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Jonas Hansson is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University's Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, specializing in the Division of History of Ideas and Sciences. His academic work focuses on nineteenth and twentieth-century Swedish and European intellectual history, particularly the crisis of humanism and modernity's historical paradigms, with notable co-authorship on Ernst Cassirer's Swedish exile period. He teaches advanced conceptual history courses in English and oversees courses like BBHK02 (Book History), ETNK02 (Ethnology), ILHA10 (History of Ideas), and others.
His research integrates interdisciplinary methodologies, emphasizing conceptual history theory and its application to contemporary debates about modernity. Key trends in his publications include analyses of anthropocentric narratives, polarization in intellectual discourse, and the evolution of historical epistemology. He actively participates in academic conferencing, serving as a Programme Committee member and organizer for events like the Somerville Group conferences (2025) and Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie (2023).
Jonas supervises graduate research projects such as Two Quests for Unity (2016-2021) on John Dewey and R.G. Collingwood, and contributes to collaborative projects like Global Knowledge Making (2019-2024) on Gunnar Myrdal's social scientific practices. He maintains offices at LUX:C347 (Lund) and C347 (Lund University), and his work is accessible through Lund University's research portal.
