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Current research

My research centers on political family and childhood history in the 19th and 20th centuries. I am interested in how people have organized their family life, how power is exercised in intimate relationships, and how such relationships have been shaped by shifting social, economic, political and legal circumstances. Themes: family history, divorce, education, childhood, gender, class, race.

Ongoing projects:
- The History of Divorce in Denmark c. 1880-2015
- The Politics of Family Secrecy (PI). This is a collective project, funded by a Sapere Aude Starting Grant by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

MA supervision:

• Cultural and social history in the 20th century
• Family history & chldhood history
• Colonialism and postcolonial theory
• History and theory of emotions
• Theories of power
• Christian mission history
• Cultural encounters

Selected publications

1. Published

   Divorce, Bureaucracy, and Emotional Frontiers: Marital Dissolution in Late Nineteenth Century Copenhagen

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred, 2017, In : Journal of Family History. 42, 1, p. 81 95 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   Forbudte, farlige og frastødende følelser

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred, 2018, In : TEMP - tidsskrift for historie. 16, p. 5-15 11 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Følelseshistorie: Teoretiske brudflader og udfordringer

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred, 2013, In : Kulturstudier. 2, p. 87-113 27 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   Imperial Childhoods and Christian Mission. Education and Emotions in South India and Denmark

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred, 2014, Palgrave Macmillan.

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

Selected activities

1. Det Unge Akademi (External organisation)

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred (Member)

   2018 → 2023

   Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board

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1. Sapere Aude Ung Eliteforsker: (De frie Forskningsråd)

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred (Recipient), 2013

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2. Eliteforsk Rejsestipendium: (Videnskabsministeriet)

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred (Recipient), 2010

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3. DFF-Sapere Aude Starting Grant

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred (Recipient), 2017

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4. Einar Hansens Forskningspris

   Vallgårda, Karen Asta Arnfred (Recipient), 2016

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