Denna essä undersöker hur arbetarrörelsens kommunikation har förändrats – från pappersbrev till telefonsamtal, från e-post till chattrådar – och hur dessa skiften har påverkat arkivens minne. Vi följer spåren av det som försvinner när digitala samtalstrådar ersätter korrespondensen och frågar vad som krävs för att framtidens forskare ska ha något kvar att läsa.

in may 1991, the danish parliament unanimously adopted an educational reform of the pedagogical area. With the reform, the existing three specialist educational programs were replaced by a common 3 ½-year generalist educational program. This article examines the preparatory work of the reform and the discussion around its content in the committee, the pedagogical trade unions and in the Danish parliament. The reform was characterized by ideas from new public management with a focus on cost-effectiveness and documented skill sets. Thus, the government used the reform to cut spending and solve the shortage of pedagogical staff by introducing paid internship. The trade unions accepted this, as they were given a large say concerning the academic content. However, the trade unions also tried to use the reform to secure a higher status for their profession as well as competencies, which could be recognized in the discourse of new public management. As was characteristic for this period in danish politics, the reform was constructed without any considerations towards gender. as a result important perspectives in the recruitment debate was left untouched.

This study investigates Helle Virkner’s role as First Lady to the Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (1962-1972) – a role that was not fully established at Virkner’s time. The study examines how she formed and modernized the role of the First Lady through her actions, media awareness, and strategic staging. The analysis is divided into a private and public part based on Virkner’s memoirs and contemporary newspaper and magazine articles. The study investigates Virkner’s perception of the role, the press’ framing, and public expectations. While fulfilling traditional duties, Virkner also challenged them through her active societal engagement and strategic media use. The press portrayed her through gendered stereotypes and Americanized ideals. Judith Butler’s theory of performativity and Lisa M. Burns’ concepts of framing and feminization are introduced in the discussion to bring a new perspective on Virkner’s role as First Lady. The theories explain how her actions reproduce and challenge contemporary gender norms. The study concludes that Virkner was a central actor in defining the Danish First Lady balancing tradition and modernity while reshaping public perceptions of women’s roles. Her political influence was greater than previously assumed contributing to Krag’s successes and marking her as Denmark’s first modern First Lady.

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En af dansk arbejderhistories største profiler, lektor emeritus Niels Finn Christiansen er afgået ved døden i en alder af 86 år.

Natten til torsdag den 9. november, dagen inden hans 83-års fødselsdag, døde tidligere forskningsbibliotekar ved Arbejderbevægelsens Bibliotek og Arkiv (ABA), dr. Phil. Gerd Callesen.

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Denne artikel sætter fokus på, hvordan børneværnene forvaltede deres ansvar, når der skulle træffes beslutninger om anbragte unges fremtid. Artiklen viser, at det var et område, som var præget af ad hoc løsninger, men det var samtidig et felt, hvor der var en vis lydhørhed over for forældres og børns ønsker om fremtiden.

A rbejdermuseet & ABA indkber ny forsk- ningslitteratur p engelsk, tysk og skandinavisk.Hertil vor verden gr.Et karakteristisk traek de seneste r er udgivelser, som tager udgangspunkt i et jubilaeum for en bestemt historisk begivenhed.Grundene er nok flere, og hensigten er sjaeldent "bare" at lave et gammeldags "jubel-skrift".Snarere fler historikere sig nok kaldet til at vaere aktuelle, til at aktualisere historien.Det er trods alt i forbindelse med store jubilaeer, at flest kan blive enige om, at historien er aktuel.Eksemplerne af "aktuelle" historiske begivenheder, bde inden-og udenlandske er legio; det vaere sig Oktoberrevolutionen 1917, ILO 1919, Lenin 1870, som figurerer p dette rs liste over nye bger i samlingen.P godt og ondt er det ikke nok at forske og formidle sin forskning.For at sige det lidt hrdt og mske uretfaerdigt: Der skal saelges og konkurreres p markedsvilkr.Vel og maerke ikke fordi der er penge i det for forfatterne, men fordi det er logikken hos forlagene og i de fonde, der kan finansiere et frikb eller mske bare trykkeudgifterne.Risikoen er selvflgelig