Anne Klara Bom
Biographic Data
| ID | 3065879 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne Klara Bom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne Klara |
| FAMILY NAME | Bom |
| SIGNATURE | BOM A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0804-0210 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hans Christian Andersen as a Danish Cultural Icon
This article investigates the status and function of Hans Christian Andersen as a cultural icon in Denmark through the lens of critical heritage studies. It examines how Andersen’s biography and works are utilized to reflect and perpetuate contemporary values and ideological beliefs in Denmark. By analyzing Andersen’s role as a national icon in political and educational contexts, as well as in children’s biographies, the study illustrates how his…
Dreaming of the Dream
This article explores the adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales in 1930s America, focusing on three short films: Disney’s The Ugly Duckling (1939) and The Brave Tin Soldier (1934), and Columbia Favorites’ The Little Match Girl (1937). These adaptations are analysed in the context of the Great Depression and the American Dream, accentuating how Andersen’s tales were transformed to negotiate American socio-cultural values. The analysi…
Sharing time in another present
With the focus on how the past is used by and adjusted to the present, everything is about time in critical heritage studies. But time itself is only implicitly addressed in analyses within the field. This article examines how and with what effects time works at community singing events in Denmark in which the High School Songbook is used. The article suggests that critical heritage studies can benefit from concepts from critical time studies to …
National icons in education
The Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen is cultural heritage in Denmark, and his authorship is a part of The Canon of Danish Literature that contains 14 obligatory authorships in the Danish educational system. In this article, we examine how the cultural policy of the ideologically rooted and highly political canon affects current teaching materials on Andersen’s fairy tales. Our examples show how fixed readings of the fairy tales ar…
When heritage tourism goes glocal – The Little Mermaid in Shanghai
The bronze sculpture of the Little Mermaid is a national treasure in Denmark. When the World Exposition 2010 was held in China, the statue was moved from its original location in Copenhagen to the Danish pavilion in Shanghai. The move prompted a media debate in Denmark that revealed some of the perspectives and challenges involved when an item belonging to a local cultural heritage is moved to a field of global interest. The Little Mermaid is cul…
National icons in education
The Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen is cultural heritage in Denmark, and his authorship is a part of The Canon of Danish Literature that contains 14 obligatory authorships in the Danish educational system. In this article, we examine how the cultural policy of the ideologically rooted and highly political canon affects current teaching materials on Andersen’s fairy tales. Our examples show how fixed readings of the fairy tales ar…
When heritage tourism goes glocal – The Little Mermaid in Shanghai
The bronze sculpture of the Little Mermaid is a national treasure in Denmark. When the World Exposition 2010 was held in China, the statue was moved from its original location in Copenhagen to the Danish pavilion in Shanghai. The move prompted a media debate in Denmark that revealed some of the perspectives and challenges involved when an item belonging to a local cultural heritage is moved to a field of global interest. The Little Mermaid is cul…
National icons in education
The Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen is cultural heritage in Denmark, and his authorship is a part of The Canon of Danish Literature that contains 14 obligatory authorships in the Danish educational system. In this article, we examine how the cultural policy of the ideologically rooted and highly political canon affects current teaching materials on Andersen’s fairy tales. Our examples show how fixed readings of the fairy tales ar…
Sharing time in another present
With the focus on how the past is used by and adjusted to the present, everything is about time in critical heritage studies. But time itself is only implicitly addressed in analyses within the field. This article examines how and with what effects time works at community singing events in Denmark in which the High School Songbook is used. The article suggests that critical heritage studies can benefit from concepts from critical time studies to …
Hans Christian Andersen as a Danish Cultural Icon
This article investigates the status and function of Hans Christian Andersen as a cultural icon in Denmark through the lens of critical heritage studies. It examines how Andersen’s biography and works are utilized to reflect and perpetuate contemporary values and ideological beliefs in Denmark. By analyzing Andersen’s role as a national icon in political and educational contexts, as well as in children’s biographies, the study illustrates how his…
Dreaming of the Dream
This article explores the adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales in 1930s America, focusing on three short films: Disney’s The Ugly Duckling (1939) and The Brave Tin Soldier (1934), and Columbia Favorites’ The Little Match Girl (1937). These adaptations are analysed in the context of the Great Depression and the American Dream, accentuating how Andersen’s tales were transformed to negotiate American socio-cultural values. The analysi…
History (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Cultural heritage (2 works)