UNDREN: Sorry, Not Sorry: a seminar on an anthropology of apologies
Schedule
Fri Feb 28 2025 at 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
CSS Katten (building 16) | Copenhagen , SK
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Apologies are powerful. They can acknowledge harm, restore dignity, and shape collective memory—but they can also be contested, rejected, or weaponized. How do we examine apologies anthropologically? Are they acts of justice, reconciliation, or hidden sanctions? This seminar will delve into the role of apologies in decolonial processes and political accountability, asking: What does it mean to give, receive, or reject an apology? Through an anthropological lens, we will discuss how official apologies work, what they demand, and how they transform relationships between states, communities, and individuals.Stine Grønbæk Jensen is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen exploring the lived welfare state - subjective experiences, life histories, and memories tied to social and educational initiatives. She explores how people are shaped by interventions, navigate shifting institutions, and reclaim their voices. Her work includes Danish welfare history, memory activism, and the history of child and disability care, including Sprogø.
The bar will open at 15.00. The talk will start 15.30. After the talk you are welcome to stay for a beer or a soda and continue the conversation.
UNDREN seminars are organized by anthropology students at UCPH and supported by Antropologforeningen.
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Where is it happening?
CSS Katten (building 16), Øster Farimagsgade 5C, 1353 København K, Danmark,Copenhagen, Copenhagen , DenmarkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
