Marita Rhedin

Marita Rhedin is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg. Her work bridges ethnomusicology, vocal pedagogy, and socially engaged music research.

• Research Focus: Music's role in the women's suffrage movement (1902–1921), Swedish visa tradition, and performance practice.
• Collaborations: Research Group for Song Lyrics (University of Agder), Jonsered Manor, Folkuniversitetet, and the Swedish Visa Academy.

Her projects emphasize accessibility and performative interpretation, with funded work from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. Key publications explore:

• Gendered musical narratives in suffrage movements
• Evolution of Swedish visa from rural comedians to 1960s troubadours
• Interdisciplinary analysis of text, music, and performance

She also integrates practical vocal teaching with academic scholarship, co-teaching musicology and coordinating subject studies.