معرفی
Peter Clement Lund is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Assistant in the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. He is actively engaged in research, teaching, and public outreach, focusing on the sociocultural dimensions of grief, mental health, and diagnosis.
His educational background includes a PhD in Psychology, awarded in 2022, with a dissertation on the transformation of grief from existential emotion to pathological condition. His research is grounded in qualitative methods, critical theory, and existential sociology.
Lund’s research interests span qualitative methods, the sociology of grief, existential and cultural psychology, diagnosis in society, ADHD and anxiety, and contemporary cultural phenomena such as achievement culture and climate psychology. He employs a distinctive 'gonzo sociology' methodology, blending ethnographic fieldwork with personal engagement. His current work is part of the PLACES project, which explores how social, cultural, and spatial contexts interact with ADHD and anxiety.
His recent publications (2020–2025) reflect a consistent focus on grief, death, diagnosis, and cultural critique, with increasing engagement in public discourse through media contributions and lectures. The articles show a trajectory from theoretical deconstruction of Prolonged Grief Disorder to explorations of grief in popular culture and societal anxiety, indicating a broadening impact from academic to public spheres.
- Deconstructing grief and its medicalization
- Grief in popular and mass culture
- Existential and societal dimensions of loss
- Critical perspectives on psychiatric diagnosis
- Public mental health and emotional culture
Lund is actively involved in academic service, having served as a journal editor for Qualitative Studies and participated in organizing workshops such as 'Rhythms of Writing'. He has presented at conferences and delivered public lectures on grief and mental health, demonstrating strong engagement with both scholarly and public audiences.
In teaching, he coordinates and supervises courses in both Psychology and Sociology at bachelor’s and master’s levels, including Social Psychology, Youth and Achievement Culture, Climate Psychology, and Feminist Theory. He has supervised numerous student projects on themes such as grief, diagnosis, and suffering, indicating a strong commitment to mentorship.
He is part of a collaborative research network at Aalborg University, working with scholars like Svend Brinkmann, Anders Petersen, and Rasmus Birk. His work bridges sociology, psychology, and philosophy, forming a cohesive interdisciplinary profile centered on the human condition in contemporary society.
حوزههای پژوهشی
