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Petter Stoor is an Assistant Professor at Umeå University's Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, specializing in Sámi health research. He holds a PhD from the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and is Coordinator of Lávvuo, a research group focused on Sámi health education. His work emphasizes Indigenous health equity, suicide prevention, and addressing systemic discrimination. He teaches courses on Sámi and Indigenous health at Umeå University, including Sweden's first dedicated program in this field. PhD: “Suicide among Sámi – Cultural meanings of suicide and interventions for suicide prevention in Nordic parts of Sápmi” (2020, UiT) Current roles: Researcher, educator, and advisor to Sámi parliaments and NGOs Research interests include mental health disparities, cultural determinants of health, and ethical research practices with Indigenous communities. Awards include recognition for studies on sexual violence against Sámi women (2024) and broader Sámi health contributions (2024). He leads projects such as the SámiHET study on health inequities and collaborates internationally via the Lancet Commissions on Suicide and Arctic Health. Teaching focuses on integrating Indigenous perspectives into medical and public health curricula. He supervises master’s and doctoral students, emphasizing participatory methods and community-driven research.

• Sámi Health
• Mental Health
• Suicide Prevention
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Angelika Sjöstedt serves as Professor and Chair of Gender Studies within the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mid Sweden University. Her academic leadership spans teaching across Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD programs in Gender Studies and Sociology, while actively contributing to institutional discourse through roles such as delivering the 2024 academic celebration lecture. She maintains significant engagement with contemporary academic freedom debates, notably co-organizing the 2024 seminar series addressing responsible internationalization amid the Gaza conflict. Her research profile reveals deep expertise in intersectional analysis of gender, settler colonialism, and labor precarity, particularly examining how chronic crises manifest in peripheralized regions. Recent work demonstrates acute responsiveness to geopolitical emergencies, with 2024 publications directly confronting academic complicity in genocide. Her methodological approach bridges ethnographic rigor with activist scholarship, evident in long-term collaborations like the Båskoes Sámi research network and Forum for Gender Research. Sjöstedt's scholarly trajectory shows consistent thematic development from early work on flexible knowledge-work subjectivity (2012) through nuanced examinations of rural resilience (2017-2020) to current urgent interventions in academic freedom. Her publications reveal distinctive geographic focus on Norrland's inland regions while maintaining transnational theoretical relevance, particularly regarding mining resistance movements and crisis management frameworks. The 2021-2024 output demonstrates accelerated engagement with acute political emergencies, signaling scholarly adaptation to escalating global crises. Professional networks constitute a critical dimension of her work, with sustained involvement in the Forum for Gender Research since at least 2015 and leadership in the Båskoes network advancing Indigenous research methodologies. Her editorial work on critical anthologies like Aktivism: En antologi om arbete för social och politisk förändring (2022) demonstrates commitment to bridging academic and activist knowledge production.

• Gender Studies
• Intersectionality
• Queer Studies
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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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Charlotte Bydler is a Professor at the Department of Culture and Learning, Södertörn University, specializing in Art History. She has taught since autumn 2003 and been a full-time employee since 2011. Research leader at CBEES (2011-2014) for Cultural Theory: Cosmopolis Project leader for 'A New Region of the World?' (2016-2019) Project manager for 'Living Archives' (2011-2016) funded by VR Research Focus: Globalization of contemporary art, transnational art practices, cultural heritage dynamics, and digital art. Her work examines institutional frameworks (museums, biennials) and geopolitical dimensions in art production. She has contributed to Sami art studies and analyzed the 1914 Baltic Exhibition. Project Leadership: Directed interdisciplinary projects on art globalization, heritage transfer, and institutional memory, including collaborations with Pontus Hultén's archival legacy at Moderna Museet and Centre Pompidou. Education: Defended doctoral dissertation 'The Global Art World, Inc.' in 2004 at Uppsala University, analyzing globalization effects on avant-garde art through biennials and institutions. Academic Network: Participated in international research collaborations with scholars including Anna Kharkina, Carl Marklund, and Andreas Gedin, with funding from ÖSS, VR, and Knowledge Foundation.

• Globalization of Contemporary Art
• Cultural Theory
• Cultural Heritage and Institutional Practices
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Ashleigh Harris is Professor of English at Uppsala University's Department of English, with office hours Thursdays 13-14 at English Park, Thunbergsvägen 3 L (Box 527, 751 20 Uppsala). Contact via phone 018-471 12 52 or email ashleigh.harris@engelska.uu.se. Her ORCID is 0000-0002-6207-3067. Education PhD (field unspecified) Research Focus Harris specializes in African literary production with emphases on Zimbabwean and South African contexts. Her work critically examines literary metadata, street literature, and the politics of publishing in Africa. Key themes include violence, land, whiteness, colonial complicity, and digital archiving. She bridges postcolonial theory with digital humanities methodologies to analyze how African literatures circulate globally. Publication Trends Recent scholarship (2020-2025) pivots toward digital humanities and metadata analysis, exemplified by studies of Makerere University's library and African magazines. Earlier work (2000-2019) established her expertise in censorship, literary form, and Southern African narratives. Her research consistently interrogates power structures in publishing while documenting emergent literary forms outside traditional world literature frameworks.

• African Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• World Literature
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Sabine Harrer is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Game Design , Uppsala University, Campus Gotland. Contact: sabine.harrer@speldesign.uu.se , Tel: 073-461 81 74. Research Interests Harrer specializes in critical game design , focusing on ethics , queer theory , and decolonial studies . Key areas include: Transgender allyship in game systems Racial bias in European game studies Colonial narratives in board games Intimate game design and player vulnerability Indigenous heritage preservation through games Anti-racist and decolonial game methodologies Publications & Collaborations Harrer's work spans 15+ years, addressing game ethics , cultural representation , and critical pedagogy . Notable collaborations include the Sami Game Jam and critiques of games like Assassin's Creed: Origins and Afrikan Tähti . Labs & Teams Active in the Sami Game Jam , Harrer explores collaborative game design for cultural sustainability and Indigenous storytelling.

• Game Design
• Ethics
• Critical Game Studies
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Tommy Jensen is a Professor at the Department of Business Administration, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University. His research focuses on capitalism, sustainable development, ethics, and organizational theory with an emphasis on power dynamics within institutions. Education: PhD (2004), Umeå University Research Interests: Jensen explores how capitalist and feudalist structures intersect in academia, critiques neoliberal university models, analyzes power relations in mining operations, and examines ethical frameworks in organizational contexts. His work bridges philosophical concepts (e.g., Richard Rorty's pragmatism) with practical organizational challenges. Key Article Trends: Recent publications analyze capitalism's institutional impacts, ethical dilemmas in extractive industries, and methodological innovations like poetic fieldwork. His work spans organizational theory, environmental ethics, and critical analyses of academic and industrial systems. Active Projects: Currently investigating power dynamics in mining work processes through a mobile ethnographic approach. Previously explored topics include adiaphorization in neoliberal universities and stakeholder management critiques.

• Capitalism
• Sustainable Development
• Ethics
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Eva Charlotta Helsdotter is an Associate Professor in Water Security at Uppsala University's Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism. Her research bridges scientific and Indigenous knowledge systems, with extensive fieldwork in Sápmi (the Sámi homeland) and international contexts including Bolivia, Nicaragua, Kenya, and Tanzania. Education: PhD in Land and Water Resources Management Her expertise spans Water Security, Land and Water Management, Climate Change, and Indigenous Studies, with critical examinations of green colonialism, fossil fuel transitions, and industrial impacts on Sámi territories. She has designed water quality protection measures and investigates sustainable energy futures through Indigenous land-based expertise. Analysis of her publications (2014-2024) reveals consistent focus on Sámi perspectives regarding environmental justice, decolonial approaches to landscapes, and critiques of renewable energy projects. Her work emphasizes traditional ecological knowledge integration and cross-cultural sustainability solutions, particularly in Arctic contexts. Research Grants: 2020-2021: Pandemic in the (sub) Arctic North (FORMAS, 3.089 MSEK) 2019-2022: Living without oil?! Rethinking relations with lands and waters (FORMAS, 7.5 MSEK) 2017-2022: Dálkke: Indigenous Climate Change Studies (FORMAS, 8.933 MSEK) 2017-2019: Safe and Sustainable Energy Futures in Sápmi (FORMAS, 2.997 MSEK) 2010-2012: DAMMED: Security around dams of Sub Arctica (Swedish Research Council, 4.339 MSEK) Dr. Helsdotter actively collaborates with Sámi communities and international researchers through Uppsala University's Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism, addressing environmental racism and sustainability through decolonial frameworks.

• Water Security
• Land and Water Management
• Climate Change
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Julia Nordblad is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at the Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University. Her work bridges environmental intellectual history, conceptual history, and political thought, focusing on the temporal dimensions of ecological crises and the evolution of concepts like biodiversity and ecosystem services. Education: PhD in Intellectual History, University of Gothenburg (2013) Visiting Positions: Sciences Po (2018), EHESS (2015), Columbia University (2009–2010), University of Copenhagen (2023) Her research employs conceptual history to analyze political temporalities , long-termism , and environmental concepts in debates since the 1970s. Recent projects explore the political history of biodiversity and ecological economics as political thought . Her publications synthesize environmental history , economic thought , and temporal governance . Scientific Awards: Kurt Aspelin Foundation Grant (2017) Clio Award (2014) Övralid Foundation Kate Bang Award (2013) Per Nyström Award (2013) Julia has secured grants for her work and contributed to public discourse through radio essays on Swedish national radio. Her scholarship emphasizes rethinking political futures and historical dimensions of environmental policy .

• Environmental Intellectual History
• Political Temporalities
• Conceptual History
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Moa Sandström is affiliated with Umeå University's Faculty of Arts, previously part of the Centre for Sami Research (CeSam) before its closure in 2019. She holds a PhD in Sámi Studies (2020) and specializes in decolonization, artivism, and Indigenous rights. Her research examines how art and activism shape political and social change in Sápmi, particularly addressing colonialism and climate justice. She co-edited Under the Same Sun (2015), comparing Sami and San peoples' struggles. Her work critiques historical and ongoing colonial structures, advocating for Indigenous self-determination through cultural expression. Publications span academic monographs, edited volumes, and op-eds, including analyses of the Gállok mining conflict and Sámi responses to climate change. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges art, ethnology, and political activism. Funded by the Kempe Foundations, her research highlights intersectional Indigenous movements and their global relevance. Collaborations include co-authoring with scholars like Coppélie Cocq and Peter Sköld. Her work appears in journals like Dagens Nyheter and Västerbottens Kuriren , emphasizing public engagement. While no formal awards are listed, her scholarship has influenced debates on Sámi sovereignty and decolonial methodologies.

• Decolonization Studies
• Sámi Studies
• Indigenous Rights
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Lars Berge is a Senior Lecturer in History and Religion at Dalarna University, affiliated with the School of Culture and Society. He holds dual roles as Programme Director for the Master Programme in African Studies (HAFSA) and One-Year Master Programme in African Studies (HAFRA), alongside coordinating multiple African Studies courses including research methodologies and thematic subjects like Urban Spaces in Africa and Religion/Politics dynamics. His research focuses on colonial and post-colonial African history, particularly Ethiopian experiences under Swedish missionary influences, and the interplay between education systems, nationalism, and modernization ideals in colonial contexts. Key research interests include: missionary historiography, colonial education policies, and the socio-political impacts of egalitarian ideals propagated through missionary networks. Berge has contributed chapters to volumes such as Africa as Method (Springer, 2024) and Narratives of education in times of colonization and decolonization in Africa (Brill, 2023), alongside conference presentations on Scandinavian colonial discourses and cultural transfers. His work bridges local African agency with transnational historical processes, examining how missionary activities shaped educational systems and identity formations in Ethiopia and southern Africa. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his prolific publication record (17+ works) indicates sustained academic contribution. Teaching responsibilities include guiding students through research proposal development, African economic dynamics, and thesis supervision in African Studies programs.

• African Studies
• Ethiopian History
• Missionary History
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Paula Uimonen is a Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Her work bridges digital anthropology, art, visual culture, world literature, and ocean sustainability studies, with regional expertise in East/West Africa and Southeast Asia. Current project: Swahili Ocean Worlds (2022-2024) examines ocean relationships and sustainability in Tanzanian fishing communities Previous research: Cosmopolitan and Vernacular Dynamics in World Literatures (2016-2021) focused on female African writers Her scholarship combines anthropological theory with world literature frameworks. Recent publications explore creolised aesthetics, decolonial worldmaking, and digital visuality in African contexts. Key research themes: Digital media's role in cultural production Gender dynamics in literary and artistic expression Materiality of ICT infrastructure in Africa Decolonizing cosmopolitan theory Ocean sustainability and indigenous knowledge Teaching includes courses on digital anthropology, research methods, and global development at both undergraduate and advanced levels.

• Digital Anthropology
• Art and Visual Culture
• World Literature
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Linda Andersson Burnett is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of History of Ideas at Uppsala University . Her research focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment , Linnaean natural history , colonial collecting , and the history of racism . She leads the research team Instructing Natural History: Nature, People, Empire and co-founded the international consortium Women in Natural History Museums and Collections (WOMNH). Research Interests : Colonial implications of Enlightenment thought Transnational natural history practices Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ethnology Museum colonialism and repatriation Early citizen science networks Sámi and Indigenous representation Publications and Grants : Wallenberg Academy Fellowship (2019) for her research Principal Investigator for projects funded by the Swedish Research Council and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Recent work examines racialized ethnology, Arctic exploration, and museum decolonization Collaborations : Co-founder of WOMNH (2024) Collaboration with Swedish Museums of World Cultures (2024-2026) International Young Academies Science Advice Structure delegate (2021–ongoing)

• Scottish Enlightenment
• History of Racism
• Colonial History
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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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Neferti Xina Tadiar is a Visiting Professor at Linköping University's Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), affiliated with the Division of Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO). She concurrently holds a Professorship in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she has served for 18 years, including 10 as department chair. Her research focuses on colonialism, migration, capitalism, and environmental change, emphasizing intersections of gender, political economy, and globalization. Academically, she co-edits the journal Social Text and pioneered institutional programs in race/ethnic studies and Asian diaspora studies at Barnard. She is founder/director of an independent community library in the Philippines, organizing cultural programs and publishing local authors. At LiU, she leads the Moving Worlds film series (collaborating with CNEMA) exploring migration, racism, and environmental crises through cinema. Her Moa Martinson Visiting Professorship emphasizes critical scholarship on colonial legacies in Europe, expanding her global research perspective. She teaches interdisciplinary courses combining postcolonial theory, feminist critique, and cultural analysis.

• Colonialism
• Migration Studies
• Capitalism
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