Richard Pettersson

Richard Pettersson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University. His academic focus includes cultural heritage management, museum studies, ethnology, and the socio-cultural dimensions of tourism. He maintains an active research profile with ongoing projects examining historical memory, institutional frameworks, and indigenous heritage representation.

Pettersson's research explores the intersection of cultural heritage, institutional practices, and societal change. Key interests include:

• Cultural heritage preservation and its policy implications
• Museum epistemology and object interpretation methodologies
• Indigenous representation in Scandinavian cultural institutions
• Historical analysis of Swedish cultural policy evolution
• Tourism dynamics in Arctic cultural contexts
• Ethnographic approaches to memory and identity

His scholarly publications demonstrate a consistent focus on heritage interpretation, museum theory, and cultural policy analysis. Recent works emphasize indigenous representation in museums, historical autobiography studies, and the institutional evolution of heritage management. The corpus reflects methodological diversity spanning historical analysis, policy critique, and ethnographic research.

Current research projects include:

• Emotions in 18th century Everyday Life (2019-2023): Analyzing class, gender, and religiosity through autobiographical sources
• Climate Change and the Double Amplification of Arctic Tourism (2018-2023): Examining sustainable development challenges in Arctic tourism systems
• Heritage as a resource on a local and regional level (2007)
• The museum, the exhibition and the visitors (2007-2009)