Cecilia Ferm Almqvist

Cecilia Ferm Almqvist is a Professor at Södertörn University, specializing in music pedagogy, aesthetic education, and phenomenology. Her research explores democracy, inclusion, and equality in educational contexts through interdisciplinary lenses.

• Key projects include Exploratory education in streaming media – Spotify as a case (Wallenberg Foundation-funded), focusing on human-machine interaction in education.
• Age on Stage (EU-funded) examines older dancers' artistic expression and existential dimensions of learning.
• Studies on gender dynamics in conservatory education and collaborative musical theater projects.

Her work integrates phenomenological theory (e.g., Hannah Arendt, Heidegger) with empirical methods like netnography and ethnography to analyze technology's role in democratic and inclusive education.

Current research emphasizes:

• Streaming platforms as educational tools
• Gender equality in higher music education
• Embodied learning across age groups
• Critical pedagogy in aesthetic disciplines
• Intersection of art, ethics, and technology
• Decolonial and posthumanist approaches to music education