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News

South Africa's first mobile health programme "M-health" is an SMS program that focuses on mother-child health. Here Bongani (pseudonym) from Khayelitsha, which is the largest township on the Cape Flats, shows Shari how she plays music and videos on the phone when putting her baby to sleep. (Photo: Private) Many mothers from the former townships take on a large responsibility for their community. They may cook breakfast for the children of the street, or they may, as here, have a soup kitchen. (Photo: Private)

2021.06.21 | Research, Antropologi, Arts

Mother until the End of the World

13.000 km separates Denmark and South Africa, but to what extent is the role of the mother in the cold North distinguishable from that in the warm South? How does climate, culture, and history impact motherhood? A researcher of anthropology has examined this in Cape Town.

2021.06.11 | Arkæologi, Research, Arts

Søren Michael Sindbæk Appointed Professor

Søren Michael Sindbæk has been appointed professor of the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies effective from August 1, 2021.

2021.06.11 | Arts, Research, Arkæologi

Felix Riede Appointed Professor

Felix Riede has been appointed professor of the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies effective from August 1, 2021.


Events

Mon 16 Aug
10:00-17:00 | Maltfabrikken, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Creative Tastebuds Symposium
Art, science, innovation and gastronomy meet in an interdisciplinary symposium: How can we use our sense of taste to make new and better choices? And can we rely on taste to guide us well?
Thu 19 Aug
10:00-17:00 | Aarhus University
XIII Nordic Women's and Gender History Conference
With this XIII Nordic Women’s and Gender History Conference, we want to use the anniversaries of the last couple of years in the Nordic countries as an opportunity to highlight and discuss questions about gender, power and disempowerment in all fields of society in a historical perspective.
Wed 01 Sep
14:15-16:00 | TBA
CAH "Reset"
Hybrid social event with more

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