Academic interests
The long Nineteenth Century; Modernity; Art and Literature; Art and natural sciences; Happiness
I'm available for public lectures and talks across Scandinavia. Topics include the following: "Nordisk malerkunst mellem to katastrofer 1864-1914"; "Indtryk fra 'Den skønne tid.' Maleri og menneskesyn i Frankrig"; "Sværmeren, pessimisten og morderen: Fortællinger fra 1800-tallets Frankrig."
Ongoing research:
The research project "Human Animals: The Works of Cézanne and Zola between Art and Science" investigates how conceptions of the human as animal, shaped by nineteenth-century scientific discourses, are articulated across the early and later works of the painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) and the writer Émile Zola (1840-1902).
Background
Danish Art and Literary Historian, specialised in 19th-century Scandinavian and French culture.
Member of The Nordic Research School for Museums and Heritage (2026-)
Master: Comparative Literature, University of Southern Denmark/ Université de Strasbourg (2024).
Additional studies: History of Art, University of Copenhagen (2023/24)/ University of Oxford (Autumn 2024).
Work experience from various art museums: Ordrupgaard (DK), Sorø Art Museum (DK), The Royal Court (NO).
Publications
Journal Articles
"Pontoppidans Lykke-Per - og den stendhalske impuls." Pontoppidaniana, iss. 5 (2025).
"Ideale skyggebilleder i nedrivningstider? Kanon, kulturarv og kronologisk snobberi." Årsskriftet Critique, vol. 18 (2025).
Recent and Selected Papers
"Skal vi stadig lade galden flyde? Kronologisk narcissisme i dag og på Pontoppidans tid." Pontoppidan Selskabet. 14 August 2026.
"19th-Century French Painting and the End of History?" The Museum of National History (Frederiksborg) and Roskilde University. 11-12 May 2026.
"Lykkens flertydighed og lykkelige slutninger i Henrik Pontoppidans Lykke-Per - med perspektiv til Frankrig." IASS-2025 LMU-München. 2 August 2025.
"Dannelse og frihedskamp." Krogerup Højskole/Rahbeks Højskole. 8 May 2025.
"Frihed i dansk guldalderkunst." Rahbeks Højskole. 2 February 2025.
"Kulturarvens rolle i nutiden." Rahbeks Højskole. 19 September 2024.
Newspaper Articles
"Kronologisk narcissisme præger tidens kunstudstillinger." Kristeligt Dagblad (13 November 2025).