Episode 24 – Anders Larsen

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The 24th episode was recorded remotely with my friend Anders Larsen, who is a multi-talented and very creative native Copenhagener. He is a historian, a fashion scholar, an educator, an award-winning drag performer, a fellow podcaster, and one of the organizers of Copenhagen Pride Week and the upcoming World Pride in Copenhagen and Malmø in August 2021. Among his many different roles and talents, he is an Academic Consultant and full-time faculty member at the Copenhagen branch of the international school DIS. He teaches courses such as Meaning of Style; History of Copenhagen; Tasting Culture and Anthropology of Food, and has previously taught Visual Culture of Cities, and London: Reading the City. Anders works on various projects for DIS relating to cultural competencies and cultural engagement, including leading staff trainings in various departments. His research has focused on cultural history, visual culture, queer history, and fashion – we are currently collaborating on a new volume in the Urban Chic book series entitled Copenhagen Chic(forthcoming in 2022). He recently published a queer travel guidebook, entitled, 111 Places in Copenhagen That You Shouldn’t Miss (2020), and he is the host of a lovely podcast called “You Are Included” that was launched in preparation for World Pride and Euro Games. Anders also works as a drag performer under the stage name Chantal al Arab and has recently been awarded a Danish Rainbow Award as Drag Performer of the Year in 2020.