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2019 - A starry sky in the basement - Cecilia Kozma - Royal Institute of Technology
The starry sky is something that is not at all obvious to today's city kids. Many have never marveled at the myriad of stars, tried to...
2019 - Self-images of Nordic women artists in the late 19th century - Carina Rech - Stockholm University
"Artists are migratory birds without a permanent city," wrote artist Jeanna Bauck in an 1883 letter to her friend Hildegard...
2019 - Together in Engelsfors. Social fiction use in digital fan communities - Tuva Haglund - PhD student
Fan cultures are a widespread phenomenon in social media and have become an increasingly important...
2019 - Biography of Karolina Widerström, Sweden's first female doctor - Beatrice Christensen Sköld - Women's Academic Association
This is a biography of Sweden's first female doctor Karolina Widerström (1856-1949) in the form of an anthology. Seven authors, all...
2019 - German anti-Versailles propaganda in Swedish newspapers 1919-1939 - Andreas Åkerlund - Södertörn University
The project investigates the activities of German actors in placing articles with propagandistic content in Swedish newspapers during the period 1919-1939. The main research object...
2019 - The wallpaper makers - self-sufficient and skilled in 18th century Stockholm - Mia Skott
Eleven women were granted permission to print and paint wallpaper in Stockholm during the period 1739-1759. On the basis of existing research,...
2019 - The museum spirit in the Swedish art field around the middle of the 20th century - Christina Gunneriusson Wistman
The research project deals with the Swedish museum scene and museum creation in Sweden. It aims to investigate new museums in Sweden at the middle of the...
2019 - Women take their place. Architects for 100 years. Gothenburg 1920-2020 - Gunilla Linde Bjur
Gothenburg's architectural history over the past 100 years has been characterized by a large number of university-educated architects. In the early 1900s, the profession was only practiced...
2019 - An enchanted world/An förtrollad värld - Göran Malmstedt - University of Gothenburg
An English translation enables the publication of the monograph "An Enchanted World. Premodern beliefs and Bohuslän witchcraft trials 1669-1672" (2018)...
2019 - The Age of Gold and the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site - Bengt Nordqvist - Archaeology Finnestorp Sacrificial Site
During 2000-2004 and 2008-2012, investigations were carried out at Offerplats Finnestorp. A site that contains a find material that belongs to the category - "the...
2019 - Wooden buildings and people in early modern society - Andrine Nilsen - University of Gothenburg
The thesis focuses on the early modern wooden city building (c. 1400-1799) and its social aspects, mainly focusing on Swedish conditions but also...
2019 - Publication of the journal Forskning & Framsteg in 2020 - Viveka Ljungström - Research and progress
The journal Forskning & Framsteg reports on research and research results, and on the role of research in society. The topics and research results that...
