Rie is already a familiar and well-regarded figure, having worked as a student assistant and intern at the Centre for Grundtvig Studies, where she played an active role in collaborative projects across the centres within the CORE-Collective.

She brings an interdisciplinary background in religious studies and political science, which gives her a distinct perspective on cultural, historical, and textual phenomena. Before beginning her doctoral work, she was affiliated with the Center for Grundtvig Studies, where she engaged in digitising manuscripts and handling large corpora of heritage texts. This hands-on experience fostered in her a lasting interest in how cultural heritage materials may live on in digital form.

At CHC, Rie’s research investigates nature and landscape representations in the Danish Golden Age and how these influence modern senses of national identity, belonging, and cultural memory. Her project seeks to map patterns in imagery, language, and artistic dis-course, combining close reading with computational text and image analysis. In doing so, she aims to show how natural motifs both reflected and shaped nineteenth-century self-understanding - and how echoes of those motifs resonate today.

Born and raised on the island of Als, Rie describes herself as “a bit of a do-it-all.” In practice, this means she’s as comfortable working with datasets, organizing events, or troubleshooting the office coffee machine. Outside of academia, she is an avid runner and cyclist, finding in movement both respite and inspiration.

We are delighted to welcome Rie to CHC and look forward to the insights, energy, and creativity she will bring to the Golden Matrix project and to our team.