HUM researchers receive funding to establish a National Forum for Anti-Semitism Research
Sofie Lene Bak (Saxo) has received funding from DFF to establish Denmark's first national research forum dedicated to interdisciplinary studies of anti-Semitism.
The project brings together leading researchers working on anti-Semitism and modern Jewish history in Denmark and builds bridges between several disciplines, including history, sociology of religion, geography, minority studies and digital humanities.
Sofie Lene Bak, in collaboration with Brian Arly Jakobsen (ToRS) and co-PIs Jakob Egholm Feldt, Claus Bundgård Christensen and Tatiana Fogelman (RUC), will contribute new, documented knowledge, promote theoretical innovation and build long-term research capacity.
- The grant is a unique opportunity to create a lasting research environment around anti-Semitism studies, which Denmark has lacked and where we have lagged far behind our neighbouring countries,' says Sofie Lene Bak.
The project will conduct a series of historical and current analyses, including a segmented national questionnaire survey, and use a wide range of methods and sources, including interviews, social media, parliamentary debates and topographical data collection. The project is based on a practical approach, where academic quality, societal relevance and public dissemination are given equal priority.
The project aims to create a strong framework for collaboration between researchers already working on the topic and for new research training positions, as it also includes funding for one PhD position and two postdoctoral positions.
The grant comes from the DFF's ‘Research into Anti-Semitism' fund. The project will receive the entire amount available from the fund.