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Anja Kraus is a Professor in Arts and Culture Education at Stockholm University, Department of Teaching and Learning. She has held academic positions at the University of Education Ludwigsburg (2003-2013), Linnaeus University Växjö (2013-2019), and joined Stockholm University in 2018. Her academic journey began with studies in Philosophy and Educational Sciences at Free University Berlin and Arts Education at the University of the Arts Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on Pedagogical Anthropology, with special emphasis on tacit knowledge, corporeality, aesthetic education, and multimodal learning. She has developed systematic approaches to understanding tacit knowing in educational contexts, particularly examining how corporeality, aesthetic learning, and inclusivity function in schools. Her work bridges phenomenological, ethnographical, and body-phenomenological approaches with practical educational applications. She has made significant contributions to understanding how materiality, performativity, and imaginaries shape educational practices. Her recent publications reveal strong trends in embodiment studies, with particular attention to kinesthetic learning, spatial pedagogy, and the relationship between aesthetics and sustainability. Her work increasingly explores educational practices within the Anthropocene context, examining how arts education can address environmental concerns through embodied approaches. The recurring theme across her publications is the exploration of how tacit knowledge manifests in educational settings and how this understanding can transform teaching practices. As head convenor of the international scientific network 'Tacit Dimensions of Pedagogy,' she has organized numerous workshops and conferences addressing pedagogical terminologies across languages. Her collaborative projects span Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, and North and South America, demonstrating her commitment to transcultural approaches in educational research. Her teaching spans multiple languages (German, English, Swedish, Spanish) and covers diverse areas including Classroom Education, Cultural and Media Education, Sciences of Bildung, Elementary Education, and Vocational Training. Her pedagogical approach emphasizes practice-oriented competence, inclusive school development, and aesthetic learning environments with a comparative perspective.

• Pedagogical Anthropology
• Tacit Knowledge
• Corporeality in Education
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Otfried Czaika is a Professor specializing in early modern church and cultural history at MF University College of Theology, Religion and Society. His academic focus spans 16th-century Scandinavian Reformation dynamics, book history, cultural memory, and transnational religious transfer processes. He teaches courses such as Historical and Exegetical Methods, Modern Theology, and Norwegian Church History. Education includes a Theol. dr. from University of Helsinki (2002), a Docent title from Linköping University (2005), and prior teaching experience in Germany. His research explores intersections between book history and hymnology, emphasizing material culture's role in religious change. He has held roles including Head of Research at Stockholm's Royal Library (2011) and researcher positions since 2007. Key research areas include Lutheran polemics, funeral sermons as political tools, and the Reformation's historiographical framing. His work critiques periodization narratives and examines how national discourses shape historical memory. Recent projects investigate Swedish theological developments in the 20th century and transregional religious networks connecting Scandinavia with Central Europe. Publications (2024-2013) reflect thematic consistency in Reformation studies, book culture, and confessionalization. Notable works analyze Swedish princess Elisabeth Wasa's inventory, Lutheran attitudes toward Rome, and Melanchthon's influence in Scandinavia. He collaborates internationally, evidenced by co-authored volumes on Swedish book history and Baltic Reformation impacts. Academic contributions include conference organization and editorial work, alongside lectureships. Current projects address Protestant memory politics and comparative analyses of early modern religious cultures. His interdisciplinary approach integrates textual analysis with material evidence to reconstruct complex historical narratives.

• Reformation
• Book History
• Cultural Memory
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Alexandra Herlitz is an Associate Professor in Art History and Visual Studies at the Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg. She also serves as a museum educator at Gothenburg Museum of Art since 2006. Doctoral degree in Art History (2013), University of Gothenburg Academic training at University of Stuttgart, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, and University of Hamburg Her research focuses on 19th-century Scandinavian art historiography , artists' colonies , artistic national identity , and transnational art networks between Scandinavia and Germany. She explores these themes through publications, podcast episodes, and archival research. Recent publications highlight Nordic rural artists' communities , gender dynamics in art history , and critical analysis of art forgery . Her work spans from 17th-century Scandinavian art to contemporary feminist perspectives , with particular attention to under-documented networks and alternative historiographies. Herlitz co-hosts the art history podcast Konsthistoriepodden , covering topics from medieval religious art to modernist movements , demonstrating her commitment to public art education and multimedia scholarship .

• Critical historiography
• Scandinavian art history
• Sociology of art
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Kersti Markus is a Professor of Art History and senior research fellow in Medieval Studies at the School of Humanities, leading the History study area. Her expertise spans the intersection of visual culture, political history, and medieval art in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region. She holds a PhD from the University of Stockholm, with postgraduate research as a Humboldt fellow in Germany. Her work focuses on interpreting visual sources to reconstruct medieval power dynamics, religious expansion, and cultural identity in regions like Estonia and Gotland. Education includes studies at Tartu University, Vienna University, and the Swedish Institute in Rome. Her research bridges methodological innovation in art history with interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing the role of landscape, architecture, and art in political narratives. Notable themes include the impact of crusading on Baltic architecture, the symbolism of medieval churches, and the historical memory embedded in visual artifacts. Publications since 2013 highlight her exploration of Danish crusader propaganda, Cistercian monasticism, and the interplay between trade networks and religious architecture. She has pioneered studies on the Pirita Convent’s role as a Birgittine symbol and re-evaluated traditional interpretations of medieval Estonian churches through visual evidence. Her work underscores the transformative potential of visual culture in understanding medieval socio-political structures, particularly in contested border regions. She continues to explore methodological frameworks for interpreting medieval art in post-Soviet academic contexts, as seen in her critique of Estonian SSR-era research practices.

• Medieval Studies
• Visual Culture
• Art and Society
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