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June 17, 2014

2010 - Swedes in America - Maia Andréasson - Riksföreningen Sverigekontakt

June 17, 2014

2010 - The material dimensions of Nordic religion - Anders Andrén - Stockholm University

June 17, 2014

2010 - An annual visiting professorship at the University of Gothenburg in the name and spirit of Torgny Segerstedt - Maj-Britt Anckar - Stift T Segerstedts Minne

June 17, 2014

2010 - GOLD - from the Vikings and their ancestors - Kent Andersson

June 17, 2014

2010 - Archaeological survey of Ås monastery 2011 - Christer Andersson

The project started in 2009 with a geo-radar survey to determine the exact location of the monastery which was unknown both...

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....