Research output per year
Research output per year
Karen Blixens Plads 8
2300 København S
Research activity per year
Film and media production for children and young people
Media and lifestyle
Health communication and mediatization
Supervision of BA projects and MA theses
Since 2018 I have been head of programmes in film and media studies
Associate Professor, PhD, Film and Media Studies
I am part of the research project Reaching Young Audiences: Serial fiction and cross-media storyworlds for children and young audiences supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark
Positions
2003-: Associate professor, Film and Media Studies at Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
2000-03: Assistant professor, Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1999-00: Film Consultant, Danish Broadcasting Corporation/DR
1998-99: Postdoc, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1996-98: Research Assistant, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1994-95: External lecturer, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
1994-95: External lecturer, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen
1994-95: Temporary teacher, College Blågaard, Copenhagen
1988-92: PhD student, Center for Cultural Research, Aarhus University
1987-88: Temporary teacher, Business College, Randers
1984-86: Research fellow, Scandinavian Languages and Literature, Aarhus University
1982-84: Teahing assistant, Scandinavian Languages and Literature, Aarhus University
Management
2018- : Head of programmes in film and media studies, Dept. of Communication, University of Copenhagen
2009-13: Head of Section of Film & Media Studies, Dept. of Media, Cognition, and Communication, University of Copenhagen
2012-13: PhD co-ordinator, Dept. of Media, Cognition, and Communication, University of Copenhagen
2012- : International co-ordinator, Dept. of Media, Cognition, and Communication, University of Copenhagen.
2013-14: Member of the Departmental Council, Dept. of Media, Cognition, and Communication, University of Copenhagen.
Grants and Research administration
2013-17: Head of research project: Ageing and old age in the media and elderly people’s media use, (grant 6,5 mill. DKr., financed by The Velux Foundation)
2013-17:Head of research project: Living with Statins - High Cholesterol Values in the Blood – a cross-disciplinary project funded by the Copenhagen University 2016 Excellency Program (grant 20 mill. DKr, co-writer of application and head of project 2015-2016)
2015-2017: Head of research priority area (with Trine Øland), Children, Media and Culture, Dept. of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen
2007-09: Head of the research project: Re-Thinking the Role of the Expert, Temapakke 4 on Science, Ethics and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen
2005-09: Head of the research priority area: Science Communication and the Public – experts and expertise, Dept. of Media, Cognition, and Communication, University of Copenhagen
2007, 2010 and 2011: Member of the Ph.D.-Committee, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen
1997-2000: Head of Nordic research network on Children, Youth and Media, the Danish delegation, NorFa, Oslo University, Norway
Participation in Danish, Scandinavian and international research projects made possible by external grants
2019-2024: Reaching Young Audiences: Serial fiction and cross-media storyworlds for children and young audiences (head of research: Eva Novrup Redvall, KU), financed by Independent Research Fund Denmark
2015-18: COST-network: The Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children, EU. Member of management committee.
2013-17: Ageing and old age in the media and elderly people’s media use, Head of research, financed by The Velux Foundation (grant 6,5 mill. DKr).
2013-17: Living with Statins - High Cholesterol Values in the Blood – a cross-disciplinary project funded by the Copenhagen University 2016 Excellency Program (grant 20 mill. DKr, co-writer of application, PI 2015-2016).
2006-09: ’The Good Life’ – lifestyle programmes on Danish TV [Television Entertainment – Cross Mediality and Knowledge (co-applicant)], financed by the Danish Research Council for Culture and Communication; Head of research: associate professor, Kirsten Frandsen, University of Aarhus.
2005-08: Humour in Contemporary Media [High Tension Aesthetics. Media and Ethics in Contemporary Culture (co-applicant)], financed by the Danish Research Council for Culture and Communication; Head of research: professor Anne Jerslev, University of Copenhagen.
2003-04: Danish Youth Television 1955-2000, financed by The Danish Research Council for Strategic Research, Denmark (applicant).
1988-91: Fashion, Body, and the Media, financed by The Danish National Research Council for the Humanities, Denmark (applicant).
1998-00: Danish Children’s Television 1951-2000, [Center for Youth Media; Head of research: Professor Kirsten Drotner] financed by The National Research Council for the Humanities, Denmark.
1997-00: Children, Youth and Media, financed by Nordic Research Network, NorFa (co-applicant).
International relations
International co-ordinator at the Section of Film, Media and Communication, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen
Participation in numerous international conferences and seminars, guest lectures at universities in Denmark and abroad.
Participation in numerous assessment commitees for tenured positions in Denmark and Scandinavia; participation in PhD committees in Denmark and Scandinavia. Participation in international networks and organizations for film and media studies
Peer-reviewer for Nordic, Danish and international journals
PhD supervision
Ancuta Gabriela Tarta, University of Copenhagen (graduated 2014)
Thilde Emilie Møller, University of Copenhagen (graduated 2017)
Kasper Bering Liisberg, University of Copenhagen (graduated 2018)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Christa Lykke Christensen (Editor)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Christa Lykke Christensen (Editor)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Communication