Personal profile
Research Interests
My research is part of the field of critical heritage studies. I study how cultural icons and iconic phenomena are assigned meaning and value as cultural heritage. I am particularly interested in how time functions in the cultural heritage processes I analyze.
My contributions to cultural heritage research include analyses of how Hans Christian Andersen is assigned significance and value as a cultural phenomenon, and how he is framed and experienced as a cultural icon. Among other works, I have written a monograph about this (2020).
In recent years, I have been interested in how the High School Songbook and community singing are used as cultural heritage and how such uses at different times have had different meanings for the construction and negotiation of social identities and communities in Denmark.
I have been PI for the research project Harmony. The social communities of the High School Songbook (Danish Arts Foundation and Arts Council Norway, 2022-2025).
Education/Academic qualification
Cultural studies, PhD, Our very own Hans Christian Andersen
Nov 2010 → Jan 2014
Current external positions
Member of the board of the External Examiner Corps for Communication and Experience Design (KOMM-OP)
1. Apr 2022 → …
Member of the board for The People's University of Southern Denmark
1. Aug 2018 → …
Keywords
- Humanities
- The Humanities
- Cultural History
- Cultural Studies
- Politics of Culture
- cultural policy
- Museum Communication
- Museum communication
- Museums (History, Layout, Architecture, Functions)
- Popular Culture
- popular culture
- Press
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Hans Christian Andersen as a Danish Cultural Icon
Bom, A. K., 2025, In: Journal of World Literature. 10, 2, p. 173-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Guldhornstrut med dybe danske rødder: Nye sange om nationale fællesskaber i Højskolesangbogens 19. udgave
Thomsen, T. B. & Bom, A. K., 2025, In: SPRING - tidsskrift for moderne dansk litteratur. 54, p. 36-75Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sharing time in another present: temporal matters in uses of the High School Songbook
Bom, A. K., 2024, In: International Journal of Heritage Studies. 30, 4, p. 475-487Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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H.C. Andersen som kulturelt ikon
Bom, A. K., 2020, Aarhus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag. 252 p.Research output: Book/report › Monograph › Research › peer-review
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Højskolesangbogens fællesskaber
Bom, A. K. & Bøgh Thomsen, T., 2024, Fellesskap, konflikt og politikk: Spenninger i kunst- og kulturfeltet . Ogundipe, A. & Danielsen, A. (eds.). Fagbokforlaget, p. 131-170Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Nostalgia in the cultural history of the High School Songbook
Bom, A. K. (Speaker) & Thomsen, T. B. (Speaker)
24. Jan 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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The Danish Authorized Heritage Discourse on Hans Christian Andersen: Challenges and potentials
Bom, A. K. (Speaker)
15. Aug 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Det gode liv? Norm, diagnosekultur - og håb
Bom, A. K. (Lecturer)
5. Dec 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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"For vist skal de drømmes, skal drømmene drømmes af os" Højskolesangbogens drømme om fællesskaber
Bom, A. K. (Lecturer) & Bøgh Thomsen, T. (Lecturer)
17. Aug 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Time and timeliness in framings of The High School Song Book
Bom, A. K. (Speaker)
9. Aug 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Samklang: Samklang. Højskolesangbogens sociale fællesskaber.
Bom, A. K. (PI) & Thomsen, T. B. (Project participant)
01/12/2021 → 01/05/2025
Project: Research
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H.C. Andersen i Portugal
Bom, A. K. (Head coordinator) & Jørgensen, S. B. (Project manager)
03/09/2018 → 20/03/2019
Project: Research
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H.C. Andersen i Italien
Bom, A. K. (Head coordinator), Thomsen, T. B. (Project manager) & Aarenstrup, A. (CoI)
01/09/2016 → 01/02/2017
Project: Research
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FiSk: Filosofi i Skolen
Schaffalitzky, C. (PI), Jensen, S. S. (CoI), Nielsen, A. (Coordinator), Hejl, C. D. K. (CoI) & Bom, A. K. (Project participant)
01/02/2017 → …
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Store navne: Spoken Word Festival præsenterer nyt koncept Skrevet den 4. april 2025 kl 15:22 Af Mikkel Greiner
04/04/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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De finder fællesskab i frimærker, men klubben svinder langsomt ind
27/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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De finder fællesskab i frimærker, men klubben svinder langsomt ind
27/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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De finder fællesskab i frimærker, men klubben svinder langsomt ind
26/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Prizes
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Det Humanistiske Fakultets Undervisningspris
Bom, A. K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Teaching & Supervision
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Karriereprofilfag. Kulturarv - et arbejdsfelt fra a til z
Bjerre, C., Bom, A. K., Mai, A.-M. & Petersen, K. 09/09/2021 → 27/01/2022
Course: Teaching
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Instruktor
Nebeling Petersen, M., Bom, A. K. & Jørgensen, S. B. 01/09/2017 → 01/07/2018
Course: Teaching
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