Anna Karlström

Dr. Anna Karlström is a Lecturer and researcher in heritage studies at the Department of Art History, Uppsala University, Sweden. She is affiliated with Uppsala University Campus Gotland and works as a heritage administrator at the County Administration Office in Visby, Sweden. Her research focuses on the intersections of heritage and the sacred, materiality of popular religion, contemporary uses of archaeology, and community involvement in heritage research. She has led projects in Southeast Asia, Australia, and Sweden, including a current initiative on ancient bronze drums as indigenous heritage.

• PhD in Archaeology from Uppsala University (2009)
• Post-doctoral fellowship in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, University of Queensland

Her publications appear in journals like Material Religion and Journal of Social Archaeology, with a forthcoming edited volume on ethics in heritage studies (2016). Anna integrates archaeological and ethnographic methodologies across her work, emphasizing cultural preservation and identity formation.