Frederik Stjernfelt

Frederik Stjernfelt (born July 6, 1957) is a Danish professor and writer. As a professor, he lectures in science studies, history of ideas, and semiotics, at Aalborg University’s Copenhagen department.[1]

Frederik Stjernfelt
Born (1957-07-06) July 6, 1957
Aalborg
NationalityDanish
CitizenshipDenmark
Occupationprofessor at Aalborg University in Copenhagen
OrganizationAalborg University

Career

Stjernfelt has been working as a reviewer and writer at ‘Weekendavisen’ since 1994. Earlier in his career, he was employed as an editor at Gyldendal's cultural journal ‘Kritik’ between 1993 and 2012.[2][3] Stjernfelt has been a member of ‘Danish Academy’ since 2001.[4] Also, he is cofounder of the political network ‘Fri debat’, which functions to promote freedom of speech. Subsequently, he has published a number of academic as well as popular books and articles.[5]

Achievements

Stjernfelt has received a number of recognitions and prices for his work. This includes ‘Lærebogsprisen’ for his book ‘Tal en tanke’ in 2006,[6][7] the Danish Association of Masters and PhDs’ research award in 2010,[8][9] and Blixprisen's  ‘This year's effort for freedom of speech’ in 2017.[10][11]

Besides his awards, Stjernfelt received funding from the Carlsberg Foundation to write a book on the Danish historic time period of total-freedom-in-press between 1770 and 1773.[12]

Private life

Frederik Stjernfelt is married to the Danish translator, Agnete Dorph Stjernfelt. He is the father of the Danish artists, Agnes Stjernfelt and Karoline Stjernfelt.

Publications[5]

Own publications

·       Billedstorm (1989) with Poul Erik Tøjner

·       Baldr og verdensdramaet i den nordiske mytologi (1990)

·       Formens betydning (1992)

·       Rationalitetens Himmel (1997)

·       Hadets anatomi. Rejser i Serbien og Bosnien efter krigen (2003) with Jens-Martin Eriksen

·       Krigens scenografi. Nye rejser i Serbien og Bosnien (2004) with Jens-Martin Eriksen

·       Kritik af den negative opbyggelighed (2005) with poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen

·       Tal en tanke (2007) with Vincent F. Hendricks

·       Doctoral dissertation; Diagrammatology (2007)

·       Admiral Bitumen Zodiak. En lille Klaus Høeck encyklopædi (2008).

·       Adskillelsens politik (2008) with Jens-Martin Eriksen

·       De Anstændige (2013) with Jens-Martin Eriksen

·       Natural Propositions. The Actuality of Peirce's Doctrine of Dicisigns (2014)

·       MEN – ytringsfrihedens historie i Danmark (2016) with Jacob Mchangama

·       Syv myter om Martin Luther (2017)

·       Dit opslag er blevet fjernet. Techgiganter og ytringsfrihed (2018) with Anne Mette Lauritzen

Edited publications (Selection)

·       Bare træer. En antologi om danske skove (1994) with Per Højholt

·       Rum og fænomenologi. Filosofi, æstetik, arkitektur, historie (2000) with Anders Michelsen

·       Æstetisk kommunikation (2001) with Ole Thyssen

·       Fodbold! Forfattere om fænomenet fodbold (2002) with Peter Christensen

·       Tankens magt. Vestens idehistorie I-III (2006) with Hans Siggaard Jensen and Ole Knudsen

·       Signs and Meaning. 5 Questions (2009) with Peer F. Bundgaard

·       Semiotics. Critical Concepts in Language Studies (2010) with Peer F. Bundgaard

·       Kampen om disciplinerne (2015) with David Budtz Pedersen and Simo Køppe

·       Kortlægning af dansk humanistisk forskning (2016) with David Budtz Pedersen

·       Kampen om mennesket (2018) with David Budtz Pedersen and Finn Collin

Contribution in publications (Selection)

·       The article "Sekularisme er en fundamentalisme" in Gudløs! Religionskritik i dag (2008) edited by Malene Busk

·       The introduction "En ødelæggende hyldest" in Søren Kierkegaard. En kritisk fremstilling i grundrids (1877, republished 2013) by Georg Brandes

·       The introduction in "Traktat om tre bedragere (2010) anonymous script (translated by Claus Bratt Østergaard)

·       The introduction in "Historiens afslutning og det sidste menneske" (1992, republished 2009) by Francis Fukuyama

References
  1. "Frederik Stjernfelt". Aalborg University's Research Portal. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Frantzen, Mikkel Krause (September 16, 2016). "Litteraturtidsskriftet Kritik lukker efter 50 år – men hvad skal vi egentlig med tidsskrifter?". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. Tidsskriftet Kritik 1967–2016 – en minderune – Kristeligt Dagblad
  4. Det Danske Akademi: Frederik Stjernfelt
  5. "Frederik Stjernfelt: Publications". Aalborg University's Research Portal. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. "Tal en tanke | Samfundslitteratur". samfundslitteratur.dk. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. "Vindere | Samfundslitteratur". samfundslitteratur.dk. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  8. http://www.dm.dk/OmDM/Forskningspriser/TidligerePrismodtagere
  9. Frederik Stjernfelt, professor i semiotik og modtager af DM's forskningspris – YouTube
  10. Blixenprisen – Blixenprisen 2017
  11. "Modtagere af Blixenprisen". www.litteraturpriser.dk. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. "Forskere skriver monografi om trykkefrihedsideerne". www.nyheder.aau.dk. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.