Inaugural lectures: Ayo Wahlberg and Stine Krøijer
To celebrate the appointments of Ayo Wahlberg and Stine Krøijer as professors at the Department of Anthropology the department extends an invitation to a double inaugural lecture, followed by a reception.
The inaugural lecture takes place at CSS 35.01.06 from 13.00–15:00 and is followed by a reception from 15:00-16:00.
The lectures and reception are open to all.
Programme
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13:00 – 13:15 |
Welcome by Dean Vibeke Koushede, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen |
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13:15 – 14:00 |
Inaugural lecture: Fertility Exhaustion by Professor of Anthropology Ayo Wahlberg |
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14:15 – 15:00 |
Inaugural lecture: Climate Futures by Professor of Anthropology Stine Krøijer |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Reception in the foyer outside CSS 35.01.06 |
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16:30 – 18:30 |
Food and music in the Ethnographic Exploratory (CSS 4.1.12). Sign up here. |
Ayo Wahlberg: Fertility Exhaustion
Ayo Wahlberg assumed the position of professor of anthropology on 1 September 2023, and after serving as head of department for a number of years, he is now returning to his professorship full-time. In this inaugural lecture, he will address the now-global phenomena of ‘declining fertility’ and ‘(ultra) low fertility.’
‘Fertility decline’ and ‘(ultra) low fertility’ are now global phenomena. How might an anthropology of exhaustion help us account for such trends? In this lecture, Ayo Wahlberg argues that societal forms that are inherently extractive and draining in embodied, discriminatory, and unequal ways unavoidably emit exhaustion. An anthropology of exhaustion draws our attention to the political economy, institutionalised practices and daily experiences that generate overwhelm, fatigue, lassitude, and more.
Stine Krøijer: Climate Futures
Stine Krøijer assumed the position of professor of anthropology on 1 November 2025. In this inaugural lecture, she will discuss her research on how climate and ecological changes can lead to political change.
Climate and ecological change mark our time. In this lecture, Stine Krøijer takes a second look at her previous work among Indigenous Peoples, climate justice activists, scientists, nature managers and politicians as well as their diverse practices and theories of future change. While living with climatic tipping points, extinction, or simply stuck in ‘transition’, such journeys in time provide us with the contours for a field of ecological politics. It is an anthropology that describes how ecological relations can engender political change.
