Monica Lindgren

Monica Lindgren is a Professor of Music Education and Head of Research and Postgraduate Education in Music and Arts Education at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg. She holds a PhD in Music Education and has extensive experience in both teaching and research, with a focus on critical theories and social justice in arts education. Her research explores power dynamics, identity formation, and knowledge production in artistic pedagogical practices.

Education:

• 1983: Teacher in Music and Swedish, Luleå University of Technology
• 2006: PhD in Music Education, University of Gothenburg
• 2011: Associate Professor (Docent), University of Gothenburg
• 2014: Professor in Music Education, University of Gothenburg

Research Interests: Lindgren's work addresses aesthetic practices in schools, cultural reproduction in arts education, and equity in music teacher education. She employs ethnography and discourse analysis to study educational policies and assessment criteria.

Recent Projects:

• Reviewing on Whose Terms? (2018–2021): Examines entrance auditions for music teacher education using multimodal social semiotic approaches.
• Collaboration with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (2019–2022) on future music teacher education.
• Ethnographic study of El Sistema in Sweden (2012–2015).

Key Roles:

• Head of Research in Music and Arts Education
• Guest Professor at Halmstad University (2023–)
• Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Music Research Committee