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Danish masculinity, 'sex week' and fastelavn

Danish masculinity, 'sex week' and fastelavn

Why mini-Vikings are studying 'the body on screen' for uge seks, what we can learn about modern masculinity in the Nordics from Frederik X, plus fastelavnsboller

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Feb 09, 2024
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Big news in Denmark, it’s Uge Sex or ‘Sex Week’ - when the Danish sex education campaign takes place in schools countrywide. This year's theme is ‘the body on screen’ or skærmkrop.

The Danish word krop means ‘body’ while skærm can mean ‘screen’ as well as ‘protect’ - so skærmkrop can be interpreted as ‘the body on screen’ AND ‘protect the body’. Smart, …

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