Dr. Bastian Vaucanson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Bastian Joseph Nolsøe Vaucanson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in church history and French literature. His research focuses on social spaces produced within church-historical contexts, particularly between the years 1600 and 1800. He is keenly interested in the roles of female mysticism, spiritual intimacy, letter writing, and religiously conditioned labor practices in pre-industrial societies. Currently, he is engaged in a research project financed by the Carlsberg Foundation, which investigates the intersection of religion and social spaces stemming from the Herrnhut sugar plantation and slave island St. Thomas. Bastian holds a Master's degree in Theology from the University of Copenhagen and dual PhD degrees from the University of Copenhagen and Université Rennes 2, completed in December 2022.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen

Teaches church history at both bachelor's and PhD levels, focusing on women's church history and mysticism.

Postdoc

2024-01-01 — 2025-02-01

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 • Paris

Conducting research applicable to church history.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2023-08-01 — 2024-04-01

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières • Trois-Rivières

Engaged in postdoctoral research relating to his field.

Awards

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Reintegration Fellowship

2024-12-15
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EliteResearch Travel Stipend

2020-02-27
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Internationalisation Fellowship

2023-06-29

Requirements for University of Copenhagen

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology Minimum 45 ECTS in core psychology areas Minimum 20 ECTS in methodology and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma
  • Transcript of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Self-assessment form
  • Documentation of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.