksisterende kanon for de gymnasiale uddannelser. Den nye kanon er klar, og formålet er at give eleverne et godt fælles udgangspunkt og en mulighed for at se Danmark fra flere forskellige vinkler end tidligere. Opdraget var at skabe en kanon med en mere ligelig kønsmæssig repræsentation end tidligere og med et tydeligt nordisk perspektiv.Børne- og undervisningsminister Mattias Tesfaye samtaler med Kanonudvalgets leder, Anne-Marie Mai, om Kanon 2025, og med lektor Tony Søndergaard og lektor Rasmus Storm om brugen af den nye kanon.Rasmus Storm er gymnasielærer i dansk og engelsk ved Odense Katedralskole. Han har publiceret en undervisningsbog om litteratur i gymnasiet, og sidder i juryen til Munch-Christensens debutantpris.Tony Andersen er gymnasielærer i dansk og engelsk ved Odense Katedralskole og ekstern supervisor ved SDU. Han har publiceret flere undervisningsbøger om litteratur, og han blev tildelt en undervisningspris af Politiken i 2020.Anne-Marie Mai er DIAS Chair og Professor i Institut for Kultur og Sprogvidenskaber. I sin forskning har hun især fokuseret på dansk litteraturhistorie, nutidig nordisk litteratur, nordisk kvindelitteraturhistorie, oplysningstidens historie i Skandinavien, litteraturhistoriografi, narrativ medicin og menneskers sundhed. Anne-Marie er udvalgsleder for litteraturkanon-udvalget.Hvornår og hvorMandag d. 8. december 2025Kl. 14:00–16:00ÆrtefabrikkenEdisonsvej 22,5000 Odense C

With Martin Conway In the last decade, there has been much talk of a “crisis” of democracy in Europe. The ascendancy of a particular version of democracy in Western Europe after 1945, which was then extended after 1989 to Central and Eastern Europe, is now widely felt to be threatened by the various forces of populism, the resurgence of authoritarian political models, and the wider loss of confidence prompted by globalisation, economic crisis, and the impact of events on the frontiers of Europe, most notably the war in Ukraine. In this lecture, Conway will seek to bring a historical perspective to a debate that is often approached on overly presentist terms. In particular, his lecture will seek to examine how far the real change is one in the contours of democracy rather than its collapse. Martin Conway is Professor of Contemporary European History, and also currently the Chair of the Board of the History Faculty at the University of Oxford. He has written widely on a number of themes of European history of the mid- and later twentieth century. His doctoral work was on Belgium during the Second World War, which was published as Collaboration in Belgium. Léon Degrelle and the Rexist Movement 1940–44 (Yale University Press, 1993), and also in Dutch and French language editions. He has subsequently written books on Catholic politics, on Political Legitimacy, and on Europeanization. His most recent book was Western Europe’s Democratic Age 1945-68 (Princeton University Press, 2020). He is currently working on a study of Male Citizenship in Twentieth-Century Europe, and is one of the editors of a new book series, European Histories of the Present, from Cambridge University Press  which looks to develop an agenda for the history of Europe in the twenty-first century.Sign up here:https://event.sdu.dk/afterthedemocraticageeuropeinthetwenty-firstcentury

Growth and Its DiscontentsThe history of capitalism is inseparable from the history of growth. Growth is often celebrated as capitalism’s greatest achievement, yet it has also provoked anxiety. Malthus warned of population pressures, Jevons of coal depletion, while Boserup suggested that scarcity could spur innovation. These debates remind us that growth has always been contested. By contrast, much of modern economics tends to take growth for granted, focusing instead on refining methods and estimating causal effects. This seminar returns growth to the centre of debate, asking how historical reflections on prosperity and limits can help us think about capitalism’s future in an age of climate crisis and inequality. There will be short presentations by a panel of experts bringing varying perspectives:Professor Carl-Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen, https://dors.dk/raad-vismaend/formandskabet/carl-johan-dalgaardProfessor Eoin McLaughlin, Heriot-Watt University, https://www.eoinmclaughlin.ie/Professor Wim Naudé, RWTH Aachen University, https://www.wimnaude.com/Professor Niklas Olsen, University of Copenhagen, https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/da/persons/niklas-olsen This will be followed by a panel debate, chaired by Professor Søren Askegaard, DIAS, SDU.

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed an explosion in the number of academic journals and publishers across most (if not all) research fields. This proliferation has placed significant strain on academics’ time (e.g., reviewing demands) and on university library budgets, and has raised pressing questions about both the quality and quantity of research outputs. Drawing on his personal experience as a former Editor-in-Chief of an Elsevier journal, as well as insights from a recent PNAS article on journal reform (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401231121), DIAS Chair Nikos Ntoumanis will open the session with reflections on why the current publication model is no longer fit for purpose and what reforms may be needed (or have recently been introduced). Following this short presentation, a panel discussion with DIAS colleagues Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi, Anthony Fernandez, Mette Præst Knudsen, and Lars Boje Mortensen, all of whom have editorial experience, will further explore the challenges and opportunities facing academic publishing today. We also look forward to hearing the audience’s views and experiences with current or alternative publication models.