Professor of Literature. Author of "Empire of Chance: The Napoleonic Wars and the Disorder of Things" and "Martial Aesthetics: How War Became an Art Form"

Joined January 2023
My most recent book:
Martial Aesthetics by Anders Engberg-Pedersen is out now! This book shows how military discourses and early war media such as star charts, horoscopes, and the Prussian wargame were entangled with ideas of creativity, genius, and possible worlds in philosophy and aesthetic theory

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Hvordan har krig påvirket og formet kultur og litteratur gennem tiderne? 🎙️Hør #MånedensForsker @AEngPed, der forsker i krigens idehistorie og leder større #dkforsk projekter om æstetikkens rolle i moderne krigsførelse 👉bit.ly/podcast_engberg
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Winter issue is here! Check out articles by Anders Engberg-Pedersen, Eve Houghton, Fredrik Renard, Martha Schwendener, James Graham, Gabriel Levine, Fabio Morabito, Kate van Orden, Deidre Shauna Lynch, Tom Stammers, and Erin Johnson-Williams. criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu…
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📘 War and Aesthetics ✍ Jens Bjering, @AEngPed, Solveig Gade & Christine Strandmose Toft An edited collection that takes an original approach toward the black box of military technology, surveillance, and AI, revealing the aesthetic dimension of warfare. mitpress.mit.edu/97802620487…
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Thank you @AEngPed & all co-editors and authors. It’s a wonderful, prescient and thoughtful collection @mitpress #war #aesthetics #art #politics #technology
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Thrilled to be published alongside such luminaries Elaine Scarry, Caren Kaplan @AmooreLouise @PhilKlay KateMcLoughlin,RyanBishop, James DerDerian, AnthonyDowney Mark B.Hansen, VivienneJabri Joseph Vogl & Arkadi Zaides in War and Aesthetics PRE-ORDER now mitpress.mit.edu/97802620487…
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This summer I spoke with Phil Breckman about my book "Martial Aesthetics: How War became an Art Form" @stanfordpress. The podcast is now online at The Strategy Bridge. Thank you for hosting me! @DanishIAS @CWSWarStudies
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Join us for a debate with this year's Honorary Doctors at @SyddanskUni. @StabellBenn, @stenrynning, @AEngPed and @Bennijaeger1 moderates the discussion: 📊Academic metrics and research conditions 🤝Collaborative efforts at the university 📢Freedom of expression in academia
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Hvaa' - hvor skal vi hen, du? I Altinget efterlyser 24 medlemmer af Det Unge Akademi en samlet og ambitiøs politisk strategi for dansk forskning: "Der skal ske noget, og det kræver flere politikere, der vil noget konstruktivt med universiteterne." Læs her: altinget.dk/forskning/artike…
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Tak til @sofielippert for at sætte fokus for behovet for øgede forskningsinvesteringer - og for et opgør med den mildest talt store kreativitet med at få ting regnet med under forskningsmålsætningen altinget.dk/forskning/artike…
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Det er først, når jeg ser et gruppebillede, at det rigtig går op for mig, hvor ualmindeligt høj, jeg er. Her i skønt og fornemt selskab.
Sidste uge deltog de nye medlemmer af @VSelskab på sæsonens første medlemsmøde. Endnu engang velkommen til @anjabechmann, @AEngPed, @KarenSkjoldager, Ravinder Kaur, @okoctk, @rasmus_mariager, @metteramsgaardT, Stuart James Ward, Martin Mulsow og @SverkerSorlin 🌟#dkforsk
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Endelig!
Regeringen præsenterer nu finanslovsforslag for 2024, hvor takstforhøjelsen for takst 1-uddannelser videreføres i 2024 og gøres permanent fra 2025 til gavn for ca. 80.000 studerende på studier som historie, jura, økonomi og psykologi rundt i hele landet #dkpol #uddpol
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When you step the toes of the Liberty Fund - fun ensues! Also, Phil Klay (a favorite of Obama's, beware) apparently writes apocalyptic literature, and I wrote a critique of capitalism. Enjoy.
The poets of the military worldview are military designers working on gaming, position papers, memoranda, short essays, and novels. @bespokeethics on @AEngPed's Martial Aesthetics: lawliberty.org/book-review/a…
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Come work with us in Stockholm! Multiple positions open at the Swedish Defence University in both political science and war studies. DM me if you have any questions. fhs.se/en/swedish-defence-un…
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Shortest Wagner I’ve ever seen.
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Nyt opslag af frie forskningsmidler! Danmarks Frie Forskningsfonds opslag af frie forskningsmidler for efteråret 2023/foråret 2024 er offentliggjort. Find det her 👇dff.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/nyt-o… Der er dog væsentlige ændringer i dette års opslag. Se link til nyhed i kommentar. #dkforsk
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For those so inclined: On Monday I'll be speaking with Michiel Rys at Durham University about my new book "Martial Aesthetics: How War Became an Art Form." It takes place at 2pm GMT / 3 pm CET. Online link below. durham.ac.uk/departments/aca…
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Fra den 1. juni vil jeg stå i spidsen for Nordic Humanities Center for Challenge-Based Inquiry. Herligt og vigtigt, at der satses på humanvidenskaberne. #dkforsk #humaniora @SyddanskUni @koebenhavns_uni #APMøllerskeStøttefond hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2023/maj/li… sdu.dk/da/om_sdu/fakultetern…
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