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Christine Ekholst serves as Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in the Department of History at Uppsala University's Faculty of Arts, specializing in medieval Scandinavian legal and social history. She coordinates Erasmus exchanges for arts students and teaches international courses while leading significant research on disability and political propaganda in medieval contexts.
Her academic foundation includes:
- MA in History, Stockholm University (2002)
- PhD in History, Stockholm University (2009)
- Caltech Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010)
- McGill University Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011)
Ekholst's research demonstrates interdisciplinary innovation across medieval studies. Her seminal work examines gendered punishment in Swedish medieval law, while recent projects explore disability as historical construct and sexual transgressions in political propaganda. She uniquely bridges traditional archival research with digital humanities through analysis of Viking narratives on Swedish online forums, revealing contemporary historical perceptions. Current work includes a Swedish Research Council-funded disability study (2023-2026) and the "Only the Facts, Please" project analyzing historical discourse in digital spaces.
Her publication trajectory shows evolving focus from gendered legal punishment to disability studies and digital historical reception, maintaining consistent methodology in Scandinavian legal source analysis while expanding into new interdisciplinary territories.
Key recognitions include:
- Caltech Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010)
- McGill University Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011)
Ekholst directs the Swedish Research Council-funded project on medieval disability (2023-2026) and leads the "Only the Facts, Please" initiative within Uppsala's Democracy and Higher Education program. While specific advisees aren't documented, her senior academic role involves mentoring graduate students in medieval history. She actively collaborates internationally, notably with Örebro University's Dr. Henric Bagerius on political sexuality research.
As an integral member of Uppsala's historical research community, she contributes to the Democracy and Higher Education program while maintaining transnational collaborations that position Scandinavian medieval studies within broader European academic discourse.
