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January 23, 2019

2018 - Botulf from Gottröra and the hunt for heretics in the European periphery - Gustav Zamore - Stockholm University

Botulf of Gottröra (d. 1311) is, as far as we know, the only person executed for heresy in the Swedish Middle Ages. It is...

January 23, 2019

2018 - King Gustaf VI Adolf as archaeologist and cultural patron - Frederick Whitling

The project is a study of Gustaf VI Adolf (1882-1973, King of Sweden 1950-1973) as an archaeologist, cultural patron and chairman of the board; it aims...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Everyday life on Grönsöö - Jacob von Ehrenheim - Grönsöö Castle

The idea of the 2019 book and exhibition is to highlight the everyday, unglamorous life on Grönsöö, as it was lived...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Partille Manor through the ages - cultural-historical observations - Ninni Trossholmen - Ethnological Society of West Sweden

My interest in Partille and its manor was awakened during my several years of work with the district of Utby, which until 1928 belonged to Partille...

January 23, 2019

2018 - From special to general artificial intelligence - Claes Strannegård - Chalmers University of Technology

Today, there are AI programs that can drive cars, beat the world go champion and write summaries of medical research papers. There are also...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Political Songs in France 1226-1270 - Meghan Quinlan - Uppsala University, Sweden

Louis IX of France (reigned 1226-1270) is one of France's most idealized kings, a position confirmed by his canonization in 1297....

January 23, 2019

2018 - Farriers and veterinarians at Swedish regiments in the 19th century - Victoria Pihlgren - Linköping University

The application concerns a historical research project on the activities of the regimental farriers and veterinarians in 19th century Sweden. Horses were a central part of...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Jews in Linnaeus City - Kerstin Parker

During the period 1850-1914, a Jewish group immigrated to Gothenburg from Russia and settled in Linnéstaden. The Russian ...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Styrsö Chamber Soloists - Agneta Olsson - Västra Frölunda pastorate

To support new activities in the field of folk and world music, particularly aimed at new audiences.

January 23, 2019

2018 - The bailiffs, the networks and the collection institution - Kim Olsen - University of Gothenburg

In 1693, shortly before his death, the then Governor-General Rutger von Ascheberg wrote an official report on his time as Governor of Skåne.

January 23, 2019

2018 - Elsa Gullberg - textile pioneer - Klas Nyberg - Stockholm University

The book Elsa Gullberg - Textile Pioneer is probably Dr. Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark's last book. Gullberg was a friend of the family and...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Crafts & Design - One hundred years in Gothenburg - Gudrun Nyberg

Ahead of Gothenburg's 400th anniversary in 2021, a nine-volume book series is being published that depicts the city's development over the past hundred years. They concern ...