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Research profile
Coming from the field of anthropology and with a background as an advisor in the private sector my work as a researcher and teacher is driven by an ambition to work across, disciplines, to strenthen my analytical skills, and to inspire critical thinking through new learning initiatives:
Academic
what motivates me as a researcher is to understand the emergence of new economies and its spatial effects. This compels me to undersatnd questions of forced displacement, processes of resettlement, spatial governance - but also what it means for peoples’ plans and dreams. My most recent research expands into the field of digtialization and the emergency of alternative moneys. Regionally, I’ve done fieldwork in a number of locations including China, West Africa, Denmark, Malta, and Bosnia.
Another important motivation for my professional career is to employ my curiosity, knowledge, and ability to use qualitative methods creatively to change how we develop our cities and the built environment.
Teaching
As a teacher and a supervisor I’m not only interested in what students should read and learn but particularly how they learn. I aim to innovate teaching by trying out new learning forms, continous feedback, collaborating with students, and the ambition to keep learning myself. I’ve developed new PBL initiatives and instigated collaborations between non-university stakeholders and learning environments in Aalborg University.
External positions
advisor, Emergency Architecture and Human Rights
1 Feb 2016 → …
Keywords
- Sociology and Social Conditions
- Displacement
- Refugees
- ethnography
- Architecture and Spatial Planning
- Urbanization
- architecture
- Problem Based Learning
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
- Philosophy
- Economic anthropology
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Ode to Wall
Ulfstjerne, M. A., Mar 2022, Situating Displacement: Explorations of Global (Im)Mobility. Berlin, Bern, Brussels: Peter Lang, p. 171-185 14 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Assessing creditworthiness in the age of big data: A comparative study of credit score systems in Denmark and the US
Hohnen, P., Ulfstjerne, M. A. & Krabbe, M. S., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Extreme Anthropology. Vol 5, 1, p. 29-55 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dying Buildings and the Compulsion to Demolish
Ulfstjerne, M. A. & Frederiksen, M. D., 2021, In: Etnofoor. 33, 2, p. 57-73 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Optimism at the End of the World
Kublitz, A. & Ulfstjerne, M. A., 2021, (In preparation) In: Anthropological Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Slightly Disappointing Ruins and the Facades of Tourist Imagery
Frederiksen, M. D. & Ulfstjerne, M. A., Apr 2021, (Submitted) In: Future Anterior.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Blockchain and Humanitarian Data Hoards in the Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan
Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne (Lecturer)
19 Nov 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Virtuel Valuta: oplæg i analyseenheden Toldstyrelsen
Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne (Lecturer)
19 Mar 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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American Ethnologist (Journal)
Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne (Peer reviewer)
Jan 2018 → Mar 2018Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Os I Odsherred - En dialogaften om flygtninges integration
Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne (Lecturer)
2 Oct 2017Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Tomme Bygninger, Civilsamfund og Integration
Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne (Participant)
12 Sep 2017Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Press / Media
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Forsidehenvisning: Er vi danskere bange for ruiner?
30/08/2016
2 items of Media coverage
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