Barbara Törnquist-Plewa

Barbara Törnquist-Plewa is a Professor at Lund University's Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, specializing in European Studies with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. She serves as Research and Research Studies Manager for Central and Eastern European Studies, and contributes to the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World.

• Key research areas: Cultural Memory, Heritage, Identity, Nationalism, Polish-Swedish Relations.
• Active in international collaborations: EUROPAST Horizon Europe project, COST Action 'Slow Memory', and networks with Malmö University and the University of Copenhagen.
• Editorial roles: Editor-in-Chief of Slavica Lundensia, co-editor of the Memory, Heritage and Public History in Central and Eastern Europe book series.

Scientific Awards:

• Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (2018).
• Anna Lindh Scholarship at Stanford University (2013).
• Medal 'Pro Meritis' (2015).

Recent Research Trends: Analysis of memory politics in post-Soviet states, nationalism in contemporary Europe, and transcultural memory frameworks. Her 2024 work explores Poland's role in European security and Ukraine's anti-colonial narratives.