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European Bildung Day 2022 May 6-9

It is the fourth time that we organize European Bildung Day on and around Europe Day, May 9th. After two years online, the European Bildung Day will be held in Copenhagen, where we explore bildung in general and bildung in Europe in particular: Practical information and tickets here: https://europeanbildung.net/events/european-bildung-day-2022-in-copenhagen/ All speakers here: https://europeanbildung.net/european-bildung-day-2022-speakers/

What is Bildung?

What is bildung? An introduction to bildung. The Erasmus+ project BILDUNG explores bildung in adult education across Europe 2020-2021. Read the booklet online and learn more about the project. There is also a 5-page-version that has been translated into 13 languages. Author, Lene Rachel Andersen.

Bildung

Did you ever wonder why the Nordic countries are so prosperous, peaceful, good for business, and happy? They have a secret and it was invented in Denmark: folk-bildung. Bildung; Keep Growing tells the story of this Danish invention and suggests a path towards global folk-bildung and a wiser, more meaningful, happier future.

Metamodernity

Metamodernity Paper by Lene Rachel Andersen Metamodernity has been renamed Polymodernity; articles will be updated shortly You can find the updated book Polymodernity: Meaning and Hope in a Complex World here: https://www.nordicbildung.org/polymodernity/ Metamodernity is an alternative to both modernity and postmodernism, a cultural code that presents itself as an opportunity if we work deliberately towards it. It is a vision, … Read More

The Bildung Rose

The Bildung Rose Paper by Lene Rachel Andersen Videos and podcasts about the Bildung Rose Bildung Rose Course Material

Metamodernity

The world is changing and becoming more complex. Metamodernity provides us with a framework for understanding ourselves and our societies in a more complex way, as it integrates indigenous, pre-modern, modern, and postmodern cultural codes. Indigenous culture can provide a connection to nature that we have lost and which re-introduces the circularity that we need to solve the climate crisis etc.

The Nordic Secret

The Nordic Secret explores how bildung transformed Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland from being among the poorest countries in Europe to becoming some of the most affluent countries in the world. The inspiration came from Germany, France, Switzerland, the US, and the UK, and the transition began in a farmhouse.
As new technologies and globalization are revamping our societies again, what can we learn from the past and how can we approach human development and meaning-making in times of great change?