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Ellen Suneson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Lund University's Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences and Copenhagen University's Department of Arts and Cultural Studies (2024-2026), specializing in art history and visual studies through feminist and queer feminist lenses. Her research examines emotional responses to art, institutional theory, and genealogies of modern and contemporary art with particular focus on Nordic contexts.
Education:
- PhD in Art History and Visual Studies, Lund University, 2022
Research interests center on feminist and queer feminist methodologies in art historical scholarship, critically analyzing themes of passivity, submission, and internalization of oppression in 1970s Nordic feminist art. She investigates how epistemological frameworks emphasizing social construction and emancipation both shape and limit feminist art historical discourse, with significant attention to emotional communities and uncomfortable attachments in artistic reception.
Publication trends reveal consistent engagement with feminist art history's disciplinary boundaries, particularly through analysis of 1970s Nordic art. Her work bridges emotional theory, institutional critique, and memory studies, frequently examining how art engages with political compliance and liberation rituals while challenging scholars' search for art's political utility.
Scientific Awards:
- Swedish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2026)
Grants and professional activities include leadership of her major Swedish Research Council-funded project "To show but not tell," alongside active editorial service as Associate Editor for the Journal of Aesthetics and Culture. She maintains extensive collaborative networks across Nordic institutions through conference participation, workshop organization, and peer review activities spanning gender studies and visual culture.
Suneson's work is institutionally situated within Lund University's Division of Art History and Visual Studies and Copenhagen University's Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, operating at the intersection of art historical scholarship, feminist theory, and emotional studies through sustained interdisciplinary dialogue.
