Kleenex og kransekage: Danskerne og kronprinsebrylluppet den 14. maj 2004

Translated title of the contribution: Wedding Cake and Kleenex: The Danes and the Crown Prince's wedding, 14th May 2004

Tine Damsholt, Lykke L. Pedersen, Charlotte S.H. Jensen

Abstract

When Crown Prince Fredrik and Mary Donaldson were married in May 2004, a number of cultural institutions conducted a documentaion of the many different ways in which teh Danes related to the event. The investigations showed that the Danes took anything but a passively consumerist approach to the event, which also constituted a framework for creative popular expression and the development of both old and new social collectivities. Like major sporting events, the things that happen in the Royal Family create a space where norms and behaiour of everyday life change for a while. It becomes possible to be personally involved in rituals and celebrations that put one's own life situation and choices into perspective. The article documents the popular experience of the Crown Prince's weding in private, public and virtual space.
Translated title of the contributionWedding Cake and Kleenex: The Danes and the Crown Prince's wedding, 14th May 2004
Original languageDanish
Title of host publicationNationalmuseets Arbejdsmark 1807-2007
EditorsCartsen U. Larsen, Bente Gammeltoft
Number of pages13
PublisherNationalmuseet
Publication date2007
Pages213-226
ISBN (Print)978-87-7602-079-8
Publication statusPublished - 2007
SeriesNationalmuseets Arbejdsmark
ISSN0084-9308

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities

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