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History
History and history didactics are humanistic research fields with great relevance to society, culture and the individual. The research examines both the past and mediations of history to explain how people, institutions, organisations and societies experience and construct their present. As researchers, we analyse both history and the present to understand and explain societal changes and their implications.
At Malmö University, the history and history didactics subject is based at the Department of Society, Culture and Identity. Still, researchers in history can be found in several departments and faculties. In the department's research in history, the time perspective extends mainly from the Middle Ages to the present, but with an emphasis on modern history. Profiled specialisations in the research are oral history, social and cultural history and political history. We research social and cultural movements, migration, life stories and popular culture from different theoretical perspectives. A significant part of the research is characterised by an effort to study and explore people's living conditions and experiences and to make the perspectives, learning, cultural heritage and history of previously marginalised groups visible.
History Didactics
History didactics research includes historical culture, the communication of history and the use of history in society, as well as education-oriented history didactics research. Within the socially oriented history didactics, research is conducted on political and popular cultural uses of history, such as music, computer games and historical re-enactment. Educational research includes both studies of existing history teaching and developmental research on how history can be taught.
Critical heritage studies
The Department of Society, Culture and Identity also has strong research in critical heritage studies. This includes popular and public history, memory production and the accessibility of history to diverse audiences. We develop knowledge about heritage as a historical and cultural process, as well as about museums, collections and memorials. Our research concerns the activation and development of cultural heritage through memory activism, heritage pedagogy and methods of participation and co-creation.
Research in history and history didactics is characterised by dynamic collaborations between researchers in history, history education and critical heritage studies.
Researchers, publications and projects
Fredrik Alvén
Torbjörn Andersson
Thom Axelsson
Cecilia Axelsson Yngvéus
Mikael Bruér
Ingmarie Danielsson Malmros
Per Eliasson
Peter Gladoic Håkansson
Carolina Jonsson-Malm
Vanja Lozic
Victor Lundberg
Robert Nilsson Mohammadi
Stefan Nyzell
Jonas Qvarsebo
David Rosenlund
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2024 | Chapter in book
Constructing History In The Post-Institutional Era: Disability Theatre As A Site Of Critique
Matilda Svensson, Niklas Altermark
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2024 | Article in journal
'Helten' Hammarskjöld
Dino Knudsen
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2024 | Chapter in book
Viking and Old Norse Memoryscapes in Comics
Martin Lund
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2024 | Conference paper
Downliners Sect: Actors in Transnational Processes: A Discussion on the Album The Country Sect from 1965
Mats Greiff
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2024 | Article, book review
Maja Bondestam, De utomordentliga: Normaliseringen av monster och naturens utkant 1600–1830
Cecilia Trenter
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2024 | Article in journal
Being a good scholar or a good person? Shared/sharing authority and the practice of taking scholarship for granted
Annika Olsson
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2024 | Collection (editor)
Viking Heritage and History in Europe: Practices and Re-creations
Sara Ellis Nilsson, Stefan Nyzell
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2024 | Book
Grendels Skatt: Återskapad tidig medeltid och gränslanden mellan historia, sanning och fiktion. Och om att hitta (på) en sagolik skattgömma
Stefan Nyzell
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2024 | Chapter in book
Resisting Democratisation: Arguments Against Female Enfranchisement Among Members of the Swedish Parliament 1866–1918
Pål Brunnström, Magnus Olofsson
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2024 | Article in journal
Editorial introduction: revisiting shared authority
Malin Thor Tureby, Annika Olsson
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Research project
Understanding epilepsy: Knowledge, education and stigmatisation, 1950-2020
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Transforming Gender Boundaries in Sport Organizations: Women in FIS through the case of Inga Löwdin
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Memory and Activism. Survivors Remembering, Commemorating and Documenting the Holocaust
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To establish a sense of community: The local cultural heritage in social studies education in primary school
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The History of Malmö Muslims until 1990
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Swedish Riksdag 1867–2022: An Ecosystem of Linked Open Data
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Learning, prevention and consequences of antisemitism in the Swedish educational system
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Swedish Parliamentary Debates
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The psycho-culture of school health care 1940–1990: Between school education and medical care
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Weaving it together – the textile industry in Sweden and its international connections 1800-1990
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Modern Times 1936
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Nordic voices: The use of oral history and personal memories in public history settings
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The Ethical Dilemmas of Digitalization: Vulnerability and Holocaust collections.
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Value conflicts in urban biodiversity management - case studies of Swedish municipalities
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The Uruguayan Exile in Sweden. Tracing the Present Past in Three Generations
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Exiled: Activism, Identity and the African National Congress of South Africa in Sweden
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The Significance of the Congress for Cultural Freedom for the Cultural Cold War in the Nordic region, 1950-1967
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International Ideas at UNESCO: Digital Approaches to Global Conceptual History
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Illiberal deliberation - communist regime travel controls as state capacity in everyday world politics
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Welfare State Analytics: Text Mining and Modeling Swedish Politics, Media & C ulture, 1945-1989 (WeStAc)
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Jewish and woman. Intersectional and historical perspectives on Jewish women's lives in Sweden during the twentieth and twenty-first...
malin.thor@mau.se
Doctoral studies in History and history didactics
Malmö University offers doctoral studies in History and history didactics.
Contact for doctoral studies in History and history didactics: Cecilia Trenter