Årsberetning Dansk Center for Byhistorie

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Annual report The Danish Centre for Urban History
The year has been busy at the Danish Center for Urban History.
Research has been done on a range of themes: Urban
Meat Provision during the long nineteenth century has been
the subject of a report, and an academic article was discussed
at a session held by the center at the European urban history
conference EAUH 2014 in Lisbon. Another theme was the
eastern Jutland urban region in an international perspective,
which was taken up at a workshop and an international conference.
During the last phase of the center PhD about urban
regeneration, this was also part of the center’s research. With
the project “Urban Diaspora” on early modern migration, a
new post. doc., Jakob Ørnbjerg, is now based at the center.
The center has participated in the development of exhibitions
in Den Gamle By and research activities at the University of
Aarhus while also organizing sessions and lectures. In addition,
it has arranged around 15 events and seminars as well
as different public relations initiatives such as a new blog
platform and a number of media appearances.