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Jan Bäcklund is a faculty member at Linnaeus University in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, specifically within the Department of Music and Image with a focus on Art History. He serves as the program director for the Culture Leadership Program since 2020. His extensive academic career is marked by numerous publications spanning art theory, art history, and interdisciplinary fields connecting craftsmanship, art and science. His research interests encompass Art Theory , Art History , Alchemy History , Black Art , and Arts of Fire , exploring the spaces between craftsmanship, art and science. He has significant expertise in encyclopedics, information management, bibliography and book history. His ongoing research concerns readymade and fake concepts, indexicality and representation theories, as well as art historiography. Bäcklund has a particular scholarly interest in 15th century Dutch art, Soviet conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Chinese ink painting, and 'bureaugraphy'—a term he coined himself. Analysis of Bäcklund's recent publications reveals a strong theoretical focus on contemporary art, particularly examining authenticity and the readymade concept in art. His work consistently bridges historical perspectives with current theoretical challenges, with increasing attention to non-anthropocentric approaches to art. His publications show a sophisticated engagement with representation theory and the philosophical underpinnings of artistic practice, often drawing connections between seemingly disparate fields like alchemy and contemporary art.

• Art Theory
• Art History
• Alchemy History
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Johannes Ljungberg is an Associate Professor of History at Linköping University since October 2024, with significant ongoing affiliations at Lund University and the University of Copenhagen's Centre for Privacy Studies. He specializes in early modern cultural history of Northern Europe, with particular focus on religiously dissenting networks and historical notions of privacy. His research interests center on 18th century history, religious enlightenment in Nordic countries, and the historical development of privacy concepts. Ljungberg has made substantial contributions to understanding religious conflicts, conscience history, and private conversations in early modern European societies. His work bridges cultural, religious, and intellectual history with contemporary privacy concerns. Ljungberg has edited significant publications including 'Religious Enlightenment in the Nordic countries' (2023) and 'Tracing Private Conversations in Early Modern Europe' (2024). His research output shows a consistent focus on religious history, privacy studies, and 18th century Nordic societies, with recent work expanding into conscience history and belief systems. AB CWK Gleerup's prize, Vetenskapssocieteten in Lund, 2018 Swedish Church History Association's Essay Prize, Uppsala, 2010 Liselotte Kirchner Fellowship, Frankesche Stiftungen, Halle, 2024-2025 Herzog Ernst Fellowship, Forschungszentrum Gotha, 2023 Ljungberg has accumulated 4,051 teaching hours across various history courses and has held numerous editorial positions including editor-in-chief of '1700-tal: Nordic Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies' since 2020. He serves as series editor for The History of Privacy Series at Brill and is treasurer of the Swedish National Association for Academic Publishing. His current biographical project on Johann Conrad Dippel represents a significant contribution to understanding religious radicalism in early modern Europe.

• Early Modern History
• Cultural History
• Northern European History
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Ingrid Malm Lindberg is a Visiting Researcher at the Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS) within the Department of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her work bridges philosophy, theology, and cognitive science, with a focus on the role of imagination in both scientific and religious contexts. Her primary research interests include: Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Mind Epistemology Philosophy of Imagination Thought Experiments Her recent publications explore the multifaceted functions of imagination, examining its epistemic, creative, and meaning-making roles across science and religion. She investigates how thought experiments operate in religious philosophy and the interplay between imagination and religious experience, with particular attention to historical and contemporary traditions such as alchemy and Kierkegaardian existentialism. Malm Lindberg is affiliated with the Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society (CRS), a hub for interdisciplinary studies on religion at Uppsala University, where she contributes to research on the philosophical and cognitive dimensions of religious phenomena.

• Philosophy of Science
• Philosophy of Religion
• Philosophy of Mind
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Per Stam serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Media Studies at Umeå University, Sweden, specializing in Scandinavian literary scholarship with a focus on textual criticism and editorial studies. His institutional affiliation centers on humanities research within the university's Department of Culture and Media Studies, where he contributes to literary scholarship through critical editions and commentary. Stam's research interests encompass literary studies, textual criticism, and Scandinavian cultural history, with particular expertise in August Strindberg's collected works and Finland-Swedish modernism. He has produced extensive critical commentaries for the national edition of Strindberg's writings, covering diverse genres from occult diaries to scientific texts, while simultaneously advancing scholarship on Henry Parland's modernist poetry and cultural significance. His work bridges historical context with editorial methodology to illuminate Nordic literary heritage. Analysis of Stam's recent publications (2014-2021) reveals a concentrated focus on textual scholarship within the Strindberg national edition project, demonstrating consistent contributions to critical commentaries across multiple volumes. His research trajectory shows parallel engagement with Henry Parland's literary universe, exploring modernist aesthetics and Finland-Swedish cultural identity. These publications collectively establish Stam as a key contributor to Nordic editorial scholarship and literary history. No scientific awards were listed in the available information. No information regarding student advising or research grants was provided in the source material. No details about research laboratories or collaborative teams were mentioned in the available documentation.

• Literary Studies
• Textual Criticism
• Scandinavian Literature
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