Maria Wendt

Maria Wendt is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University. Her work sits at the intersection of feminist international relations, critical heritage studies, and military history.

• Current research focuses on gendered military heritagization
• Lead projects on Cold War memory and Ukraine War security politics
• Key publications in International Journal of Heritage Studies and Cooperation and Conflict

Research spans:

• Military heritage as security resource
• Gendered war narratives
• Emotional politics in security debates
• Comparative analysis of military rituals
• Student learning methodology

Key article themes include:

• Military violence framing (2019-2025)
• Cold War memory temporalities (2021, 2024)
• Gendered security discourses around Ukraine (2023)
• Methodological innovations in cross-national analysis (2015-2020)

Her work challenges:

• Depoliticization of military heritage
• Gender binaries in national memory
• Emotional manipulation in security politics
• Methodological nationalism