My work revolves around existential issues in human life, such as love, motherhood, and the perception of time. Since 1997, I have regularly conducted fieldwork in Brazil, and from 2007, I have also worked in a Danish context, primarily focusing on solitary and shared readings of literature. Based on this work, as well as on related issues such as dialogues between anthropologists and philosophers, ethnographic note-taking, and the role of affect and imagination in ethnographic writing, I have published peer-reviewed books and articles (see books below). In non-academic contexts, I have recently addressed questions about women's menopause as well as experiences with art.

I became an anthropologist after working as an actor in a lively and explorative theater company for several years. This experience has influenced my academic approach in various ways. When I was younger, I proposed anthropological body training, including techniques to study emotion in practice. Recently, I have returned to this idea and developed it further with Aja Smith (see building-bodies-for-thought). I have also trained as a breathing therapist to be able to better understand the role of respiration in social life. I plan to soon focus more profoundly on the embodiment of time and how breathing is involved in it.

From May 2025 to May 2026, I have a one-year sabbatical to write the book Enduring Love: Revisiting maternal sentiments in Northeast Brazil through the lens of time.

Meanwhile, two books of which I am particularly happy will be published:  

Resonant Ethnography. Understanding the world through writing

Sagens Kerne. 20 antropologiske essays om at skrive om liv.