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Kristiina Savin is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Division of History of Ideas and Sciences at Lund University's Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Theology. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Phil. Dr.) in History of Ideas and Science and maintains an active presence across teaching, research, and academic administration.
Her academic journey includes:
- Defended doctoral thesis in fall 2011 on 'Fortuna's clothing: happiness, misfortune and risk in early modern Sweden'
- Served as researcher and teacher at Uppsala University Campus Gotland (2014-2016)
- Collaborated on research projects at Lund University and Södertörn University (2017-2021)
- Appointed as temporary lecturer in history of ideas and learning and fashion studies from 2022 onwards
- Currently heads the department for fashion studies
Savin's research centers on the history of ideas with particular emphasis on emotional history, conceptual change, and early modern cultural practices. Her work examines how emotional frameworks evolve historically, investigating concepts like Fortuna, sighs of desire, and risk perception within their cultural contexts. She demonstrates how emotional experiences are shaped by historical circumstances while simultaneously shaping cultural expressions.
Her scholarly output reveals consistent thematic development across two decades, progressing from early work on bibliomania and Fortuna symbolism to contemporary explorations of conceptual history in the Anthropocene. Recent publications show increasing engagement with emotional vocabulary and the intellectual history of concepts, reflecting broader trends in historical scholarship that emphasize affective dimensions of past societies.
Key research projects include:
- 'Classics Refashioned. Swedish Translations of Ancient Literature' (2017-2022)
- 'Förmoderna Livshållningar. Idéer, dygder och värden i förmodern och tidigmodern tid' (2007-2012)
Savin actively contributes to academic discourse through organizing workshops on fashion studies and emotional history, demonstrating commitment to collaborative scholarship and knowledge dissemination within her disciplinary communities.
