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Professor, Ph.D. in Media Studies.
Primary fields of research
News media, journalism, mediatization theory, political communication, media & globalization, media history, media & religion, media & immigration, and digital media and social interaction.
Teaching
Teaching areas: BA course on culture and communication theory and MA course on journalism, culture and society.
Supervision areas: mediatization theory, journalism and news media, media history, media sociology and institutional analysis, digital media and social interaction.
CV
Education
1988 Mag. Art. in Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen
1983 BA in Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen
Academic Positions
2002 Professor in Journalism at Department of Communication, Roskilde University
1995-01 Associate Professor at Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1993-94 Assistant Research Professor (‘forskningsadjunkt’) at Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1989-1992 Doctoral Student and Research Fellow at Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen.
1988 Teaching Assistent at Department of Nordic Languages, University of Copenhagen.
Management Experience
2001-09 Member of the Faculty Council (later Academic Council) at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen
2002-05 Head of the National Research School in Media, Communication and Journalism (FMKJ)
2002-03 Member of the Committee for Industrial Ph.D. (’Erhvervsforskerudvalget’), Ministry of Research and Innovation
1996-1998 Head of Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
1995-1998 Coordinator of international student exchanges (Erasmus/Socrates), Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
Research Projects and Other Activities
2007-2010 Head of FKK financed research program “Newspapers and Journalism in Transition”
2009- National coordinator of NordForsk financed “Nordic Research Network in Journalism Studies” (together with Mark Ørsten, RUC)
2008- Head of research division Media, Culture and Society at NordMedia, the Nordic bi-annual Conference on Media and Communication Research.
2010 Bonnier Guest Professor at Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Stockholm
2006-08 Head of NordForsk financed “Nordic Research Network on the Mediatization of Religion and Culture”
2006-09 Member of the price committee for Tietgenprisen
2005- Head of research priority area The Mediatization of Culture at Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen.
2005 Guest professor at University of Otago, New Zealand
2002-06 Partipant in the cross-disciplinary research program Media and Democracy in the Network Soceity, MODINET
2001-2018 Member of editorial board of international journal Northern Lights (Intellect Press), since 2009 chief editor
2001-06 Editor and coordinator of the SHF funded research program The History of Danish Television
2001 Guest Professor at University of Gothenburg, Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies
2000-04 Participant in the European research project Changing Media - Changing Europe funded by European Science Foundation (ESF)
1999-2001 Head of SHF funded research program Global Media Cultures
1996- Consultancy work for various publishers e.g. Edward Arnold, Routledge, Samfundslitteratur etc.
1995-1996 Consultant for the Media Committee, Prime Minister’s office
1994-1996 and 1999-2004 Member of editorial board of journal MedieKultur
1993-97 Initiator and head of Nordic Research Network on the Sociology and Aesthetics of News
1992-1996 Member of the excutive committee of the National Association of Media Researchers in Denmark, SMID, including vice-chair
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Media sociology
- Mediatization
- Journalism
- Media history
- Globalization
- Digitalization
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Medialisering: Mediernes rolle i social og kulturel forandring
Hjarvard, S. (Editor), 14 Jan 2016, København: Hans Reitzels Forlag. 277 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research
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媒介逻辑和社会互动的媒介化
Hjarvard, S. & Li, Z. (Translator), 15 Dec 2016, International Media Industry Review. Wu, X. (ed.). Shanghai: China International Radio Press, Vol. 12. p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Mediatization of Culture and Society
Hjarvard, S., 28 Feb 2013, London: Routledge. 173 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Mediatización: La lógica mediática de las dinámicas cambiantes de la interacción social
Hjarvard, S., 2016, In: La Trama de la Comunicación. 20, 1, p. 235-252 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mediatization and the changing authority of religion
Hjarvard, S., 1 Jan 2016, In: Media, Culture & Society. 38, 1, p. 8-17 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Dynamics of Mediatized Conflicts
Eskjær , M. F. (Editor), Hjarvard, S. (Editor) & Mortensen, M. (Editor), 2015, New York: Peter Lang. 221 p. (Global Crises and the Media, Vol. 3).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Online news: Between private enterprise and public subsidy
Hjarvard, S. & Kammer, A. S., Jan 2015, In: Media, Culture & Society. 37, 1, p. 115-123 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Doing the Right Thing: Media and Communication Studies in a Mediatized World
Hjarvard, S., 1 Aug 2012, In: N O R D I C O M Review. 33, Supplement 1 , p. 27-34 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)1867 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Media and Infrastructure: Addressing the Question of Power in Mediatization Research
Hjarvard, S. (Other)
12 Oct 2022Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Mediatization - The Institutional Perspective
Hjarvard, S. (Other)
15 Nov 2020Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Public service in the age of social network media
Hjarvard, S. (Keynote)
8 Aug 2018Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Mediatization of Culture and the Transformation of Individualism
Hjarvard, S. (Invited speaker)
22 Feb 2018Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Medialisering - teori og analyse
Hjarvard, S. (Invited speaker)
7 Nov 2017Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Public Service in the Age of Social Network Media
Hjarvard, S. (Invited speaker)
19 Oct 2017Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Danskernes smag for litteratur
Hjarvard, S. (Lecturer)
2 Jun 2017Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Danskernes smag for litteratur
Hjarvard, S. (Lecturer)
27 Apr 2017Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Interview about attitudes and policies concerning immigration in Denmark
10/06/2018
1 item of Media coverage
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Bogmarkedet: litteraturens aktuelle situation
10/11/2017
1 Media contribution
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Prizes
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Stewart M. Hoover Mentorship Award
Hjarvard, S. (Recipient), 4 Aug 2023
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Hædersprisen for Humanistisk Forskning 2024 fra Einar Hansens Forskningsfond
Hjarvard, S. (Recipient), 4 Sept 2024
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Member of the The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Hjarvard, S. (Recipient), 2016
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The Humanities Research Award at University of Copenhagen
Hjarvard, S. (Recipient), 2016
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Nomineret til prisen Årets Tidsskriftsartikel
Hjarvard, S. (Recipient) & Rosenfeldt, M. P. (Recipient), 2018
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