In order to widen our networks and strengthen our ties with inspiring colleagues in different parts of the world, we have assembled an International Advisory Board.
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Clio Prize to Ragni Svensson
Ragni Svensson receives the Clio Prize, a prestigious Swedish prize that is awarded to a young historian who successfully combines scholarly and communicative skills. She receives the prize for her dissertation in the field of book history from 2018 that dealt with the publishing house Bo Cavefors and its position on the Swedish book market…
The Institutions of the Humanities in Australia
Joel Barnes is the first scholar to be part of our newly launched Visiting Fellowship Programme. Here he presents his research project.
Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge
We hereby launch the Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge. Each semester, we invite scholars to join us in our research environment at Lund to present their ongoing projects and help us to develop the history of knowledge. Welcome to apply!
First Master Thesis in History of Knowledge@Lund
In June 2019, Måns Ahlstedt Åberg graduated from the master’s programme in history at Lund. His thesis, “The Circulating Race Knowledge: The Interaction between the State’s Institue for Race Biology and the Swedish General Public 1922—1935 from a history of knowledge perspective”, is the first one in Lund to adopt—and develop—history of knowledge perspectives. In…
History of Knowledge seminar series: autumn 2019
The autumn seminar series has been finalized and we are happy to invite you to a number of interesting seminars. For more information, contact johan.ostling@hist.lu.se.
On the Margins of Knowledge
Laura Skouvig and Maria Simonsen report from the Gewina Woudschoten Conference in Zeist.
Cfp: History of Knowledge in Slagmark
History of knowledge is establishing itself in the Scandinavian countries, and is in many ways doing so through cooperation between Swedish, Danish and Norwegian researchers. For instance, one published and one forthcoming edited volume produced in Lund include researchers from all three countries. A further step is now taken in that the Danish History of…
Humanities in Motion: Circulation of Knowledge in Postwar Sweden and West Germany
Johan Östling, Ragni Svensson and Anton Jansson present their new project.
Elaine Leong gives lecture on “Books, Medicine and the Household” on 29th May
On the 29th May we are very happy to welcome Elaine Leong from Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte who will visit our seminar and give a lecture titled “Books, Medicine and the Household: Tracing Knowledge Itineraries in Early Modern England”. Elaine Leong has a doctorate from the University of Oxford and is currently working at the Max…
