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June 17, 2014

2013 - How do we experience the body as our own? Research on cerebral cortex mechanisms - Henrik Ehrsson - Karolinska Institutet

Bend your head forward and look down at your body. You see two arms, two legs, a stomach and a chest. ....

June 17, 2014

2013 - The role of gastrointestinal hormones in the development of addiction disorders - Jörgen Engel - Sahlgrenska Academy

Alcohol dependence is a chronic medical condition that affects around 3 to 8% of the population. It causes great suffering to the individual...

June 17, 2014

2013 - On the occasion of HM The Queen's 70th birthday - Olof Stenhammar - HM Queen Silvia's Foundation Care About the Children

June 17, 2014

2013 - Landscape dynamics - Gustaf Svedjemo - Uppsala University, Sweden

The settlement structure on Gotland has over the years been described as unique, as there are no chambered villages on the island, as on the mainland....

June 17, 2014

2013 - Bridges to Antiquity influence on Swedish cultural and social life 1780-1850 - Emin Tengström - Royal Society for Science and Letters in Gothenburg

The application is for a printing grant for a study of the influence of antiquity on Swedish cultural and social life 1780-1850. The focus is on "the creative...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Architectural details and life stories in the Utby/Utbynäs district - Ninni Trossholmen - Etnologiska Föreningen i Västsverige

The Ethnological Society of West Sweden was contacted a few years ago by Utby Hembygdsförening for help in producing a book about...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Medieval text treasure in Uppland churches - Christina Sandquist Öberg

Medieval church paintings are an important part of our country's cultural heritage. Not only the pictorial motifs but also the captions integrated into them, usually...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Karl Nordström as an artist and art politician - Karin Sidén - Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

Karl Nordström (1855-1923) was a leading figure in National Romanticism and has come to be recognized in the history of Swedish art as a...

June 17, 2014

2013 - The value of waste and the costs of disposal - Ylva Sjöstrand - Stockholm University

The thesis "The value of waste and the costs of disposal. Tillvaratagande, förbränning och återvinning i Stockholm 1900-1975" spans between political environmental history, consumption history and cultural history....

June 17, 2014

2013 - Alliance partner or subject? Sweden and French Subsidies 1630-1800 - Svante Norrhem - Lund University

Between 1631 and 1795, the Swedish state received recurrent subsidies from several European states - mainly France. The subsidies...

June 17, 2014

2013 - "Silk green, worsted or good cloth". Three Swedish fabric sample collections - Klas Nyberg - Stockholm University

In this recent work, Adolph Modéer's fabric sample collection from 1766 in the Nordic Museum is published in a lavishly annotated catalog. The catalog ...

June 17, 2014

2013 - FERSEN: A story about the rise and fall of a great power and a noble family - Göran Norrby

The book links one of the most important noble families in Swedish history with the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. The ...