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Fredrik Fällman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg. His academic background includes a PhD from Stockholm University (2004) and extensive research in China, including visiting roles at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Renmin University of China. He has held adjunct positions, such as Distinguished Adjunct Researcher at Renmin University (2010-2014), and served as co-ordinator at the Nordic Confucius Institute in Stockholm (2005-2006). His research focuses on religion in modern China, propaganda language, and cultural exchange between China and the West. Notable interests include the role of Christian communities among Chinese intellectuals, Uyghur cultural history, and the sinicization of religious practices. He has published widely on topics ranging from missionary history to contemporary religious policies. Fällman teaches Chinese language, history, and cultural studies at all academic levels. He has been recognized as a Member of The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (2022). His work often bridges historical analysis with contemporary socio-political dynamics, including panel discussions on Hong Kong and invited lectures at institutions like SOAS, University of London.

• Sinology
• Religious Studies in China
• Cultural Christianity
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Bobby Lee Townsend Sturm JR is an Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, leading the MUSAiC project (ERC-2019-COG). He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara (2009), followed by postdoctoral research at LAM, Paris 6, and academic roles at Aalborg University and Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on AI ethics in music, generative AI for music, and folk music preservation. Current roles at KTH include teaching and supervising in Machine Learning, Music Informatics, and AI Ethics. He has pioneered AI music generation challenges (e.g., 2020 Double Jigs Challenge) and investigates societal impacts of AI on traditional music cultures. His work bridges technical innovation with cultural and ethical considerations, addressing issues like data colonialism, algorithmic bias, and human-AI collaboration in creative contexts. Education: PhD (UCSB, 2009), Postdoc (Paris 6), Academic appointments at Aalborg University (2010–2014) and Queen Mary University (2014–2018) Key Projects: MUSAiC (ERC), Virtual Session System for Irish Music, Traditional Music Dataset Analysis Teaching: Courses in Machine Learning, Music Acoustics, and ICT Innovation Publications span peer-reviewed journals and conferences, emphasizing ethical AI, music generation, and interdisciplinary research in MIR (Music Information Retrieval). He actively collaborates with musicians, anthropologists, and technologists to ensure culturally informed AI development.

• Machine Learning for Music
• Music Modeling and Generation
• Ethics of AI in Music
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Roemer van Toorn is a Professor of Architectural Theory at the Umeå School of Architecture, Umeå University. His research focuses on architecture's role in emancipation, ecology, and cosmopolitical frameworks, emphasizing radical hospitality and Thirdspace theory. Van Toorn holds a PhD from the Estonian Academy of Arts (2022) and a dual background in architecture and engineering from TU Delft. He leads the PhD program at UMA and coordinates initiatives like the 'Relational Architecture' lecture series. His work bridges theory and practice through publications, exhibitions, and international collaborations. Education: PhD in Architecture, Estonian Academy of Arts (2022) Architectural Engineering, TU Delft (Netherlands) Research & Grants: Key projects include 'The Power of Gentleness in Architecture' (funded by UmArts) and co-edited volumes like Rethinking the Social in Architecture . His research addresses spatial justice, urban politics, and posthumanist frameworks. Advising & Teams: Supervises PhD students in architectural theory and urban studies. Collaborates with institutions like ResArc and the Estonian Academy, leading interdisciplinary research groups. Labs/Teams: Directs UMA's architectural theory program and co-founded the Berlage Institute PhD school. Active in global networks through lectures, curatorial work, and photographic exhibitions.

• Architectural Theory
• Urbanism
• Ecology
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Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe is a Professor in Art History at Stockholm University's Department of Culture and Aesthetics. She coordinates research in Art History and serves as an editor for Konsthistorisk tidskrift/Journal of Art History . As titular member of the Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art (CIHA) , she contributes to international art historical discourse. Education: PhD in Art History (Uppsala University, 2007) Positions: Acting Senior Lecturer, Uppsala University (2003-2009) Research Fellow, Stockholm University (2010-2012) Research Focus: Intersects three key areas: modern art's transnational networks , feminist interventions in art historiography and curatorial practices , and public art's evolving role in urban spaces . Her work challenges conventional narratives about Swedish modernism's Paris-centric focus while examining gendered aspects of artistic mobility. Recent Publications: Analyze transnational artistic practices, feminist art histories, and public art's political dimensions. Notable projects include Swedish artists en route (funded by Swedish Research Council) and studies on Nell Walden's collaborative modernism. Articles span topics like avant-garde postal networks and gendered spatial dynamics in art museums. Collaborative Work: Participates in multiple international research networks, including Transitive Modernities/Modernisms in Transit and Forum modernism at Stockholm University. Serves on advisory boards for projects like The Feminist Legacy in Art Museums and book series published by Stockholm University Press.

• Art History
• Feminism
• Transnationalism
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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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Ann Werner is a Professor of Musicology at Uppsala University , with a primary focus on gender studies, popular music, and media analysis . She also holds an Associate Professor position in Gender Studies at Södertörn University , where she explores gender equality and equity in the music industry . Dr. Werner serves as Director of Studies for the undergraduate program in musicology and teaches courses on popular music, music ethnology, and gender theory . Research Interests : Feminism in music, digital streaming platforms, gender equality in creative industries, and algorithmic culture. Projects : Led studies on organizational work environments in artistic professions , gender in European conservatory education , and music streaming culture . Publications : 15+ peer-reviewed articles analyzing gender in music education , algorithmic mediation , and cultural resistance in music , with recent work on #MeToo’s impact on performing arts and neoliberal marketing in conservatories . Networks : Active in Nordic gender equality research networks and collaborative projects across Sweden, Russia, and Lithuania .

• Gender Studies
• Popular Music
• Media Studies
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Mahmoud Keshavarz is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Uppsala University. His work bridges anthropology, design studies, and border studies, focusing on materiality, technology, and mobility in migration and colonial contexts. He holds a PhD in Interaction Design from Malmö University (2016) and is a Docent (2020) at Uppsala. Previously, he held positions at Malmö University, Linnaeus University, Stockholm University, and the University of Gothenburg. Research interests include border materialities, decolonial knowledge, and the politics of humanitarian design. Current projects include an ERC-funded study on missing migrants in Europe and a monograph on border situations as designed realities. He co-founded the Decolonizing Design collective and Critical Border Studies network. Key awards include the Best Dissertation Award at Malmö University (2016–2017). He served as co-editor-in-chief of Design and Culture (2019–2023) and on the Swedish Research Council’s Artistic Research Review Panel (2022–2023). His work spans books, journal articles, and edited volumes, addressing topics like passport materiality, migrant smuggling, and border technologies.

• Border Studies
• Migration Studies
• Design Anthropology
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Amin Parsa is a Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University 's School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, holding a doctoral degree in Public International Law from Lund University. His interdisciplinary research bridges international law, sociology of law, and technology studies, focusing on digital/visual technologies in armed conflicts and border control, intersectional AI, and abolitionist politics. PhD in Public International Law, Lund University Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University (School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences) Regional Editor, Retfærd: Nordic Journal of Law and Justice Research explores: Visual targeting systems in counterinsurgency Legal materiality of distinction principles Digital geopolitics of data flows Abolition of carceral systems Historical legacies of slavery in Swedish law Recent publications examine structural racism in policing, compulsory hijab jurisprudence, and AI's impact on legal practice. His work appears in journals like Retfærd and International Law and Technological Control . Affiliated with Halmstad's TRAINS Research Programme.

• Public International Law
• Digital and Visual Technologies in Armed Conflicts
• EU Border Control Practices
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Rebecka Katz Thor is a Lecturer at the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO) , part of Linköping University's Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) . Her research focuses on cultural memory, commemoration processes, and ethical-political dimensions of cultural heritage in contemporary art. She contributes to academic discourse through projects like Remember Us to Life (2021-2025) examining Swedish Holocaust museums and monuments, and Distrusting Monuments (2022-2025) analyzing post-Yugoslav memory culture. She co-edited the anthology Public Memory, Public Art (2022) and curates exhibitions such as Life as Cloth (2024) featuring Holocaust survivor Lenke Rothman. Katz Thor earned her PhD in Aesthetics from Södertörn University. Her scholarly output spans museum studies, post-conflict memory, and feminist frameworks in art, engaging with thinkers like Judith Butler and Hannah Arendt. Recent articles explore 'monumental tiredness' in Public Art, Public Memory (2022) and 'vulnerable memories' in Thinking through GIBCA (2022). Her artistic collaborations include the long-term feminist project And All is Yet to Be Done (2015-2020), which reinterprets early feminist movements through spatial/temporal structures. She critiques static commemoration models, advocating for dynamic memory practices that foreground marginalized narratives, as seen in her 2020 Dagens Nyheter essay on statues as 'ungrievable lives.'

• Cultural Memory Studies
• Commemoration Processes
• Museology
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Eleanor Carpenter is Professor of Interdisciplinary Art and Culture at Umeå School of Architecture and Director of the UmArts Research Centre at Umeå University. With 25+ years of curatorial experience, her research investigates nuclear culture through art commissions, exhibitions, and international collaborations. Her Nuclear Culture project examines the full lifecycle of radioactive materials from uranium mining to waste management. Current research focuses on planetary nuclear aesthetics and deep geologic repository cultural strategies. Recent publications analyze artistic methodologies for nuclear legacies and decolonial approaches to nuclear technology. She leads international workshops on embedding repository knowledge in future cultural memory.

• Nuclear Culture
• Artistic Research
• Curatorial Studies
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Maria Nilsson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Lund University's Faculty of Humanities and Theology. She serves as mission director of the groundbreaking Gebel el Silsila Project in Egypt, which she has led since 2012, focusing on the world's largest ancient quarry 'Kheny' located in Upper Egypt. Her research centers on 'pseudo-script' systems, particularly Greco-Roman quarry marks at Gebel el Silsila, examining 10,000 petroglyphs spanning from c. 2700 BCE to 200 CE. She applies social semiotics theory to decode visual communication of non-elite ancient Egyptian communities, challenging traditional Egyptology's elite-focused narratives through post-colonial and gender studies perspectives. Her recent publications reveal trends in rock art documentation, quarry mark analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches combining zooarchaeology with habitat modeling. Notable works include studies of rock inscriptions, animal depictions, and game boards discovered at the site, demonstrating the breadth of human activity at this ancient quarry. Tracing identities in Ancient Egyptian Quarry Art through social semiotics (2024) Rausingpriset (2020) Millenia of artistic expressions: digital documentation of Prehistoric Rock Art at Gebel el Silsila (2016) As principal investigator, Nilsson manages multiple research projects including 'QuarryArt: Beyond the urban elite' (2024-2027), previously securing funding from the Swedish Research Council and a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement through numerous media appearances in National Geographic, Travel Channel, and Swedish television documentaries. She leads an international team conducting fieldwork at Gebel el Silsila, implementing digital documentation techniques to preserve threatened rock art panels while investigating the socio-cultural contexts of ancient quarry workers' visual expressions across millennia.

• Egyptian Archaeology
• Rock Art Studies
• Epigraphy
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David Kroik is a researcher at Mid Sweden University's Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. His work focuses on Southern Sami language and education, with a specialization in linguistic research and Indigenous educational contexts. Research areas: Sociolinguistics, Language revitalization, Educational linguistics Key project: Saajve - Stories, didactics and artistic practice in a Sami preschool Education : Licentiate thesis: Differential object marking in South Saami (2016) Doctoral thesis: The construction of spaces for Saami language use (2023) Research interests : David's work explores language revitalization through educational frameworks, focusing on Indigenous language rights, sociolinguistic landscapes, and policy implementation. His studies emphasize early childhood education in Sami preschools and the creation of supportive linguistic environments through artistic practices. Publication trends : Language revitalization in educational settings Indigenous language rights and policy Sociolinguistic landscapes Corpus development for minority languages

• Sociolinguistics
• Language revitalization
• Educational linguistics
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Joanna Maria Zatorska-Rosén is a Lecturer at Stockholm University’s Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German . Holding a PhD in Slavic Languages, she specializes in Polish-Swedish relations and Polish cultural heritage in Swedish collections, particularly through the lens of book collections from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth era. Current Role: Lecturer in Polish language and cultural history Research Focus: Polish-Swedish cultural exchange, early modern book collections, heritage preservation Key Collaborations: Faculty of History (University of Warsaw), Skokloster Castle research network Her recent publications and conference papers analyze socio-political literature in wartime libraries, comparative art studies, and historical bibliography. She has contributed to international symposia on early modern European collection studies and Polish diaspora heritage. No formal scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. Teaching includes Polish I (SLPOL1), Polish II (SLPOL2), and specialized seminars on Polish cultural history. She maintains active ties with research teams at Stockholm University, Skokloster Castle, and the Royal Armoury.

• Cultural History
• Polish-Swedish Relations
• Heritage Preservation
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Nicholas Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Södertörn University's Department of Culture and Learning, Sweden, where he has been employed since 2000 and secured a permanent position in 2010. He maintains active international collaborations including a visiting scholar role at the Husserl-Archives in Leuven and teaching appointments at PUC Rio de Janeiro. Smith earned his PhD (Filosofie doktor) from Stockholm University in 2010 with the dissertation Towards a Phenomenology of Repression: A Husserlian reply to the Freudian challenge , examining Husserl's genetic phenomenology through Freudian psychoanalysis, particularly repression dynamics. His research critically interrogates Eurocentric frameworks through decolonial phenomenology, Afro-Caribbean thought, and indigenous philosophies. Smith specializes in the intersections of phenomenology, feminist theory, and psychoanalysis, with emphasis on colonial difference, transcendental prejudice, embodiment, and temporal structures of subjectivity. His work consistently bridges continental philosophy with postcolonial critique to challenge Western philosophical canons. Smith's publication trajectory (2010-2016) reveals an evolution from psychoanalytic phenomenology toward decolonial frameworks, with recurring engagement in Husserl's temporal and genetic phenomenology. Key thematic clusters include pregnancy as philosophical disruption, colonial epistemologies, and unconscious structures in perception. Smith has not received major scientific awards according to available records. He has secured significant research funding including the project Decolonizing Phenomenologies (2016-2018) with Madina Tlostanova and contributions to Perceptions of the Other; Aesthetics, Ethics and Prejudice (2012-2015). Smith co-organized the International Symposium for Phenomenology (2013-2015) in Perugia and serves on the editorial board of Metodo. International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy , demonstrating sustained institutional leadership. Smith collaborates extensively with artistic communities, curating exhibitions like New Spaces, New Times (Tokyo, 2013) and contributing to interdisciplinary projects examining phenomenology's relationship to materiality, perception, and political resistance in artistic practice.

• Decolonial Philosophy
• Postcolonial Philosophy
• Afro-Caribbean Philosophy
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Stefan Lagrosen is a Professor at the Department of Management within the School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University. He is actively engaged in research and teaching across multiple domains, particularly focusing on workplace health, quality management, and digital transformation in healthcare settings. His work spans both theoretical and applied research with strong connections to industry and public sector organizations. Professor Lagrosen's research interests primarily focus on workplace health and well-being, quality management systems across different sectors, and the digital transformation of healthcare services. His work explores the connections between organizational structures, quality management practices, and employee health outcomes. He has conducted extensive research in educational settings, healthcare institutions, and wellness industries, examining how quality management approaches can be adapted to improve both service delivery and staff well-being. His recent work increasingly focuses on eHealth solutions and digital transformation in healthcare systems. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward digital healthcare solutions and the intersection of quality management with workplace health. His work spans diverse contexts from primary healthcare to spa-hotels and educational institutions, demonstrating consistent themes around organizational learning, quality improvement, and health outcomes. The publications show increasing emphasis on digital transformation in healthcare, with numerous studies examining telemedicine, digital patient history recording, and e-triage systems. Professor Lagrosen is actively involved in multiple research projects through the eHealth Institute at Linnaeus University. His ongoing projects include investigations into digital patient history recording, physical activity for health in working life, and the importance of health in digital sustainable working environments. He has previously led significant projects on well-being tourism, eHealth Arena, and regional development in welfare technology. His research demonstrates strong collaboration across academic, healthcare, and industry partners, reflecting a quadruple helix approach to innovation.

• Workplace Health and Well-being
• Quality Management
• Health Management
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