Projects per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Ansættelse:
2009- Lektor, Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole, Institut for Bygningskultur
2002-2009Forskningsbibliotekar, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Kort- og Billedafdelingen (fra 2007 gruppeleder af billedsamlingen)
2001-Ekstern lektor, Københavns Universitet, Inst. for Kunsthistorie
Uddannelse:
2001 Ph.d. Københavns Universitet, Inst. for Kunsthistorie
1999Research Associate, University of California, Irvine, USA
1997 MA, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen, Uppsala Universitet
1995General Studies Program, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
1994 BA. Konstvetenskapliga institutionen, Uppsala Universitet
1992 Diplom, Mediateknik, Högskolan i Skövde
1990 Gymnasieeksamen, Naturvetenskaplig linje, Katedralskolan i Växjö
Netværk
2007- Editorial Board, Photographies (Routledge)
2008- Bestyrelsemedlem Photography Next
2005-2008 Bestyrelsemedlem Nordisk Sommeruniversitet
Research areas
Dag Petersson is Associate Professor in philosophy, science theory and architectural theory. His research centers on political architecture with a particular focus on heritage and rebuilding. Studies in philosophy deal with the political theory of Hannah Arendt and questions of reconciliation in Jacques Derrida. In 2014 he co-founded the international candidate program "Political Architecture: Critical Sustainability." He currently chairs the research group “Architecture, Strategy and Politics.”
Dag Petersson is the author of “DELISTED: A Political Story” (Danish Architectural Press, 2023): a study in the political process that lead up to the delisting of the Viking Ship Hall in Roskilde. Other books include The Making of the Other Half: Jacob A. Riis and the New Image of Tenement Poverty (Aarhus University Press, 2014)and The Art of Reconciliation: Photography and the Conception of Dialectics in Benjamin, Hegel and Derrida. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). He is the co-editor of Representational Machines: Photography and the Production of Space (Aarhus University Press: 2013) and Actualities of Aura: Twelve Studies of Walter Benjamin (NSU Press, 2005).
Research area
- Theory and philosophy
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ASP: Research Group Architecture, Strategy and Politics
Petersson, D. (PI), Oxvig, H. (Project Participant), Majgaard Krarup, J. (Project Participant), Grønbæk, N. (Project Participant) & Møller, C. H. (Project Participant)
22/01/2020 → 26/09/2026
Project: Research
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SDW: Danske Velfærdsrum
Raahauge, K. M. (Project Manager, organisational), Lotz, K. (Project Participant), Simpson, D. (Project Participant), Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, M. (Project Participant), Pedersen, M. (Project Participant), Johannessen, R. (Project Participant), Grønbæk, N. (Project Participant), Petersson, D. (Project Participant), Pagh, J. (Project Participant) & Søberg, M. (Project Participant)
01/02/2017 → 30/06/2022
Project: Research
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SDW: Spaces of Danish Welfare
Johannessen, R. (Project Participant), Raahauge, K. M. (PI), Lotz, K. (Project Participant), Pedersen, M. (Project Participant), Grønbæk, N. (Project Participant), Petersson, D. (Project Participant), Dedenroth Høj, L. (Project Participant), Simpson, D. (Project Participant), Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, M. (Project Participant), Pagh, J. (Project Participant) & Søberg, M. (Project Participant)
01/02/2017 → 31/05/2022
Project: Research
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DAKAM Eastern Mediterranean Research Center
Petersson, D. (Project Participant)
09/11/2013 → 09/11/2015
Project: Other
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Climate change and the Concept of Nature: Philosophy, Architecture, History
Petersson, D. (Project Participant)
01/10/2012 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
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Architecture and the Ends of Man: Derrida, Latour, Eisenman
Petersson, D. & Oxvig, H., Jul 2024, Nature and its Unnatural Relations. Beauclair, A. & Toth, J. (eds.). Lexington BooksPublications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Genopbygning/Rebuilding
Petersson, D., 12 Dec 2024, In: Magasin for Bygningskunst og Kultur.Publications: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Hannah Arendt in Architecture Theory
Petersson, D., 2024, (Submitted) In: Architecture and Culture .Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Storytelling and World-Making: In Search of Political Architecture in the World of Hannah Arendt
Petersson, D., 31 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Architectural Theory Review.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Delisted: A Political Story
Petersson, D., 24 Nov 2023, København: Arkitektens Forlag. 239 p.Publications: Book / Anthology / Thesis / Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Magasin for Bygningskunst og Kultur (Journal)
Petersson, D. (Editor)
12 Dec 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editor of Research journal › Research
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Panel: On the Future of Conservation
Petersson, D. (Lecturer) & Weiss, K. L. (Lecturer)
19 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Arkitektur og politisk agens: Vikingeskibshallen 2015-2018
Petersson, D. (Lecturer)
3 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Retten til byen? – arkitekturpolitik og gentrificering i København
Petersson, D. (Lecturer)
3 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Postindustriella hegemonier i Västra Hamnen och Refshaleøen
Petersson, D. (Lecturer)
17 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Ny bog genfortæller historien om Vikingeskibshallen forud for transformation: Aldrig har dansk arkitekturpolitik skabt så meget debat
15/12/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ny bog genfortæller historien om Vikingeskibshallen forud for transformation: Aldrig har dansk arkitekturpolitik skabt så meget debat
15/12/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media