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“Nulla dies sine linea – but there may be weeks,” sagde Walter Benjamin. Disse ord kendetegner også Dorthe Jørgensens biografi. I 1983 debuterede hun som akademisk forfatter. Hendes første artikel var en krads kritik af den behandling, Jürgen Habermas udsatte æstetikken for i sin Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns. Siden har hun publiceret 205 tekster, heraf 23 bøger, og hun er eneforfatter af langt de fleste. Hendes udgivelser handler om æstetik, etik, metafysik, hermeneutik, fænomenologi, teologi, religionsfilosofi, historiefilosofi, videnskabsfilosofi, erfaringsfilosofi og filosofier om dannelse og uddannelse.

Dorthe Jørgensens biografi inkluderer samarbejde med personer fra mange forskellige professioner og det meste af samfundet. De omfatter kunstnere, forfattere, arkitekter, designere og musikere; alle slags akademikere; præster og universitetsteologer, lærere og pædagoger, politikere og fagforeningsfolk. Som underviser har Dorthe Jørgensen prioriteret dialog ved at danne eksperimentelle fora som “Salon Kunst og Æstetik”, “Meafysik Laboratorium” og “Fænomenologi i praksis”.

Portræt af Dorthe Joergensen
Dorthe Jørgensen 2015

Kort CV

  • Cand.mag. i litteratur- og idéhistorie 1988, ph.d. i idéhistorie 1995, dr.phil. i filosofi og idéhistorie 2006 samt dr.theol. i systematisk teologi 2014.
  • I 2003 modtager af Aarhus Universitets Jubilæumsfonds Pris for fremragende forskning, undervisning og formidling. I 2014 af videnskab.dk nomineret til Årets Forskningsresultat for værket Den skønne tænkning og modtager af prisen “Hædrende omtale”. I 2016 tildelt Dansk Forfatterforenings Faglitterære Pris for sit samlede forfatterskab.
  • September 2025–nu: efter eget valg selvstændig/freelance forfatter og foredragsholder samt bestyrelsesmedlem, rådgiver og inspirator.
  • Juni 2021–2027: medlem af tænketanken Havs bestyrelse etableret af Veluxfonden.
  • August 1995–september 2025: fuldtidsansat ved Aarhus Universitet, først som adjunkt, dernæst som lektor og siden som professor. Ansættelsen inkluderede forskningsophold ved Det Danske Institut i Rom (5 mdr. 2005–2006 og 2 uger i 2018) samt Det Danske Institut i Damaskus (1½ mdr. i 2010).
  • Inden da Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfondstipendiat, Carlsbergfondstipendiat, undervisningsassistent og kandidatstipendiat ved Aarhus Universitet, inklusive et forskningsophold ved Columbia University, New York, i 1991 (9½ mdr.).
  • Tysk udvekslingsstipendiat ved Freie Universität Berlin (10 mdr. 1984–1985).

English

“Nulla dies sine linea – but there may well be weeks,” said Walter Benjamin. These words also characterize Dorthe Jørgensen’s biography. In 1983, she made her debut as an academic writer. Her first book chapter was a harsh critique of Jürgen Habermas’s treatment of aesthetics in his Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns. Since then, she has published 205 texts, including 23 books, most of which are single-authored. Her publications deal with topics in aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, hermeneutics, phenomenology, theology, and the philosophies of religion, history, science, experience, education, and formation.

Dorthe Jørgensen’s biography include cooperation with people from many different professions and most of society. They include artists, writers, architects, designers, and musicians; all kinds of academics; priests and university theologians, teachers and pedagogues, politicians, and union workers. As a teacher, Dorthe Jørgensen has prioritized dialogue by establishing experimental forums such as “Saloon Art and Aesthetics”, the “Metaphysical Laboratory”, and “Phenomenology in Praxis”.

Brief CV

  • MA in Litterature and History of Ideas 1988, PhD in History of Ideas 1995, Dr.Phil.Habil in Philosophy and History of Ideas 2006, and Dr.Theol.Habil. in Systematic Theology 2014.
  • In 2003, the recipient of Aarhus University Anniversary Foundation’s Award for outstanding research, teaching, and dissemination. In 2014, her work Den skønne tænkning was nominated by videnskab.dk for the Research Award of the Year and awarded the award Honorable Mention. In 2016, awarded the Danish Writer’s Assocation’s Non-fiction Award for her collected works.
  • September 2025–present: by choice, self-employed/freelance author and speaker, as well as, board member, advisor, and inspirer.
  • June 2021–2027: board member, the think tank Ocean Institute, founded by the Velux Foundation.
  • August 1995–September 2025: fulltime employee at Aarhus University, first in a position as Assistant Professor, next as Associate Professor, and finally as full Professor. The job included research stays at the Danish Institute in Rome, Italy (5 months in 2005–2006 plus 2 weeks in 2018) and the Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria (1½ months in 2010).
  • Before that, Aarhus University Research Foundation Scholar, Carlsberg Foundation Scholar, teaching fellow, and doctoral research fellow at Aarhus University, including a research stay at Columbia University, New York, in 1991 (9½ months).
  • German Academic Exchange Service Scholar, Freie Universität Berlin (10 months 1984–1985).