Mikkel Bille

CV

2013 - Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Letters - The Young Academy

2010 Assistant Professor, Insitute for Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen

2006-2009 Ph.D. student Material culture, University College London, Department of Anthropology

2005-2006 Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Social Anthropology, University College London, Department of Anthropology. 1st year of PhD 

2004-2005 Master of Arts (MA) in Material & Visual culture, University College London, Department of Anthropology

2003-2004 Teacher in archaeology, Carsten Niebuhr Institute, University of Copenhagen

2001-2003 Cand. Mag. (MA) Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Copenhagen

2001-2003 Higher Business Diploma (HD) part 1, Copenhagen Business School

1998-2001 Bachelor Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Copenhagen

Primary fields of research

My research focuses on objects from the recent past, particularly the transition from one type of technology to another. I have a particular interest in material culture studies, home culture, atmosphere, and critical heritage studies

My PhD from University College London, UCL, focused on the Bedouin in Jordan, while post doc studies have been a comparative study of uses of light in Jordan and Denmark

Current research

My current research concerns the transition from incandescent light to energy saving light bulbs in Denmark and Jordan. Particularly focusing on its reception and use in orchestrating spaces of hospitality and cosyness. The research addresses concepts such as atmosphere, materiality, technology and ethics.

Teaching

• Materiality - Things and technologies in cross cultural perspective
• Cultural heritage - the past in the present
• Antropological methods
• Internship
• Culture and rights
• Supervision in theme such as material culture studies, heritage, architecture and urban studies