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Ca­m­illa Ferri

Postdoc

Emner
Organisation Iværksætteri Detailhandel Turisme Kvalitativ metode Historie Kultur

Primary research areas

Re­think­ing Entrepreneur­ship in So­ci­ety
Ex­plor­ing how entrepreneur­ship shapes and is shaped by so­cial, polit­ic­al, and cul­tur­al trans­form­a­tions across time and place.
Craft and Cul­tur­al Her­it­age
Un­der­stand­ing the role of tra­di­tion­al and new forms of craft pro­duc­tions in nowadays eco­nom­ies and so­ci­et­ies, with a fo­cus on their cul­tur­al and com­munity-level mean­ings and val­ues.
Busi­ness His­tory and Uses of the Past
Un­der­stand­ing how the past is em­ployed in or­gan­iz­a­tions for present and fu­ture pur­poses, with a fo­cus on long-stand­ing or­gan­iz­a­tions, ma­ter­i­al forms of the past (e.g. arte­facts, build­ings) and chan­ging his­tor­ic­al con­texts.
Art-based meth­od­o­logy
In­clud­ing artists and artist­ic lan­guages in aca­dem­ic re­search to cast new light on phe­nom­ena tra­di­tion­ally stud­ied through con­ven­tion­al meth­od­o­lo­gies

Re­think­ing craft, her­it­age and entrepreneur­ship fu­tures

I explore how craft, cultural heritage and entrepreneurship shape society and organizations. My research investigates how long-standing organizations and creative entrepreneurs use the past to navigate change, continuity, and temporality, highlighting the societal impact of business practices over time. 

Through qualitative approaches - including visual, textual, and historical data - and art-based methodology incorporating artistic practices and languages, I examine how material forms of the past (e.g. artefacts or buildings) inform organizing, change, and communities of actors. 

My work helps: 

organizations understand and leverage heritage and craft for sustainable development; 

entrepreneurs navigate cultural and historical contexts to foster innovation and continuity; 

society rethink the role of tradition and creativity in contemporary economies. 

Currently, I focus on craft entrepreneurship, uses of the past, organizational categories, and art-based methodology, aiming to connect academic insights with practical, societal impact. 

Recent research projects

Re­think­ing Entrepreneur­ship in So­ci­ety

We ex­plore how entrepreneur­ship shapes so­ci­ety, in­equal­ity, and so­cial change, mov­ing bey­ond Sil­ic­on Val­ley mod­els to un­der­stand en­tre­pren­eur­i­al­ism in Den­mark and bey­ond.
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Hep­h­aes­tus - HER­IT­AGE IN EUROPE: NEW TECH­NO­LO­GIES IN CRAFT FOR PRE­SERVING AND IN­NOV­AT­ING FU­TURES

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