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Dorthe Refslund Christensen is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University's School of Communication and Culture, specializing in Scandinavian Studies. Her research focuses on grief practices, digital death representations, and existential communication. She leads transdisciplinary projects exploring temporal negotiations in bereavement and digital legacy, with a strong emphasis on cultural participation and identity construction.
- Expertise in digital death rituals
- Focus on parental bereavement
- Active in podcast-based knowledge dissemination
Her research portfolio combines qualitative studies of grief with digital media analysis, examining how modern societies negotiate death through participatory technologies. Current projects investigate temporal dimensions in mourning practices and the evolution of afterlife representations in digital environments.
Christensen's publications reveal consistent engagement with emotional vulnerability, media participation, and cultural philosophy. Her work bridges academic research with public humanities through podcast formats like "Refslund & Lauritsen Taler om Det," covering topics from existential communication to societal norms around vulnerability.
While no explicit scientific awards appear in the text, her leadership roles in projects like "DMT: Death, Materiality and the Origin of Time" (2011-2014) and "Ambassadører for entreprenøriel undervisning" (2010-2012) demonstrate substantial research activity. She has mentored through collaborations with scholars like J. Sumiala and C. Stage.
The professor's laboratory work centers on digital cultural practices, particularly grief rituals in modern society. Her team explores how contemporary individuals negotiate loss through digital media and physical artifacts, examining the intersection between technology, memory, and existential practices.
