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Ellen Suneson is a Guest Researcher affiliated with the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen and the Division for Art History and Visual Studies at Lund University. She holds a postdoctoral position (January 2024–December 2026) funded by the Swedish Research Council for her project "To show but not tell: on themes of passivity, submission, and internalization in 1970s Nordic feminist art," examining understudied dimensions of agency in historical feminist art practices across Scandinavia.
She earned her PhD from Lund University in 2022, defending the dissertation "Portraying Unease: the Art and Politics of Uncomfortable Attachments" (published by Makadam Förlag), which critically analyzes emotional discomfort as a political framework in contemporary art. Her educational trajectory centers on advanced art historical scholarship within Swedish academia.
Dr. Suneson's research synthesizes feminist and queer theoretical lenses to interrogate modern/contemporary art, with specific focus on emotional spectatorship, institutional power structures, and genealogical methodologies in art history. Her current project challenges dominant narratives of 1970s Nordic feminism by foregrounding themes of passivity and submission as active political strategies, revealing how internalized experiences manifest in artistic production. This work bridges historical analysis with contemporary relevance in gender studies and visual culture.
Her scholarly recognition includes a competitive postdoctoral fellowship from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet). She actively contributes to academic discourse through presentations such as her panel participation at the 13th triennial NORDIK Conference of Art History in the Nordic Countries (October 2022), focusing on art collections and institutional frameworks.
While no formal advisees are documented, her research is substantially supported by the Swedish Research Council fellowship. She operates within collaborative Nordic academic networks but maintains an individual research focus without dedicated laboratory structures, prioritizing archival and theoretical investigation into feminist art histories.
