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Jenny Bergenmar is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Gothenburg, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion. She currently serves as Director of Studies for literature, theatre studies, and digital humanities. Her research spans several interconnected fields including digital humanities, literature and disability/neurodivergence studies, queer literature, and reception history. Bergenmar has developed expertise in LGBTQI literature through her leadership of the QUEERLIT project, which creates a database of Swedish LGBTQI literature and develops better indexing for this field. Her neurodivergence research explores representation in literature through a Critical Disability Studies framework. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on developing infrastructure for marginalized literary traditions. She combines digital humanities methodologies with critical theory to address gaps in literary archives, particularly concerning LGBTQI literature and neurodivergent perspectives. Her work demonstrates how metadata development, digital tools, and critical theory can work together to make marginalized literary traditions more visible and accessible. Bergenmar has held significant administrative roles including Program Coordinator for the Digital Humanities Master's program (2015-2017) and Head of Teacher Training Education (2013-2014). She is currently a Member of the Review Panel HS-A: Aesthetic Disciplines for the Swedish Research Council (2023-2025) and previously served as an External Member of the Faculty Board for the Humanities and Social Sciences at Karlstad University (2019-2022). Her ongoing projects include QUEERLIT (2019-present), which creates a database of Swedish LGBTQI literature, and editing the volume Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture (2023-2024). She has a long-standing interest in Selma Lagerlöf, having led multiple projects examining Lagerlöf's correspondence with the public and reception history.

• Digital Humanities
• Literature and Disability Studies
• Neurodivergence Studies
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Björn Billing is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, University of Gothenburg. His academic work spans environmental history, ecocriticism, and cultural studies of the Anthropocene, with a particular focus on Arctic landscapes and paleontological narratives. PhD in Aesthetics (2000, Theodor W. Adorno's modern art theories) Postdoctoral research (2001–2004) on intersections of philosophy, architecture, and music in Vienna Research interests include: Environmental history and climate change representation Ecocritical analysis of landscapes Arctic cultural imaginaries Historical paleontology narratives Current projects: Principal investigator for 'Freezing cold. Northern European imaginaries of winter, snow and ice during the Little Ice Age' (2023–present, funded by Swedish Research Council) Study of Svalbard's polar environment through 1596–1818 travelogues His publications examine: Anthropocene's cultural implications Dinosaur symbolism and heritage Swedish conservation history Historical climate discourse Teaching includes courses in environmental history and ecocriticism, with advisory roles in interdisciplinary sustainability projects.

• aesthetics
• modernity
• environmental history
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Dr. Gunilla Eriksson is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Science at Stockholm University's Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies. She specializes in stable isotope analysis, radiocarbon dating, and life-history reconstruction of prehistoric populations. Key Research Themes: Stable isotope ecology, human mobility, Baltic reservoir effects, Mesolithic-Neolithic transitions, interdisciplinary methodology, and cultural evolution Laboratory: Wallenberglaboratoriet, Lilla Frescativägen 7 Her publications focus on dietary reconstructions using δ13C/δ15N analysis, strontium isotope provenance studies, and technical innovations in collagen extraction. She supervises PhD students and leads the department's doctoral education programs. Recent work explores: 2025: Mesolithic food practices via châine opératoire analysis 2024: Climate-driven societal changes in early medieval Scandinavia 2023: Hunter-gatherer burial customs in Estonia 2022–2021: Marine reservoir effect modeling, Arctic mining populations, and Saami dietary patterns 2013: Methodological debates between traditional archaeology and scientific analysis

• Stable Isotope Analysis
• Stone Age Archaeology
• Cultural Evolution
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Charlotte Engman is a Postdoctoral Fellow (currently on leave) in the Department of Culture and Media Studies at Umeå University, Sweden. Her interdisciplinary work bridges Ethnology and Museology, critically examining museums as democratic arenas through the lenses of heritage politics, colonialism, and decolonial practices. She actively contributes to teaching ethnographic methods and museum education across academic programs. Education: Doctor in Ethnology Postdoctoral studies in Museology Dr. Engman's research centers on two major strands: first, analyzing museum educators' encounters with hate, threats, and violence from visitors to understand tensions between museums' democratic ideals and contemporary societal conflicts; second, re-examining Swedish colonial history through travelers' archives from the Congo Free State (1880-1910), exploring relations between Swedes and local inhabitants while innovating with fiction and art as scientific interpretation tools. Her work consistently interrogates power dynamics in heritage representation and museum pedagogy. Her publications reveal strong thematic cohesion around decolonial museum practices, critical heritage studies, and ethnographic methodology. Recent works address conflicts over Swedish heritage narratives, museal logics shaping audience encounters, and postcolonial analytical frameworks. The scholarship demonstrates increasing engagement with real-world museum challenges while advancing theoretical contributions to democratizing cultural institutions. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the provided materials. Dr. Engman provides academic supervision within her teaching roles and leads research projects on museum education and hate, alongside colonial archive reinterpretation initiatives. She collaborates extensively with Swedish museums—particularly the Museum of Ethnography—to investigate democratic ideals in practice and develop new approaches for handling contentious visitor interactions. Her grant-funded work emphasizes practical applications for museum professionals navigating contemporary societal divisions. She is embedded in Umeå University's Department of Culture and Media Studies while maintaining active partnerships with museum educators nationwide. Her current projects involve interdisciplinary teams combining ethnology, museology, and creative arts to develop alternative historical interpretations, particularly through artistic interventions in colonial archive research.

• Museums
• Heritage
• Decoloniality
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Heinz Werner Wessler is Professor of Indology with a focus on modern South Asian languages and cultures at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University. He continues Uppsala's longstanding tradition of South Asian studies, which began with Sanskrit teaching in 1838. After completing his post-doctoral "habilitation" at Bonn University, Germany, he joined Uppsala as a visiting professor in 2010 and became a full professor in 2014. He maintains an active international presence through multiple board memberships and academic collaborations across South Asia and Europe. Professor Wessler's educational background spans multiple disciplines and institutions: Studies in Indology, Comparative Religion, and Musicology in Bonn, Delhi, and Zurich, Switzerland Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in classical Indology Post-doctoral "habilitation" at Bonn University, Germany Wessler's research focuses on modern South Asian languages, particularly Hindi and Urdu, alongside the cultural history, religion, and society of India and Pakistan. His scholarly journey reflects a transition from classical Sanskrit literature to contemporary South Asian studies. He has made significant contributions to understanding Dalit literature, Sikh religious identity, and the role of Hindi as both a national and global language. His interdisciplinary approach connects linguistic analysis with cultural studies, religious history, and political science to provide nuanced insights into South Asia's complex identity formations and social transformations. His extensive publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly engagement across multiple languages (English, German, Swedish, Hindi), with recent works showing increasing attention to contemporary geopolitical developments in South Asia. The research trends reveal a consistent pattern of connecting historical context with current political formations, particularly examining how linguistic and literary traditions intersect with national identity politics, religious movements, and social justice issues in modern South Asia. Professor Wessler has received significant recognition for his contributions to Hindi studies: Vishva Hindi Samman (2015) George Grierson Award (2018, awarded 2021) Camil Bulcke Award (2022, awarded 2023) Wessler serves in multiple leadership roles within the academic community. He has been a board member of the European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) from 2010-2016 and again from 2021 to present. He also serves on the board of "Suedasienbuero eV," advisory boards of "Literaturforum Indien" and "Aalami Urdu Adab," and is an honorary foreign faculty member of Oriental College at the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan. Additionally, he contributes to scholarly discourse as a member of the editorial boards for "Orientalia Suecana," "Garbhanal," "Suedasien," and "Signum." His academic work extends beyond traditional research through numerous interviews, lectures, and media appearances in multiple languages, reflecting his commitment to knowledge dissemination and public intellectual engagement.

• Indology
• South Asian Studies
• Hindi Language
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Stephen Donovan serves as Associate Professor in English Literature at Uppsala University's Department of English within the Faculty of Languages. His academic profile demonstrates significant expertise in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century British literature with particular specialization in Victorian and Modernist periods. Donovan earned his BA in English at Oxford University in 1991 and completed his PhD in English at Gothenburg University in 2001. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral work at Royal Holloway College, Blekinge Institute of Technology, and NYU before joining Uppsala University in 2005. His international experience includes visiting lectureships at the University of the Witwatersrand, University of Indonesia, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, as well as research associate positions at Queen Mary University London (2021-2022) and Leeds Beckett University (2023). His research focuses on the intersections of literature, media history, and imperial culture, with particular emphasis on investigative journalism, periodicals, early film, and British imperial history. Donovan has established himself as a leading scholar on Joseph Conrad, creating the significant digital resource Conrad First: The Joseph Conrad Periodical Archive , which documents Conrad's works as they originally appeared in over two hundred periodicals. His recent scholarship demonstrates consistent productivity with major publications including the 2025 monograph Undercover: Victorian Investigative Journalism in Fact and Fiction (co-authored with Matthew Rubery) and his ongoing study Charterland: Rhodesia in British Culture 1889-1930 . Donovan has secured multiple research grants including The Congo Free State and European Culture project (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2014-17), Investigative Journalism and the Novel in Britain 1860-1930 (Vetenskaprådet 2018-21), and Rhodesia in British Culture 1889-1939 (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2022). His international scholarly engagement is evident through service on evaluative boards for national research bodies in Sweden, Poland, and Portugal, and as a PhD examiner in Australia, South Africa, and the UK. His scholarly output reveals a consistent pattern of engagement with periodical culture, serialization practices, and the relationship between journalism and literary production. Donovan's work on Conrad extends beyond traditional literary analysis to encompass media history, demonstrating how Conrad's works functioned within contemporary journalistic ecosystems. His recent focus on Rhodesia in British culture represents a continuation of his longstanding interest in imperial discourse and colonial representation in literature.

• Victorian Literature
• Modernist Literature
• Periodicals History
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Christian Tolstrup Jensen is a Lecturer at Malmö University's Faculty of Learning and Society, Department of Sports Sciences. His research explores the intersection of sports, society, and history, with a focus on organizational dynamics and sustainability. He contributes to the 'Sports Science for Sustainability' research group, which examines sports' role in health promotion and community development. Jensen's work spans: Historical analysis of colonial influences on sports (e.g., Greenland) Sociological studies of multi-sport events and federations Sustainable sport management frameworks His publications emphasize practical applications for sport governance and education.

• Sports Sociology
• Sports History
• Sociology
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Stefan Döring is a Researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. He maintains additional affiliations as a visiting scholar at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and with the Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes). His academic work focuses on the complex relationship between water resources, climate change, and conflict dynamics, with particular emphasis on communal violence patterns and water cooperation mechanisms in vulnerable regions. Dr. Döring's research centers on the role of water in violent communal conflict, non-state water cooperation, natural resource sharing frameworks, and access to water during armed conflict. His methodological approach integrates geographical information systems (GIS) with peace and conflict studies to analyze spatial patterns of water-related disputes. He examines how drought conditions influence communal violence and how water diplomacy can serve as a mechanism for peacebuilding, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where water scarcity intersects with existing tensions. His publication record reveals a strong progression in understanding the climate-conflict-water nexus, moving from foundational case studies to more sophisticated analyses of cooperation mechanisms. Recent works demonstrate increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting water-conflict research with mental health interventions, healthcare system resilience, and risk perception studies. This evolution reflects a growing recognition of the multifaceted nature of climate-water-conflict challenges. As an educator, Dr. Döring serves as Co-Course Convener for Conflict Resolution B (Bachelor level) and Causes of War (Master level), and supervises Bachelor and Master thesis students. He previously served as Course Convener for Methods courses at the Master level, demonstrating his commitment to developing research skills in the next generation of scholars. Dr. Döring is actively engaged with the Research School for International Water Cooperation (partnering with UNESCO's International Centre for Water Cooperation) and contributes to the Societies at Risk/ViEWS program, which focuses on forecasting societal risks. His collaborative approach connects peace and conflict research with practical applications for water governance in regions affected by climate change and resource scarcity.

• Water in violent communal conflict
• Non-state water cooperation
• Natural resource sharing
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Hans Helander serves as Professor in Latin at Uppsala University's Department of Linguistics and Philology within the Faculty of Languages. His academic career spans decades of specialized research in Neo-Latin literature with particular focus on Swedish intellectual history during the 16th-18th centuries. His research interests encompass Neo-Latin literature, historical linguistics, classical philology, and Swedenborg studies. Helander has established himself as a leading scholar in Swedish Neo-Latin production, examining stylistic conventions, vocabulary development, and the sociopolitical contexts of Latin writing during Sweden's era as a great power. His work frequently intersects with church history, legal studies, and the history of science through detailed textual analysis of primary sources. Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent scholarly output centered on three major thematic clusters: 1) Swedenborg's Latin poetry and philosophical works, 2) 17th-century Swedish Neo-Latin literature including royal panegyrics and academic oratory, and 3) linguistic aspects of Latin usage in scientific and ecclesiastical contexts. His methodological approach combines philological rigor with historical contextualization, often involving critical editions of rare texts. While no formal awards are documented in available sources, Helander's scholarly contributions include significant editorial work on primary sources such as Swedenborg's Camena Borea and Ludus Heliconius , as well as collaborative editions including William Turner's botanical treatise. His research has been disseminated through monographs published by Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis and contributions to major reference works like Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World. Helander maintains active engagement with interdisciplinary research communities, as evidenced by publications spanning medical history journals ( Läkartidningen ), biological education periodicals, and specialized Neo-Latin conference proceedings. His work frequently addresses the practical applications of Latin knowledge in contemporary academic contexts while preserving historical linguistic traditions.

• Neo-Latin Literature
• Historical Linguistics
• Classical Philology
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Abdulaziz Yusuf Lodhi serves as Professor in Swahili at Uppsala University's Department of Linguistics and Philology. His academic work centers on Swahili language evolution, African diaspora communities, and Indian Ocean cultural connections, with institutional affiliation exclusively at Uppsala University. Research focuses on Swahili linguistic structure, Bantu origins of diaspora groups like the Sidis of India, loanword integration from Arabic/Portuguese/English, and Zanzibar's historical narratives. His methodology combines philological analysis with anthropological fieldwork, particularly examining language preservation in migrant communities across Eastern Africa and India. Recent publications reveal three dominant trajectories: advancing Swahili lexicography through bilingual dictionaries, documenting African diaspora histories via linguistic evidence, and analyzing contemporary cultural phenomena like Abdulrazak Gurnah's Nobel-winning literature. His scholarly output consistently bridges academic research with public-facing cultural commentary, especially regarding Swahili's global expansion and postcolonial identity formation.

• Swahili Linguistics
• African Languages
• Bantu Studies
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