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Human vision

How do we see our fellow human beings today? The reflection of our human vision can help create an inclusive society for all.

View of humanity

How do we see our fellow human beings today? Reflecting on our view of humanity can help create an inclusive society for everyone.

We wish to expand the conversation on views of humanity in more parts of society: in construction and the built environment, in understandings of identity, in education, in culture, in the labour market, and in societal development more broadly.

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Videos on View of Humanity

In 12 videos, we invite experts and community voices to share their reflections on how an inclusive view of humanity can transform our shared future.

"Abnormal People"

In the book Abnormal People, Sonja Furu challenges our view of normality and inclusion and asks who gets a place in the community. She examines how our view of humanity shapes society.

The body in space

Christine Bjerke is behind the PhD project Bodies in Spaces which investigates how the body and bodily diversity are involved in the education at Danish architecture and design programmes.

Videos on View of Humanity

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Where does our view of humanity come from?

Svend Brinkmann offers his perspective on what our view of humanity may be shaped by. His own view of humanity emphasises that, as expressed in Løgstrup’s ethical demand, we should use the power we have over another person to do something good for them.

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How do we acquire our spiritual endowment?

Literature and art are important to our formation as human beings. Through literature, we gain an understanding of something beyond ourselves — and this is a prerequisite for existing in the world in a meaningful way.

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Our entire society is not built for my body

Author and commentator Caspar Eric has cerebral palsy and reflects on his experiences of living with a disability. He emphasizes that society does not always accommodate our diversity — and that it is not built for someone like him.

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Inclusive architecture is also about democracy

Inclusion is about much more than, for example, providing access to buildings for people with reduced mobility. It is also about ensuring that everyone can be part of the community and participate in the conversation that democracy is made of, according to Professor of Architecture Peter Thule Kristensen.

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“The norm is not the ideal human being or the ideal. The norm is, in fact, diversity — the fact that we are different as human beings and have different functional abilities.”

Camilla Ryhl

Research Director, Bevica Foundation

View of Humanity

View of Humanity videos

In connection with the 150th anniversary of the Bevica Foundation, 12 videos were created. In the videos, we invited experts and prominent voices in society to share their reflections on how an inclusive view of humanity can help shape our shared future.

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Abnormal People

Book

Abnormal People

In “Abnormal People”, journalist Sonja Furu explores our understanding of normality, deviance, inclusion and view of humanity. Because there is no single “normal”; we are all different, and there must be room and access for everyone. In the book, she examines her own prejudices and uses them to explore whether society overlooks some people and leaves them behind. Along the way, we meet people with disabilities and gain insight into their experiences of encountering society.

“We have heard about ethnic minority groups and the entire MeToo movement. The one major minority we are still missing are people with disabilities.”

Sonja Furu

Journalist and writer

The body in space

PhD project

The body in space

With the ambition of helping to improve quality of life through the built environment for everyone, the PhD project, provisionally titled Bodies in Spaces: Inclusion at Danish Architecture and Design Education, explores how the body and bodily diversity are included in teaching at architecture and design programmes.

Debates

The Conversation about our View of Humanity

Do you want to help start the conversation about how more people can be considered from the outset in the way we shape society and our surroundings? Please do not hesitate to contact us.

We want to open up a broader conversation about why our view of humanity is essential as we work towards fulfilling our commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and the cross-cutting principle of Leave No One Behind.

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Contact

Mads Stampe
Head of Public Affairs and Communications

E-mail: mads@bevica.dk
Phone: 60 66 67 58

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