Sune Bechmann Pedersen

Sune Bechmann Pedersen serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History within Lund University's Faculty of Humanities and Theology, with additional affiliation as Senior Lecturer in digital history at Stockholm University. His work bridges traditional historical scholarship with digital methodologies through initiatives like DigitalHistory@Lund.

His research focuses on digital history, contemporary history, and media history, with particular expertise in tourism history, Cold War studies, and historical GIS. His approach integrates computational methods with historical analysis to examine topics like Czechoslovak tourist attractions and European tourism governance.

Recent publications reveal strong thematic clusters in media history (evident in 2023's 'Expanding Media Histories'), digital methodologies (particularly Historical GIS applications), and Cold War tourism (including state-controlled travel systems). His work consistently examines how historical narratives are constructed through material and digital media.

Bechmann Pedersen leads significant research initiatives including the SVÄRDH project on Swedish digital history development and EUROPAST focusing on public history for European cohesion. He coordinates the DigitalHistory@Lund network and participates in the Entangled Media Histories project.

As an active academic organizer, he has chaired the 5th Digital History in Sweden Conference and developed workshops like 'Knit and Code' that merge material practices with digital scholarship. His research profile shows extensive collaboration across Nordic institutions and European networks.