Modern America – Dream or Reality? The USA from the 1920s to the 2020s

Experience an in-depth exploration of America's development and global influence over the past century. Speaker Michael Bach Henriksen – priest at Vor Frue Church in Aarhus, former cultural editor at Kristeligt Dagblad and author of books about America – takes us on a journey through the major questions of American society.

How have classical American values met reality in modern life? What does America's history since World War I tell us about the nation as an economic and political power – and as a cultural inspiration through Hollywood films, literature and music? And what does the American democratic experiment mean for the world today, when inequality, social unrest and political crises mark the nation?

The lecture explores both the dreams and realities behind American self-understanding and provides insight into how the West has been shaped by American political and cultural influence.