Britta Timm Knudsen

Britta Timm Knudsen is a Professor at Aarhus University, affiliated with the School of Communication and Culture, where she contributes to both the Experience Economy and Scandinavian Studies programs. Her research spans critical cultural theory, decolonial practices, digital media, and affective experimentation.

• University: Aarhus University
• School: School of Communication and Culture
• Position: Professor
• Email: norbtk@cc.au.dk
• Location: Jens Chr. Skous Vej 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Her research interests focus on cultural heritage, film and video, aesthetics, colonial legacies, and affective ambivalence. She explores how media and artistic practices engage with decolonial resistance, emotional geographies, and urban cultural memory. Her work often intersects with Indigenous perspectives, digital activism, and experimental methodologies.

The recent articles reflect a strong engagement with decolonial visualities, translocal media events (such as the George Floyd video in Denmark), and playful resistance through internet memes. Her scholarship combines critical heritage studies with affect theory, digital culture, and postcolonial critique, forming a cohesive trajectory around memory, power, and representation.

Britta Timm Knudsen has been involved in significant research projects such as Playing with Ghosts and ECHOES: European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities. She has supervised visiting PhD students, including Shama Patel, and secured external research funding. Her editorial roles in journals like International Journal of Heritage Studies and Nordicom Review demonstrate her academic leadership.

• Playing with Ghosts - Affective ambivalence in decolonial art practices (2023–2025)
• ECHOES: European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities (2018–2021)
• Emotionel geografi netværk (2008–ongoing)

She is actively engaged in public discourse, having contributed to Danish media outlets such as DR P1 and various radio programs, discussing topics ranging from nostalgia in film to existential themes. Her work bridges academic research and public engagement, particularly in the context of colonial heritage and cultural memory.