Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Research project explores the relationship between memory and the future

A new interdisciplinary research project at Stockholm University, "Beyond Trauma: Futures of Memory and the Memory of Futures," investigates the relationship between memory and the future by integrating perspectives from multiple academic disciplines.

Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage - Theme page Worldviews, Ethics and Philosophy - Theme page

Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

The reading group of Speculative Fiction during fall semester 2025

On November 13th the reading group of Speculative Fiction within the open seminar series of the Master's Programme in Environmental Humanities will have it's third meeting of fall semester 2025. It is lead by professor Andrew Jones, Department of Archaeology and Classical studies and Elisa Viteri Márquez, PhD student at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Climate and Environment - Theme page Language, Literature and Culture - Theme page Worldviews, Ethics and Philosophy - Theme page History, Archeology and Cultural Heritage - Theme page

Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Isa Blumi guest editor of special issue on the Gulf and the World

Isa Blumi, professor at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University, is together with Jaafar Alloul the guest editor for a special issue of the journal Middle East Critique. The issue focuses on the Gulf region and its global connections.