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Mohammad Fazlhashemi is a Professor of Islamic Theology and Philosophy at Uppsala University's Department of Theology (Systematic Theology). His work bridges Islamic intellectual traditions with contemporary issues like democracy, environmental ethics, and interreligious dialogue. Current affiliations: Uppsala University, Faculty of Theology Key research areas: Islamic political philosophy, ecotheology, gender in Islam, and theological responses to modernity Email: mohammad.fazlhashemi@teol.uu.se Recent publications highlight trends in Islamic ecoethics (e.g., Islamic Ecotheology , 2025), critical analysis of classical texts (e.g., Critical-constructive interpretation of Islamic documents , 2024), and political theology (e.g., Justifying political decisions through theological arguments , 2016). His scholarship often engages comparative frameworks, as seen in works like Occidentalism (2005) and Shiʿite Salafism? (2022). Mohammad Fazlhashemi's impact spans both academic and public discourse, with contributions to debates on Islam and modernity in outlets like Expressen and Svenska Dagbladet . His co-authored book Visdomens hus: Muslimska idévärldar 600 - 2000 (2017) demonstrates his interest in Islamic intellectual history across eras.

• Islamic Theology
• Islamic Philosophy
• Political Thought
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Özer Özkahraman is a postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning (RPL) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He works under Ivan Stenius and John Folkesson, focusing on underwater mission planning, simulation, and integration of autonomous systems. His email is ozero@kth.se . He completed his PhD at KTH under Petter Ögren, researching large-scale multi-agent coverage planning for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Current projects include the SMaRCSim multi-domain simulation platform and development of underwater vehicles like LoLo, SAM, and Evolo. Research interests span autonomous underwater systems, multi-agent coordination, control systems, and simulation infrastructure. He emphasizes modular, accessible frameworks for vehicle testing and real-world deployment. His work bridges theoretical methods (e.g., control barrier functions) with practical applications in marine robotics. Publications focus on AUV navigation, environmental sensing, and adaptive control. Projects like Real2Sim aim to align simulation with real-world vehicle dynamics using motion capture data. He collaborates internationally on topics like data-driven damage detection and model compression for resource-constrained robots. No academic awards are explicitly mentioned. He actively seeks collaborators for projects in sonar simulation, flow field modeling, and cyber-physical system integration.

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Robotics
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Irina Rasmussen is an Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of English , Stockholm University, specializing in modernist literature across British, American, Irish, and Russian traditions. Her research extends to the history of aesthetics , dialectical materialism , and world literature from the 19th to mid-20th century. As a member of Forum Modernism , she explores both mainstream and marginalized expressions of modernism while critically interrogating the concept itself. Primary research areas: British/American/Irish/Russian modernism, aesthetics history, dialectical materialism Current book project: "Vernacular Modernisms: Poetics of the World" Published in: James Joyce Quarterly , Modernism/modernity , James Joyce Broadsheet Her scholarship emphasizes: Form-sensitive readings of modernist texts Intersection of nationalism and internationalism in Joyce's work Political implications of archival practices (e.g., Gumby Collection analysis) Curatorial approaches in modernist documentation For thesis supervision in literary theory, postcolonial criticism, or world-literature frameworks, contact: irina.rasmussen@english.su.se

• British Modernism
• American Modernism
• Irish Modernism
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Dimitrios Iordanoglou is a contemporary academic affiliated with Uppsala University , where he serves as Head of Education and Head of Department at the Department of Linguistics and Philology . His career spans classical philology, rhetoric, and gender studies, with a focus on ancient Greek texts and their philosophical implications. University: Uppsala University Department: Department of Linguistics and Philology Academic Rank: Associate Professor Email: dimitrios.iordanoglou@lingfil.uu.se Research interests include classical philology, ancient rhetoric, political and moral philosophy in Greek tragedy, and gender studies. His work often intersects textual analysis with broader cultural and philosophical themes from antiquity. Classical Philology and Textual Analysis Ancient Rhetoric and Argumentation Political Philosophy in Greek Tragedy Gender Norms in Antiquity Publication trends indicate a focus on Sophistic thought, Homeric texts, and philosophical dialogues in classical literature. His recent works examine the Derveni Papyrus, gender dynamics in ancient epics, and the evolution of rhetoric. Academic leadership involves overseeing educational programs and departmental operations. While no specific scientific awards are listed, his editorial contributions include co-editing Eranos: The Origins of Political Thinking in Ancient Greece (2018).

• Classical Philology
• Ancient Rhetoric
• Political Philosophy
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Hannah Strømmen is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies within Lund University , specializing in Biblical Reception History . Her work interrogates the Bible’s impact on politics and culture, particularly its appropriation by the European Far Right . Current projects: Wallenberg-funded 'Scripture and Secularism' (2022-2027), analyzing biblical texts in secular contexts. Editorial roles: Political Theology journal, The Bible and Critical Theory , and SBL monograph series. Her research merges Critical Theory , Religion and Politics , and Contextual Biblical Interpretation , with recent work focusing on the Bible’s material and ideological roles in far-right movements. She co-chairs the Reading, Theory, and Poetics research group at the European Association of Biblical Studies and contributes to UN consultations on Religion and Polarization . Scientific Awards : Wallenberg Academy Fellowship (2022), Fellow of the Center of Theological Inquiry (2018).

• Biblical Reception History
• Political Theology
• Critical Theory
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Tommy Wasserman is an Associate Professor affiliated with the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University . His work focuses on New Testament Exegesis , textual criticism, and early Christian manuscript traditions. Research Areas: Textual Criticism, Paratextual Features of New Testament Manuscripts, History of Reception, Early Christian Textual Transmission. Collaborations: Active in projects like “Compared and Corrected to the Ancient Exemplars”: Diorthosis in Early Christian Textual Transmission, supervised by Samuel Byrskog. His recent publications explore coherence-based genealogical methods and the Lucan Travel Narrative. He collaborates internationally on textual analysis and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through cultural heritage preservation. Contact: tommy.wasserman@ctr.lu.se

• New Testament Exegesis
• Textual Criticism
• Early Christian Manuscripts
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David Davage is an Associate Professor affiliated with Lund University's Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, specifically the Department of Old Testament Exegesis. His research focuses on the intersection of biblical studies, book history, and material culture, with particular emphasis on the Hebrew Bible. His key research interests include: Materiality of texts in the Second Temple period Paratextual elements in Isaiah and Psalms Impact of the printing press on modern biblical interpretation Historical approaches to authorship and canonization Davage's work spans peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and edited anthologies. His recent publications explore the evolution of textual unity in religious contexts and the sociocultural implications of biblical scholarship. Notable scientific awards include: Prize for meritorious scholarly work for his doctoral thesis Samuel Halldorf Stipend CWK Gleerups Fond Prize He has received research funding from the Crafoord Foundation and led projects such as Materiality and Meaning in the Hebrew Bible and his dissertation Like a Garden of Flowers: A Study of the Formation of the 'Book' of Psalms .

• Biblical Studies
• Hebrew Bible
• Book History
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Marco Bianchi serves as Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Nordic Languages at Uppsala University, where he also acts as Proinspector at Gotland Nation. His academic leadership extends to editorial roles as Editor of Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies and member of the Samnordisk runetext database committee. His educational trajectory includes a PhD in Nordic Languages from Uppsala University (2010) and a lic.phil. degree in general history, Old Norse philology, and comparative Old Germanic linguistics from the University of Zurich (2003). PhD in Nordic Languages, Uppsala University (2010) lic.phil. in History/Old Norse/Comparative Germanic Linguistics, University of Zurich (2003) Bianchi's research centers on runology, historical sociolinguistics, and Germanic language history, with particular emphasis on textual boundaries and sociocultural contexts of runic inscriptions. His current Eternity Runes Project investigates interdisciplinary connections between epigraphy, semiotics, and Viking Age communication practices, revealing how runestones functioned as social media in early Scandinavian societies. Methodologically, he bridges digital humanities with traditional philological analysis to decode multilinear inscriptions and para-graphic elements. His 12+ publications since 2007 demonstrate consistent focus on runic studies, evolving from technical analyses of inscription boundaries (2012) to contemporary digital corpus management (2022). Key thematic clusters include sociolinguistic interpretations of runestones, editorial standardization for international databases, and critical reassessments of historical runology pioneers like Otto von Friesen. Bianchi actively shapes the field through graduate supervision and editorial stewardship, mentoring students like Sonja Entzenberg and Simon Karlin Björk while guiding Futhark 's publication strategy. His work receives international recognition through citations in Wikipedia and academic discourse, though formal awards aren't documented.

• runology
• historical sociolinguistics
• textual research
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Tania Al Saadi is an Associate Professor of Arabic at Stockholm University's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, where she has taught Arabic language and modern Arabic literature since 2007. She received her PhD in Arabic from Sorbonne-Nouvelle University (Paris III) in 2008. Her primary research focuses on narratology in modern Arabic literature, with particular attention to narrative techniques in Arabic novels. She has conducted extensive research on the beginnings of novels across various 20th century works, examining how narrative openings function within the broader structure. Her scholarly interests also include exile literature, representations of despotic figures, gender and feminism in literature, and contemporary representations of death and cemeteries in Iraqi novels. Dr. Al Saadi's recent publications demonstrate a growing interest in food representation in Arabic literature, culminating in her forthcoming edited volume 'Eating Words: Food in Modern Arabic literature' (2025). Her research shows a consistent pattern of examining how cultural and political realities are reflected through narrative structures and thematic concerns in Arabic fiction, with particular attention to Iraqi and Egyptian literary traditions. Current research project: 'Death in contemporary Iraqi novels' Active contributor to Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE As an educator, she teaches Arabic language and modern Arabic literature at both undergraduate and advanced levels. Her supervision of student theses demonstrates her commitment to mentoring the next generation of scholars in Arabic studies, with students working on topics ranging from identity in Iraqi literature to food representation in Lebanese young adult fiction.

• Narratology
• Modern Arabic Literature
• Arabic Novels
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Jonatan Pettersson is an Associate Professor in Scandinavian languages at Stockholm University, working within the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism. His academic work focuses on medieval textual culture, Scandinavian philology, and historical linguistics, with particular emphasis on Bible translations and the evolution of Old Swedish language. He is actively involved in two key research groups: Scandinavian Philology and Language History, and Network Language and Power. Dr. Pettersson's research interests primarily center on medieval textual culture, with special focus on Bible translations in the Nordic region, vernacularization processes, and manuscript studies. His work examines how language evolved from Old Swedish to Early Modern Swedish, particularly through religious texts. He investigates the relationship between language, power structures, and cultural change in medieval Scandinavia, analyzing how translation practices reflected and shaped societal transformations. His research also explores the literary reception of courtly culture and romance literature in East Scandinavia. His recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on change in medieval textual culture, particularly examining how biblical texts were translated and adapted in the Nordic context. His work shows increasing attention to methodological approaches for studying textual change, with publications from 2023-2025 forming a cohesive exploration of models of change. The research spans from specific manuscript analyses to broader theoretical considerations of how we conceptualize textual evolution. Dr. Pettersson is actively involved in the Scandinavian philology and language history research group, which focuses on the study of language and literature from older periods, particularly runic, Old Swedish, Old Icelandic, and Early Modern periods. He also contributes to the Network Language and Power, which examines how language interacts with power structures - a field that has gained relevance with rising populism and societal polarization.

• Medieval Textual Culture
• Scandinavian Philology
• Historical Linguistics
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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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Morten Feldtfos Thomsen is a Senior Lecturer at Karlstad University, affiliated with KuFo (the culture studies research group), one of the university's prioritized research groups. His academic focus lies in comparative literature, intermediality, and horror studies, with a particular emphasis on transmedia storytelling and authors like Don DeLillo and Claus Beck-Nielsen. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature, awarded in 2016 for his dissertation Scenes of Writing, Scenes of Looking: Don DeLillo, Claus Beck-Nielsen, and the Politics of the Novel . Current research projects include 'Scandinavian Serial Killer Narratives' and 'Intermediality in the Teen Slasher.' Thomsen's work spans film analysis, cultural critique, and genre studies, with notable publications on horror cinema, including Body, Telephone, Voice - Black Christmas (1974) and Monstrous Cinema (2021) and 'Evil never dies, right?' Monstrous mediation in the A Nightmare on Elm Street Film Series (2024). His research frequently intersects with gender studies, media studies, and the intersection of text and visual culture. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. His advising record and grants are not detailed here, though his involvement in KuFo suggests active participation in collaborative research projects. He is based at Karlstad University's campus in room 12B 451.

• Intermediality
• Horror Studies
• Transmedia Storytelling
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Ferdinando Sardella is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies. His research focuses on Hinduism, South Asian Studies, and the sociology of religious movements. Academic Background: Ph.D. in Religious Studies from University of Gothenburg (2010) Postdoctoral Fellow at Uppsala University (2011-2014) Research Fellow at Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Research Themes explore Hinduism's European expansion, colonial Bengali religious dynamics, and diaspora cultural preservation. Fieldwork in India spanning two years informs his work on transnational Hindu communities. Key Publications include the award-winning monograph on Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and the foundational Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2020). His edited volumes examine Vaishnavism's colonial impact and European institutionalization. Scientific Recognition: Recipient of Donner Institute Prize Current Projects include mapping Hinduism's European presence and analyzing diaspora generational challenges in tradition transmission. Collaborates with Prof. Knut Jacobsen (Bergen) and Dr. Lucian Wong (Oxford).

• Hinduism
• South Asian Studies
• Bengal Studies
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Maria Karlsson is a Senior Lecturer in Rhetoric at the Department of Literature, Uppsala University. She holds a Ph.D. in Literary Studies and has built her academic career around Scandinavian literature, rhetoric, and audience studies. Her work bridges literary scholarship with contemporary media analysis, particularly focusing on vulnerability as a productive resource in cultural expression. Her research primarily centers on vulnerability in Scandinavian art and culture, with particular attention to how audiences interact with literary and media works. She has conducted extensive studies on Selma Lagerlöf's reception, analyzing over 40,000 letters sent to the author between 1891-1940. Her work explores how 'ordinary' people, particularly from working-class backgrounds, used vulnerability as a rhetorical strategy when corresponding with the famous writer. She also investigates true crime media, art scandals, and the intersection of affect theory with cultural production. Karlsson's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on vulnerability as a framework for understanding cultural production and reception. Her work spans historical literary analysis (particularly on Selma Lagerlöf), contemporary media studies (especially true crime radio documentaries), and interdisciplinary cultural theory. She frequently examines how vulnerability functions both as a rhetorical strategy employed by audiences and as a productive element in artistic creation, particularly within the context of Scandinavian welfare states. Karlsson currently leads two major research projects funded by The Swedish Research Council: 'True crime on the air' (2021-2023), examining crime representation in Swedish radio documentaries, and 'The scandal syndrome' (2023-2025), analyzing the aesthetics and politics of art scandals. Previously, she worked as a researcher at The Centre for Gender Studies at Uppsala University and co-edited the significant volume 'Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture' (2020). Her teaching focuses on graduate-level courses where theories of vulnerability play a central role, including ecocriticism, narratives from precarious suburbs, gender/queer theory, and autofiction. Her academic journey began with her 2002 dissertation on melodrama in Selma Lagerlöf's novels, establishing her long-standing engagement with this important Scandinavian author.

• Literary Studies
• Rhetoric
• Narration
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Cecilia Björken-Nyberg is an Associate Professor in English Literature at Halmstad University's School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences . She teaches courses in English literature and didactics and supervises degree projects within the teacher programme. Her research focuses on the intersection of English fiction, sound, and technology. Key works include The Player Piano and the Edwardian Novel (Ashgate, 2015) and studies on audiobook narration of literary classics. Her current projects examine how vocal performance transforms textual material into affective and immersive experiences. Recent publications address speculative storytelling for sustainability, vocal configurations in postcolonial narratives, and dialect use in audiobooks. She also explores affect theory, empathy in auditory engagement, and the historical mechanisation of music. Notable research themes include: Sound technology in literary contexts Gender and musical pedagogy Medical humanities and voice pathology Edwardian cultural history Future mobility and narrative interventions

• English Literature
• Audiobook Narration
• Sound Studies
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