Projects per year
Personal profile
Research
I am a PhD Student in Philosophy doing research on birth as a topic of existential philosophy. My project investigates the existential significance of birth with Søren Kierkegaard. The project is at the intersection of “classic" existential philosophy and contemporary feminist philosophy (on birth and natality). In particular, Hannah Arendt's concept of natality is also part of my research.
I am also interested in contemporary literature on mother- and parenthood and debates on care, reproduction, fertility and birth.
Currently, I am a visiting researcher at the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre, University of Copenhagen
Cooperation and dissemination
Yderligere aktiviter:
- Foredrags- og oplægsholder
- Deltaget i radio, interviews og paneldebatter og skrevet kronikker i landsdækkende aviser
- Tilknyttet Forskningsenhed for Kierkegaardstudier (AU)
Teaching
Underviser i faget Kierkegaard and Modern Existentialism (efterår 2022 og 2024) – i bl.a. Søren Kierkegaard, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Hannah Arendt, samtidslitteratur og -kultur og har derudover holdt gæsteforelæsning om Hannah Arendts begreb om natalitet.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, MA, The Instant of Birth. Birth and Beginning with Søren Kierkegaard and Hannah Arendt
Keywords
- Philosophers
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Hannah Arendt
- Kinship and family
- Birth
- Motherhood
- Pregnancy
- Natality
Areas of expertise
- Existential philosophy
- Feminist philosophy
- Birth and natality
- Philosophy and literature
- Phenomenology
Projects
- 1 Active
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Research Unit for Kierkegaard Studies / Forskningsenhed for Kierkegaardstudier
Welz, C. (Project coordinator), Rasmussen, A. M. (Project coordinator), Brorson, M. S. (Participant), Langballe, N. W. (Participant), Lang, H. (Participant), Nissen, U. (Participant), Mathorne, W. (Participant), Rabjerg, B. (Participant), Hansen, B. M. S. (Participant), Lysemose, K. (Participant), Dandanell, T. G. (Participant) & Haagerup, A. (Participant)
01/09/2021 → …
Project: Research
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Når et barn fødes, fødes en mor
Pahuus, A. M. K., Lang, H., Prinds, C., Hvidtjørn, D. & Dam, M. F., 2026, (In preparation) Gyldendal. 160 p.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Communication
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Ammestuetænkning: natalitet i den nye moderskabslitteratur
Lang, H., Mar 2023, Litteratur og idéhistorie. Andersen, C., Pold, V. N. & Zetterberg-Nielsen, S. (eds.). 9788797336229 ed. Aarhus: Baggrund, p. 208-221 12 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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En ny begyndelse
Lang, H., 23 Dec 2022, In: Weekendavisen. Sektion 1, p. 15Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
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Den fuldvoksne mand er også født: natalitet i Frygt og Bæven
Lang, H., Apr 2021, Fra kommando til kollaps: otte aktuelle perspektiver på Søren Kierkegaards Frygt og Bæven. Lang, H. & Ørtoft Rasmussen, S. (eds.). København: IKK Tryk, p. 158-185Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Fra kommando til kollaps: Otte aktuelle perspektiver på Søren Kierkegaards Frygt og Bæven
Lang, H. (Editor) & Ørtoft Rasmussen, S. (Editor), Apr 2021, København: IKK Tryk. 237 p.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Anthology › Research
Activities
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The Moment of Birth. Reading Birth with Kierkegaard
Lang, H. (Invited speaker)
15 Jun 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Begyndelse, fødsel og moderskab hos Søren Kierkegaard
Lang, H. (Organizer)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
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Frihed og Fødthed. Kierkegaard og Arendt
Lang, H. (Lecturer)
5 Jul 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Natality in Fear and Trembling
Lang, H. (Invited speaker)
2 Apr 2022Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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The Moment of Birth. Søren Kierkegaard (and Hannah Arendt) on Birth as a Radical Beginning
Lang, H. (Lecturer)
6 Apr 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Tidsskrift for jordmødre (den norske jordmorforening): “Fødselen i et eksistensfilosofisk perspektiv"
01/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kristeligt Dagblad: “Fødslen er et lige så eksistentielt vilkår som døden"
31/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tidsskrift for Jordemødre: “Fødslen i et eksistensfilosofisk perspektiv"
10/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media