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Helle Strandgaard Jensen is an Associate Professor of contemporary cultural history at the Department of History and Classical Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark and holds a joint-directorship at Center for Digital History Aarhus (CEDHAR).
Jensen received her PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, in 2013. She has since been a visiting fellow at several universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway, Canada and Sweden.
Jensen is the author of Sesame Streeet. A Transnational History (Oxford University Press, 2023) and From Superman to Social Realism: Children’s Media and Scandinavian Childhood (John Benjamins Publishing Press, 2017), and her work has appeared in Media History; Journal of Children and Media; Media, Culture & Society; Journal for the History of Childhood and Youth; The Programming Historian; and elsewhere.
External positions
Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
1 Feb 2014 → 30 Aug 2016
Keywords
- Cultural history
- Globalisation
- Denmark and Scandinavia
- Cultural history
- Globalisation
- Cultural history
- Internet history
- TV history
- Media politics
- Multimediality/cross-mediality
Areas of expertise
- Childhood history
- Media history
- Digital history
- Comparative history
- Transnational history
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The contentious swedes. Repertoires of contention and democratization in Sweden, 1820-1939
Jensen, H. S. (Collaborator) & Olofsson , M. (PI)
01/01/2024 → …
Project: Research
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CEDHAR: Center for Digital History Aarhus
Jensen, H. S. (PI) & Sobotkova, A. (PI)
22/02/2019 → …
Project: Research
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ReNEW: Reimagining Norden in an Evolving World
Hilson, M. (Participant), Koefoed, N. J. (Participant), Jensen, M. F. (Participant), Jensen, H. S. (Participant), Sørensen, A. I. F. (Participant), Thomsen, B. M. S. (Participant), Povlsen, K. K. (Participant), Witcombe, N. A. (Participant) & Körber, L.-A. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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SHAPES: Sesame Street at 50: The Shapes of Digital Memory
Jensen, H. S. (PI), Jensen, J. M. (Participant), Thygesen, A. U. (Participant), Pedersen, M. O. (Participant) & Johnston, V. H. (Participant)
01/07/2020 → 17/07/2023
Project: Research
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WARCnet: Web ARChive studies network researching web domains and events
Brügger, N. (PI), Nielsen, J. (Participant), Have, U. K. (Participant) & Jensen, H. S. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
Research output
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Sesame Street: A Transnational History
Jensen, H. S., Apr 2023, New York: Oxford University Press. 288 p.Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
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From Superman to Social Realism: Children's Media and Scandinavian Childhood
Jensen, H. S., 2017, John Benjamins Publishing Company. 188 p. (Children's Literature, Culture, and Cognition; No. 6).Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Digital Methods in Memory Studies. A Beginners’ Guide to Scalable Reading of Twitter Data.
Jensen, H. S., Pedersen, M. O., Thygesen, A. U. & Jensen, J. M., 23 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Memory Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Criticizing Sesame Street and the Fear of Being Misread
Jensen, H. S., 5 Apr 2023Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Digital Archival Literacy for (All) Historians
Jensen, H. S., 2021, In: Media History. 27, 2, p. 251-265 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile337 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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(Hvad er digital historie i dag?) What is Digital History Now
Jensen, H. S. (Lecturer)
7 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Personal Essay Workshop: Taking Inspiration from the Masters w. Rachel Howard
Jensen, H. S. (Participant)
Jun 2024 → Aug 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Carpentry Instructor Training
Jensen, H. S. (Participant)
May 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Hvorfor skændes vi om børnekultur?
Jensen, H. S. (Lecturer)
24 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Exploring Epistemic Virtues and Vices
Jensen, H. S. (Participant)
15 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
Prizes
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Honourable mention, Fass-Sandin Prize
Jensen, H. S. (Recipient), May 2014
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Honourable mention, Nordic History Book Prize
Jensen, H. S. (Recipient), Aug 2017
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Press/Media
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Featured Piece: Sesame Street: A Transnational HIstory
31/01/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Nøj, det er for børn! Derfor er dansk børne-tv noget ganske særligt.
11/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Courses
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Introduction to Archives and Digital Methods
Jensen, H. S. & Sobotkova, A. 01/09/2019 → 01/12/2019
Course: Teaching
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Kulturhistorisk forvaltning og formidling
Koefoed, N. J. & Jensen, H. S. 01/02/2020 → 30/06/2020
Course: Teaching
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Kulturhistorisk forvaltning og formidling
Koefoed, N. J. & Jensen, H. S. 01/02/2019 → 30/06/2019
Course: Teaching
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Kulturhistorisk forvaltning og formidling
Koefoed, N. J. & Jensen, H. S. 01/02/2021 → 30/06/2021
Course: Teaching