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Johanna Dahlin is a Lecturer at Linköping University, specifically within the Department of Culture, Society, Design and Media (KSFM) which is part of the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS). She is an active researcher and educator with a focus on social anthropology, intellectual property rights, and cultural memory.
Dr. Dahlin earned her PhD in 2012 with a dissertation titled "The war is not over until the last soldier is buried: Memory work and community around World War II in St. Petersburg and surrounding areas," and holds a Master's degree in Social Anthropology from 2006.
Her research centers on forced labor and intellectual property rights in the Soviet Union, examining how the Soviet state attempted to foster, reward, and control invention while navigating ideological conflicts with capitalist notions of intellectual property. She also investigates cultural heritage, memory practices, and the significance of the past in contemporary society. Her work often bridges historical analysis with contemporary issues of resource management and property rights.
Dr. Dahlin's publications reveal a consistent focus on how knowledge, memory, and property intersect in both historical Soviet contexts and contemporary resource management issues. Her recent work shows increasing attention to intellectual property systems and how knowledge circulates within different political frameworks.
- Educator of the Year 2025 (awarded by StuFF)
As an educator, Dr. Dahlin teaches in the Bachelor's program in Global Studies and is responsible for the independent course "Memory, Power, Resistance." She is known for creating a safe classroom environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and engaging with complex material. Her teaching approach emphasizes student engagement and the relational aspect of education.
Dr. Dahlin is actively involved in several research projects including PASSIM (Patents as Scientific Information 1895-2020), an ERC-funded project examining patents as part of scientific infrastructure, and RESUS (Revitalization and Sustainability), which investigates traditional methods of land management and food production. She is also a member of the editorial board for Culture Unbound, an international peer-reviewed journal for cross-border cultural research.
